Art and Culture

“Over 30,000 field experiments with The Washington Post and Upworthy showed that readers prefer simpler headlines (e.g., more common words and more readable writing) over more complex ones. A follow-up experiment showed that…
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — School officials here have banned a book about book banning.The School Board last month voted to remove "Ban This Book" by Alan Gratz from its shelves, overruling its own district book-review committee's decision to…
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Shari Redstone may have yet another offer on the table to buy National Amusements Inc., the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global — the latest twist in the months-long M&A drama swirling around the troubled media…
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“(He) brought a gritty realism to his portrayal of cops, boxers and all manner of tough guys, memorably playing a mobster in The French Connection and starring as one of his hometown’s most irascible mayors, Fiorello La Guardia,…
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Perryn Leech succeeded Alexander Neef as the company’s CEO only three years ago and had two years remaining on his contract. The statement announcing his departure gave no reason other than that it was “by mutual…
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NEW YORK (AP) — National Amusements, which owns a majority voting stake in embattled entertainment giant Paramount Global, said Tuesday that it has ended talks on a possible merger of Paramount…
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The lawyer for the former Vatican employee accused of trying to sell St. Peter's Basilica an allegedly stolen 17th-century manuscript about plans for the massive canopy over the basilica's main altar said the…
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The first official act of summer, the first ritual of the season, is the simplest. Open a window. Feel the crisp air of the new day, and just listen. Birds. Sirens. Stray patter on the street. And late at night, nothing at all. A cat…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZC3NUdjtug This Hamms Beer commercial, which I vividly remember from childhood and our brand-new black-and-white TV, signals “Indian music” with a steady tom-tom beat. The tune (and its tom-tom)…
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Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential. We acknowledge, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of…
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