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How Does The Troubled Philadelphia Museum Of Art Get Its Swing Back? Here Are 10 Ideas
The museum today is focused on the fact that fewer visitors are coming now than before the pandemic, and the concern is legitimate. But the way back can’t be merely quantitative. – Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
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The Enemy of the Good
“Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien,” wrote Voltaire, usually translated to “the perfect is the enemy of the good,” and more often rendered in the imperative as “don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” The quote rang in my…
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How Gen Z is hacking the costs of live events
Ever since the inception of flashy music festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza (even a special mention for the beleaguered Fyre Festival), the archetype for aspirational concert-going has been the same: a pricey flight to an…
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Hollywood’s Star Power Is Shifting
Hollywood has been fretting over the death of the movie star for nearly a decade now, and the fear is not unfounded: The golden era when the likes of Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, and Denzel Washington could coax audiences to the…
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ALISON BOSHOFF: Quentin Tarantino to bring ‘classic British trouser dropping’ farce to…
Ever since film director Quentin Tarantino revealed last summer that his next project was going to be to bring a play to the West End, everyone has been wondering what on earth it will be.Could it be an adaptation of one of his films –…
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LiveNation Settles Antitrust Case
The centerpiece of the agreement is expected to be structural changes to Live Nation’s ticketing business. Under the settlement, Ticketmaster will be required to open parts of its platform to rival ticketing companies, allowing…
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Hollywood’s Star Power Is Shifting
Hollywood has been fretting over the death of the movie star for nearly a decade now, and the fear is not unfounded: The golden era when the likes of Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, and Denzel Washington could coax audiences to the…
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Why I will never use an e-reader.
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I read at least 100 books a year. People are always impressed when I tell them this. But what I…
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Thaddeus Mosley, A Sculpture Who Found Fame In His Nineties, Has Died At 99
The self-taught Mosley’s works “show as much concern for pure form as any modernist’s, and reflect the influence of Constantin Brancusi and Isamu Noguchi, two particular heroes, as well as that of pre-modern African tribal…
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This controversy can’t be what costs her an Oscar.
I stand with Jessie Buckley.
This week, the Hamnet actress—highly favored to win the Oscar for Best Actress next Sunday—is going viral due to a resurfaced interview from November, in which she told a story about how she…
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