Art and Culture

The bank said more than 600 of its customers had come forward to report being scammed, losing an average of £332 each – with some losing £1,000. It added that 90% of the reported ticket scams started on Facebook. – BBC…
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Uri Berliner, the NPR editor who accused the broadcaster of liberal bias in an online essay last week, prompting criticism from conservatives and recrimination from many of his co-workers, has resigned from the nonprofit.Mr. Berliner…
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Visitors to Disney’s California parks could one day walk through the snow-covered hamlet of Arendelle from “Frozen” or the bustling, critter-filled metropolis of…
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Losing yourself in a book, film or show provides a useful mirror for character – one that is hard to access in real lifeI’ve never been good at anger management. When I was a teenager, I had a French dictionary that I used to throw…
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This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here.On February 15, Ron Ruggless was sitting in his home office in Dallas, listening to a Wendy’s earnings call—something he does every quarter as an…
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When Taylor Swift released nine vinyl editions of her album “Folklore” in 2020, Tylor Hammers, a fan in Florida, took notice. But it wasn’t until “Midnights” two years later that he became a true collector, scouring the internet and…
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Dan Best, the general manager at Park Road Post, acknowledged the debate around remastering movies. “The thing is, technology is changing,” he added. “People are viewing things at a lot higher resolutions at the moment. Therefore, a lot…
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The writer Bekah Brunstetter is decidedly not a video game aficionado. Her personality type — “psychotically obsessed with productivity,” as she put it — has sealed off all gaming rabbit holes for the past 25 years.And yet Brunstetter,…
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The director of La Fenice Opera House in Venice, Fortunato Ortombina, will take the helm of Milan's storied La Scala, authorities announced Tuesday.The Italian director, 63, succeeds Frenchman Dominique Meyer, 68, who has been in the…
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The company saw reduced support from the Arts Council of Wales and lost all funding from Arts Council England, which helped pay for tours to several English cities. Planned runs next year in Bristol (England) and Llandudno (Wales) have…
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