Art and Culture

It’s bad. So “a coalition of nonprofit arts organizations in Rhode Island is calling on the state to use $18 million of the state’s $1.2 billion share of American Rescue Plan Act funding from Congress to help the arts industry recover…
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Photo: Euan Cherry/Peacock When it comes to Emmy voters, they like what they like. The shows…
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The president of IATSE told members Saturday that he is hopeful that a deal will be reached “soon” with the studios on a new agreement for 23 local unions around the country. The union has been bargaining for the last three…
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The Canadian Screen Awards doled out some of its top trophies last night. BlackBerry was Thursday's top winner, with 11 awards in a week-long ceremony honouring film, television and almost everything else we watch on our screens. But…
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At least 20 demonstrators were arrested this afternoon, May 31, during a massive protest against Israel’s war on Gaza at the Brooklyn Museum. Over 500 activists overtook the New York museum, staging a protest in its…
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K-dramas, or South Korean scripted TV shows, have long been captivating international audiences. Their popularity has skyrocketed in recent years, most notably with the 2021 success of “Squid Game,” which remains Netflix’s most-watched…
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Film actor Robert De Niro was scheduled to accept a leadership award from the National Association of Broadcasters, but the group has rescinded the award after the celebrity spoke out against Donald Trump outside the former president’s…
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Huge crowds turned out for two boffo evenings of concert excerpts from Puccini’s operas on Friday and Saturday in Bryant Park. I attended on a beautiful, balmy Saturday evening. Music was provided by New York City Opera (Orchestra and…
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The model “said in her lawsuit that she was aggressively restrained by the security guard as she attempted to enter the May 21 premiere of Marcello Mio.” A viral clip of the incident has been viewed more than 17 million times.…
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For instance: “Could AI take over the bulk of legal work or is there an underlying thread of creativity and judgment of the type only speculative super AI could hope to tackle? … Where do we draw the line between general and specific…
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