Art and Culture

The New York gallerist James Fuentes is presenting Elsa Rensaa’s paintings in a two-part exhibition — Out of the Wilderness and Into the Blue  —at 55 Delancey Street through April 20, with a reception on March 20. It marks Rensaa’s…
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Billy Porter is known for going big. The 54-year-old actor and singer routinely stole scenes as the drag ball emcee Pray Tell in FX’s drama Pose, a role that won him an Emmy. In Amazon’s 2021 update of Cinderella, he turned the fairy…
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Then what happened to The Callahans and the Murphys? “Released in June 1927, the comedy initially received encouraging reviews.” Then things got ugly, and fast. – The New York Times Source link
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The Vancouver Fringe Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary not with a triumphant bow but with a plea for more cash.The festival, a staple of Vancouver's performing arts calendar since 1985, says inflationary pressures are hurting…
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“What is a home for if not to fill it with books? What would I do without them? I can’t get rid of these stories, even though I’ve internalized them. They’re part of me. They’re mine, and the physical reminder of that needs…
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“Everything radiated outward from this central core across two carpeted floors, in diminishing order of importance: the slightly smaller publishing houses, then the ones whose best years are behind them, then the niche ones, then…
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Karaoke inventor Shigeichi Negishi demonstrates his "Sparko Box" for writer Matt Alt, 2018.…
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Before he died, knowing that the end was coming, Ryuichi Sakamoto planned one last performance. The film — which features a career-spanning selection from his oeuvre of pop music, movie scores, and experimental and ambient compositions —…
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London’s biggest screening party for the Eurovision Song Contest finals has been canceled, the venue Rio Cinema and organizer Eurovision Party London have said. “Following discussion with the organizers of Eurovision Party…
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In a year where new content is trickling in, the cinema chain has turned to Blumhouse’s seemingly limitless horror library. Like A24’s “Lovers’ Series” in February, this one has some marketing power behind its (inaccurately titled)…
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