Art and Culture

There are only two reasons to get into book publishing: the books (that’s how they get us formerly idealistic English majors) and the people (the other weirdos who also got gotten by the books). These people are famously overworked and…
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Photo: Patrick Redmond/Netflix For years, I have cheerfully covered the Netflix Christmas…
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The dynamic divas of Girls5eva are back for Season 3, which debuted (along with the first two seasons of the show) on its new home at Netflix this week, bringing with it the undeniably catchy songs that have helped to make this gem of a…
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The Federal Communications Commission this week voted to raise its internet speed benchmark for the first time since January 2015, concluding that modern broadband service should provide at least 100 Mbps download speeds and 20 Mbps…
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Canada's independent cinema industry is in crisis, its owners say, as they face mounting challenges from streaming services and restrictive Hollywood studio rules.Sixty per cent of independent movie theatre operators were at a loss at…
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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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