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Performance Space New York Unveils Its New Leadership Model
Taja Cheek joins the organization, a leading venue for experimental performance. She and two other executives will have equal say in big decisions.
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At TEFAF Art Fair, Museums Make Up for Shrinking Private Sales
Curators are looking for old art that can resonate with a new audience at the venerable event in the Netherlands.
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Give a FECK!: Chaz Ebert on Her New Book About Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion and Kindness
It’s Time to Give a FECK: Elevating Humanity through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness, launching on May 7, 2024, is a book by Chaz Ebert, publisher of RogerEbert.com. In it, she combines personal stories, academic research, news events, and practical steps, and warm encouragement on how to make the world more humane and connected. She also explains the…
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The Bikeriders, a Motorcycle Club Film, Highlights a Positive Woman’s Role
When selecting movies to screen at the 50th Telluride Film Festival this past August, “The Bikeriders” by director/writer Jeff Nichols was making its premiere. Not only the stellar cast of Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, and Michael Shannon captured my attention but also the uniqueness of telling a man’s story with a strong female point…
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Director Maureen Bharoocha on Rita Moreno’s Two Requests Before Signing on for Campy Horror The Prank, Watching the EGOT Winner Break Bad
When director Maureen Bharoocha sent Rita Moreno the script for the horror-comedy film “The Prank” the EGOT winner had a few requests before signing above the dotted line. “She read it over a weekend and was like, ‘I have two questions before I sign on to say yes,’” Bharoocha recalled to RogerEbert.com ahead of the…
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Latina Documentaries Tell a Different Story
“She did not allow society to contain her voice,” says director Carla Gutiérrez of her documentary’s subject, Frida Kahlo. Having won Gutiérrez the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary for editing at Sundance, “Frida” will premiere on Prime Video March 14. In a conversation over Zoom, the filmmaker shared that when she started on the…
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Like and Survive: Horror Cinema’s Anti-love Affair with Podcasting
Even as they become endangered in real life, radio DJs are a tenacious presence in the movies. Just last year, “John Wick: Chapter 4” paid tribute to “The Warriors” with a nearly shot-for-shot recreation of the sultry-voiced DJ who told all the boppers to listen up in Walter Hill’s 1979 film. It was a nostalgic…
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A Nova in the Night Sky Will Make ‘a New Star’: How to See it.
A nova named T Coronae Borealis lit up the night about 80 years ago, and astronomers say it’s expected to put on another show in the coming months.
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Good News and Bad News for Astronomers’ Biggest Dream
The National Science Foundation takes a step (just one) toward an “extremely large telescope.”
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A Hearty Irish Bread Absolutely Anyone Can Make
This brown bread recipe, a staple of the Ballymaloe Cookery School in Cork, Ireland, is as satisfying and foolproof as they come.