His collaborations with Christopher Guest and Guest's mockumentary ensemble were epic. "He played an Air Force colonel in This Is Spinal Tap (1984), then was travel agent/amateur actor…
Carefully, with medical staff on set and stringent guidelines, and in one case, by essentially taking over a small town in Australia. "For Foster, who said that the extra precautions added a…
Or, more usually, why writers instruct others to do it after their deaths. "The elemental annihilation of destruction by fire is so absolute, and this is where the horror lies for me. If wri…
Or maybe … exhibition catalogues are created for whom, exactly? "Most catalogues, however, no matter how good they may be, are fairly formulaic: introduction, essays, works shown, works de…
The Getty won't open even though it has quite a few outdoor spaces, because those must be access from indoor spaces. But elsewhere: "The Huntington will institute a timed ticketing system, i…
Ballet dancers don't know when they'll perform again, or even when they can dance with others again (aside from those in their own homes). One advantage to online classes: Dancers can join t…
At Tanglewood, "the organization explored various alternatives to canceling the season, at one point sending a drone up above the expansive lawn to think about how social distancing might wo…
Author Robin Sloan: "I think you need to tread lightly, and really disguise your intentions"even to yourself, if possible"or you end up producing a sci-fi after-school special, the 'moral of…
Sure, it can be lonely " and nothing can replace being in the room where the art happens " but, well, it could be a lot worse. "I'm only being semi-facetious when I say that a Thursday night…
If the internet has come to rely not entirely, but very near universally, on visual culture and then Facebook buys that visual culture, what does it mean? " The Verge
Delsarte's large-scale public murals are his best-known works, but he also painted and created drawings and prints. His murals, though, they're the ones that everyone in New York (and elsewh…
A funny, sweet message from a theatre in Oregon caught on with the Instagram crowd, and it's not the only one. Its creator, who says his small movie theatre provides a true home for cinephil…
With 93 percent of those polled saying they miss live theatre, it's perhaps a surprise that only 19 percent of those polled said they would buy tickets immediately when theatres and other li…
If you're a Janeite, you already know this. If not, truly: "To be a woman of a certain class in Regency England was to be socially distanced by default"isolated in the country-side, living a…
Jayne Blanchard isn't into the National Theatre's (wildly popular) streams. He's not thrilled with the general flatness of screens compared to, well, face to face. It is, he says, mostly lik…
Will publishers finally use their data to sell books themselves instead of relying on the fragile chain that is Amazon? Will indies survive? Will they survive if they combine forces? It's al…
Nana Ruby reads almost her weight in books every week, but the libraries are closed. Where to turn? " The New York Times
"What does it mean to be worth something? Or worth enough? Or worthless? What does it mean to earn a living? What does it mean to be hired? What does it mean to be let go? It's May now. More…
Instead of a virtual Cannes, though, the prestigious festival "will be organizing a 'redeployment 'outside the walls' (of Cannes), in collaboration with fall festivals,' said the spokesperso…
Most theatres won't reopen until 2021 (if they can even open then), says the leader of Equity. "While it may be possible for some sections of the audiovisual industry to go back to work in t…
Robertson loved classical lines, but "there was no inconsistency between his love of grand classical architecture and his passionate belief in cities: It was all about finding ways to turn t…
In Victorian times, Â long exposure times meant moms had to find a way to keep their little ones sitting still long enough to be seen, while also fading into the background themselves." " …
French publishing, and its associated literary prizes like the (now somewhat disgraced) Goncourt, has long crowded the fall with a flood of titles (which has, in normal years, made the sprin…
So Tenet is scheduled to come out July 17, which seemed like a long time ago when the lockdown began, but … wow, that's soon. "The equation being pored over in Hollywood is whether pent-up…
For students at performing arts schools, the lost senior recitals, plays, dance recitals and more are not just about losing the opportunity to share performances with family: This is their c…