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How remote desert town in Texas became such an arts Mecca
Read full article: How remote desert town in Texas became such an arts MeccaBack in 1971, Donald Judd was a renown artist who was already a success in New York City, but he pined for something that even an arts haven like the Big Apple couldnโt offer.
What led to Danny Mastersonโs rape retrial and what happens next
Read full article: What led to Danny Mastersonโs rape retrial and what happens nextA Los Angeles jury has found โThat โ70s Showโ actor Danny Masterson guilty of two counts of rape and failed to reach a verdict on a third woman's sexual abuse allegations.
U2 creating new experience with Sphere Las Vegas concerts
Read full article: U2 creating new experience with Sphere Las Vegas concertsU2 is familiar with rocking out in major sporting arenas and stadiums, but the legendary band will soon hit the stage to create a new immersive concert experience inside a high-tech, globe-shaped venue in Las Vegas.
NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs over โinappropriate conductโ
Read full article: NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs over โinappropriate conductโJeff Shell, the chief executive of NBCUniversal, is departing the company after an investigation into inappropriate conduct, parent company Comcast announced Sunday.
Lizzo brings drag queens on stage, protesting Tennessee law
Read full article: Lizzo brings drag queens on stage, protesting Tennessee lawLizzo filled her stage with drag queens in a concert Friday night in Knoxville, Tennessee, in a glittery protest against the stateโs legislation against public drag performances.
Bud Light exec takes leave after boycott calls, reports say
Read full article: Bud Light exec takes leave after boycott calls, reports sayReports say a Bud Light marketing executive is taking a leave of absence after overseeing a partnership between the company and a transgender influencer, drawing cries for boycotts.
Will Fox settlement alter conservative media? Apparently not
Read full article: Will Fox settlement alter conservative media? Apparently notNow that Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox News ended in a $787 million settlement, what will be the impact on media outlets that appeal to conservatives.
Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89
Read full article: Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died.
Q&A: Benjamin Millepied on directing a reimagined 'Carmenโ
Read full article: Q&A: Benjamin Millepied on directing a reimagined 'CarmenโBenjamin Millepied's โCarmenโ has little to do with the familiar story from the 1875 Bizet opera about a mysterious woman who is ultimately killed by a jealous lover.
Women are monsters, victims and heroes in 'Evil Dead Rise'
Read full article: Women are monsters, victims and heroes in 'Evil Dead Rise'When director Lee Cronin set out to make the latest installment of the โEvil Deadโ franchise, he knew he wanted to bring a fresh angle to his version of the iconic horror series while still giving winks and nods throughout to his source material.
Q&A: 'Dear Mama' director resigns Tupac feud with docuseries
Read full article: Q&A: 'Dear Mama' director resigns Tupac feud with docuseriesDirecting a project focused on Tupacโs life was a farfetched idea for filmmaker Allen Hughes โ especially after the two had a brutal altercation 30 years ago.
Dame Edna actor Barry Humphries stable in Sydney hospital
Read full article: Dame Edna actor Barry Humphries stable in Sydney hospitalTony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, is in a Sydney hospital with complications following hip surgery.
Barenboim made Berlin citizen of honor after long tenure
Read full article: Barenboim made Berlin citizen of honor after long tenureDaniel Barenboim has been made a citizen of honor of Berlin, months after he ended his three-decade tenure as the general musical director of the Berlin State Opera for health reasons.
Music to Trump's ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with song
Read full article: Music to Trump's ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with songA song featuring ex-President Donald Trump and a choir of prisoners charged with crimes related to the deadly Capitol insurrection briefly took the No. 1 spot on iTunes last month, edging out Taylor Swift.
Prosecutors dismiss Alec Baldwin charge, citing new evidence
Read full article: Prosecutors dismiss Alec Baldwin charge, citing new evidenceProsecutors have formally dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film โRust,โ citing new evidence and the need for more time to investigate.
Alec Baldwin charge to be dropped in movie set shooting case
Read full article: Alec Baldwin charge to be dropped in movie set shooting caseProsecutors in New Mexico plan to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film โRust.โ.
BuzzFeed News to be shuttered in corporate cost cutting move
Read full article: BuzzFeed News to be shuttered in corporate cost cutting movePulitzer Prize winning digital media outlet BuzzFeed News is being shut down as part of a cost-cutting drive by its corporate parent that's shedding about 15% of its entire staff.
Todd Haimes, who led a theater company to Broadway, dies
Read full article: Todd Haimes, who led a theater company to Broadway, diesTodd Haimes, who led the Roundabout Theatre Company from an off-off-Broadway company teetering on the edge of bankruptcy into a major theatrical force with works on five stages โ including three Broadway theaters โ and dozens of Tony Awards, has died.
AP image of Mariupol hospital attack wins World Press Photo
Read full article: AP image of Mariupol hospital attack wins World Press PhotoAssociated Press photographer Evgeniy Maloletka has won the World Press Photo of the Year for his harrowing image of emergency workers carrying a pregnant woman through the shattered grounds of a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in the chaotic aftermath of a Russian attack.
Bolshoi pulls Nureyev ballet citing ban on LGBT 'propaganda'
Read full article: Bolshoi pulls Nureyev ballet citing ban on LGBT 'propaganda'Russiaโs Bolshoi Theater has removed a ballet dedicated to dancer Rudolf Nureyev from its repertoire, citing a new Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBT rights.
Q&A: Aster, Phoenix try to discuss โBeau is Afraidโ
Read full article: Q&A: Aster, Phoenix try to discuss โBeau is AfraidโIn Ari Asterโs new film โBeau is Afraid,โ Joaquin Phoenix plays an anxious man in a rotten world who goes on a wildly weird journey, both Homeric and Oedipal, to his motherโs home.
Antiquities, plucked from storeroom, on Roman Forum display
Read full article: Antiquities, plucked from storeroom, on Roman Forum displayHundreds of remnants of ancient Roman life โ from dice to rain gutter decorations to burial offerings 3,000 years old โ have long been hidden from public view.
Fox settlement part of flurry of lawsuits over election lies
Read full article: Fox settlement part of flurry of lawsuits over election liesFox Newsโ nearly $800 million settlement of a voting machine companyโs defamation lawsuit marks the first milestone in a larger legal strategy designed to combat the false claims and conspiracy theories about elections that have rippled through the U.S. for nearly three years.
Eastern Michigan University to break ground on $7.5 million arts complex on Thursday
Read full article: Eastern Michigan University to break ground on $7.5 million arts complex on ThursdayEMU officials and members of the local arts community will gather for a groundbreaking ceremony for the Windgate Arts Complex on Thursday.
DeSantis appointees begin reshaping Disney World's district
Read full article: DeSantis appointees begin reshaping Disney World's districtNew supervisors leading Disney Worldโs revamped governing body say they had good intentions about collaborating with the company after they were appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Coroner: Aaron Carter drowned in tub from drug, inhalant
Read full article: Coroner: Aaron Carter drowned in tub from drug, inhalantA coroner's report says singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub as a result of sedatives heโd taken and gas used in spray cleaners that he had inhaled.
Tribeca sets lineup with docs on Stan Lee, Dan Rather
Read full article: Tribeca sets lineup with docs on Stan Lee, Dan RatherFilms directed by Chelsea Peretti, David Duchovny and Michael Shannon will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, as will documentaries about Dan Rather, Stan Lee and Gloria Gaynor.
TV and film writers authorize strike over pay, other issues
Read full article: TV and film writers authorize strike over pay, other issuesWriters of film and television have voted overwhelmingly to give their union leadership the authority to call a strike if a new contract agreement is not reached with producers.
Fugees rapper in political conspiracy trial launches defense
Read full article: Fugees rapper in political conspiracy trial launches defenseA Fugees rapper on trial in a multimillion-dollar campaign finance and foreign influence case was trying to reinvent himself as he entered the political arena, not break any laws, defense attorneys say.
Malala Yousafzai working on new book, her 'most personal'
Read full article: Malala Yousafzai working on new book, her 'most personal'Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is working on a new memoir, the latest book by the young activist from Pakistan known for her advocacy for education for girls and for surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban.
'The Phantom of the Opera' closes on Broadway after 35 years
Read full article: 'The Phantom of the Opera' closes on Broadway after 35 yearsThe final curtain came down Sunday on New Yorkโs production of โThe Phantom of the Opera,โ ending Broadwayโs longest-running show with thunderous standing ovations, champagne toasts and gold and silver confetti.
Kings probe 'racial bias' claims after rapper E-40 ejected
Read full article: Kings probe 'racial bias' claims after rapper E-40 ejectedThe Sacramento Kings are investigating allegations from a Bay Area hip-hop star that โracial biasโ led to him being kicked out of his seat during a playoff game against the Golden State Warriors.
Japan auteur Kitano's latest samurai film headed to Cannes
Read full article: Japan auteur Kitano's latest samurai film headed to CannesTakeshi Kitanoโs new film, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival next month, is a samurai story without heroes, mercilessly portraying human greed, betrayal and cruelty.
Zimbabwe's aspiring female artists still 'frowned upon'
Read full article: Zimbabwe's aspiring female artists still 'frowned upon'A self-portrait shows a 26-year-old artist covering her face with a yellow miner's helmet while money spills over the edge of a traditional African reed basket she holds in her lap.