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fromVulture
2 weeks ago

An Extra-Dark, Newly Illuminated Death of a Salesman

Revival productions of classic plays can evoke mixed feelings about their relevance and purpose in contemporary society.
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fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

The Feeling of Becoming Less and Less of a Person

The advent of the smartphone marked a significant shift in human perception and relationships, altering the human sensorium since June 2007.
Film
fromVulture
4 weeks ago

Critics Aren't Sure Whether to Marry The Drama

Zendaya's performance in the controversial film is widely praised, while critics are divided on the film's originality and execution.
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fromHyperallergic
4 weeks ago

A Drama of Two Masters

A documentary dramatizes the rivalry between British landscape painters Turner and Constable while exploring survival strategies in the age of AI.
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fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago
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He Wrote a Book About Interviewing. Here's His Interview.

Ben Lerner's 'Transcription' explores memory, language, and technology through the lens of a writer's relationship with his mentor.
fromVulture
3 weeks ago
Writing

Ben Lerner's Big Feelings

Ben Lerner's new book, Transcription, explores the complexities of authorial voice and the nature of interviews through a unique narrative structure.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

He Wrote a Book About Interviewing. Here's His Interview.

Ben Lerner's 'Transcription' explores memory, language, and technology through the lens of a writer's relationship with his mentor.
Writing
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Ben Lerner's Big Feelings

Ben Lerner's new book, Transcription, explores the complexities of authorial voice and the nature of interviews through a unique narrative structure.
NYC LGBT
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

KiKi Shepard remembered for 'Showtime at the Apollo,' sickle cell disease advocacy

KiKi Shepard, 74, died from a massive heart attack. She was a television personality, Broadway performer, and sickle cell disease advocate who co-hosted Showtime at the Apollo for 15 years.
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fromTime Out London
1 month ago

Review: 'Our Town' starring Michael Sheen at the Rose Theatre Kingston

Michael Sheen's Welsh National Theatre production of Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' infuses the American classic with Welsh warmth and charm, transforming its intentionally cold cerebral style into a heartfelt, emotionally resonant experience.
Books
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Why 'Vigil' author George Saunders often revisits death in his work

K.J. Boone, a dying oil tycoon, is visited by ghosts confronting his climate-denying legacy while a woman named Jill comforts the dying.
NYC LGBT
fromQueerty
1 month ago

Colman Domingo on the beautiful reason his stepfather fired him from his summer job - Queerty

Colman Domingo received the President's Award at the 57th NAACP Image Awards, honoring his achievements and crediting his parents' influence on his success and values.
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

The Portland-Raised Playwright Behind Artists Repertory's Palindrome Play Racecar Racecar Racecar

For playwright Kallan Dana, having Racecar Racecar Racecar produced at Artists Repertory Theatre is a special homecoming. "I feel so lucky to get to come back and do a show there," she says. "The Portland theater scene was such a huge part of my childhood and adolescence." Now living in Brooklyn, Dana grew up in Multnomah Village. Theater was a huge part of her childhood, her parents often took her to Artists Rep shows,
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