'Americans For The Arts' Promises More Racial And Cultural Equity
The arts advocacy group Americans for the Arts responded to criticism that it's been a roadblock to inclusion by agreeing its efforts "have not been enough."
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Actors File Age Discrimination Suit Over SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Cuts
The actors and their supporters say that the union is dropping nearly 12,000 people — many over the age of 65 — from its health care plan at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
'The Three Greats' Of Mexican Modernism Fought Tyranny With Art
Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros — Los Tres Grandes — are the focus of an exhibition at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas.
'Time' Names Its Kid Of The Year: Water-Testing Scientist Gitanjali Rao
Rao, a Colorado teenager who has won praise for her innovation in detecting lead levels in water, said, "I really want to put out that message: If I can do it, you can do it, and anyone can do it."
'Long Time Coming' Explores Birth, Uninterrupted History Of Systemic Racism In U.S.
Michael Eric Dyson's call to action is an invitation to reimagine law enforcement, education, workspaces and all other spaces in ways that eliminate racism, abuse, misogyny and xenophobia.
'Wintering' Is Painful, But Embracing The Cold Makes It Hurt Less
Writer Katherine May describes "wintering" as the times we feel frozen, hopeless cast out — but, she says, embracing that feeling will help us endure it better, and return to the world renewed.
Jazz Standard, One Of New York's Top Clubs, Closes Due To Pandemic
It is the first major jazz club in New York City to shut its doors permanently due to the coronavirus crisis. Its owners announced the club's closing on Wednesday, after more than two decades.
'Perestroika In Paris' Is A Cozy, Fairy-Tale Trot Through The City Of Lights
Fans of Jane Smiley's previous books will be pleased to see that talking horses make a return in her latest — plus a dog, a raven and a couple of ducks, all making lives for themselves in Paris.
'Wild Minds' Traces The Origins Of Animation — From Blackton And McCay To Disney
Author Reid Mitenbuler's real target is a quintessentially American story of daring ambition, personal re-invention, and the eternal tug-of-war of between art and business.
No More Mr. Nice Guy: Hugh Grant Embraces The 'Blessed Relief' Of Darker Roles
After spending much of his career playing the male lead in romantic comedies, Grant is shifting into darker roles. In the HBO series The Undoing, he plays a narcissistic doctor accused of murder.