• The Economics of Culture and the Arts

    The Economics of Culture and the Arts

    Both artists and athletes perform for others. When governments get involved it either is for subsidies or censorship. Neither is satisfactory.
  • The Constant Attacks on J.K. Rowling Must Stop

    The Constant Attacks on J.K. Rowling Must Stop

    The slander of J.K. Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter, must end. She has a right to her viewpoint, and it's time to respect that.
  • Climate protesters in the UK stick themselves to paintings in art galleries

    Climate protesters in the UK stick themselves to paintings in art galleries

    Tuesday, people protesting climate change stuck themselves to a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' at London's Royal Academy of Arts and sprayed 'No New Oil' next to it.
  • Academy Museum installs the only intact 'Jaws' shark model

    Academy Museum installs the only intact 'Jaws' shark model

    You can now meet Bruce the Shark in the flesh.
  • Nicolas Cage’s martial arts moves in new movie are the real deal

    Nicolas Cage’s martial arts moves in new movie are the real deal

    Director Dimitri Logothetis says Cage "knew an awful lot and did a lot of moves on-camera that were his own."
  • Roman Polanski loses bid for Academy reinstatement

    Roman Polanski loses bid for Academy reinstatement

    A California judge denied Roman Polanski’s bid to be reinstated to the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars. The controversial director sued the Academy in April 2019 after it expelled him in May 2018, alleging he had been thrown out without any warning or fair process. The director behind “Rosemary’s …
  • UK Theatres and music venues to reopen August 1st

    UK Theatres and music venues to reopen August 1st

    England prepares to raise the curtain on theaters, music venues The United Kingdom announced Friday that all indoor performance spaces, including theatres and music venues, can start performances on August 1 providing they follow new social distancing rules. According to Variety, the news was announced by Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, …
  • Bonnaroo 2020 festival canceled due to, you guessed it, coronavirus

    Bonnaroo 2020 festival canceled due to, you guessed it, coronavirus

    The Bonnaroo 2020 festival has been officially canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the festival announced on Thursday. In March, the long-running festival, which is held in Manchester, Tenn., moved from its regular June dates to September in the hopes that the pandemic would have eased enough to allow for mass gatherings, but it has long …
  • Ava DuVernay, Whoopi Goldberg elected to the Academy’s Board of Governors

    Ava DuVernay, Whoopi Goldberg elected to the Academy’s Board of Governors

    In a compacted election period due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the candidates who have been elected to its Board of Governors. Among the six voted in for their first term on the board are Ava DuVernay (“Selma,” “When They See Us”) for …
  • Protests outside Academy HQ after David Oyelowo calls out ‘Selma’ Oscar snub

    Protests outside Academy HQ after David Oyelowo calls out ‘Selma’ Oscar snub

    Protesters gathered on Friday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to support the Black Lives Matter movement. The protest comes one day after David Oyelowo, who starred in the 2014 best picture nominee “Selma” as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., revealed that Oscar voters were angered by the cast wearing T-shirts that …