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News Articles: Arts & Life

Filmgoers watch a screening of Marvel Studios' <em>Avengers: Endgame</em> at a cinema in Caracas in April 2019. More than 50 workers at Marvel Studios in LA, New York and Atlanta have signed authorization cards to be represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE.

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  • Arts & Life

The Visual Effects workers behind Marvel's movie magic vote to unionize

More than 50 workers at Marvel Studios in LA, New York and Atlanta have signed authorization cards to be represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE.

August 09, 2023
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  • Mandalit del Barco
A copy of the book "And Tango Makes Three" is photographed on a bookstore shelf in Chicago in 2006. Months after access to the popular children's book about a male penguin couple hatching a chick was restricted at school libraries, a central Florida school district says it has reversed that decision.

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  • National

Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' laws

Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeare's plays for class rather than the full texts under redesigned curriculum guides.

August 08, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Franz Rogowski as Tomas and Adèle Exarchopoulos as Agathe in <em>Passages</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Passages' captures intimacy up-close — and the result is messy and mesmerizing

A narcissistic film director leaves his husband for a woman in Ira Sachs' new drama. But ending a marriage is rarely clean or easy — as this thrilling, tempestuous film proves.

August 08, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
Leland has been an editor at the literary magazine <a href="https://www.thebeliever.net/" data-key="25561"><em>The Believer</em></a><em> </em>since its inception in 2003.

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  • Your Health

As a writer slowly loses his sight, he embraces other kinds of perception

Andrew Leland started losing his sight 20 years ago. He's now legally blind, although he still has a narrow field of vision, which allows him to see about 6% of what a fully-sighted person sees.

August 08, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
DJ Casper, born Willie Perry Jr., performs during rehearsals for his performance on <em>The Jenny Jones Show</em> in Chicago in September 2000. Perry has died at age 58.

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  • Obituaries

DJ Casper, creator of the iconic and ubiquitous 'Cha Cha Slide,' has died at 58

The Chicago native, born Willie Perry Jr., wrote the song as an exercise track for his nephew in the late 1990s before it exploded in popularity and became a worldwide hit.

August 08, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie at a <em>Barbie</em> event in June in Sydney, Australia.

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  • Movies

'Barbie' is the only billion-dollar blockbuster solely directed by a woman

Greta Gerwig's film joins a high-grossing list of mostly male-directed movies, most of them with men leading the casts.

August 08, 2023
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
William Friedkin speaks onstage at a screening of "The Exorcist" during the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for TCM)

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  • Movies

William Friedkin, director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' dead at 87

The Oscar winner's other credits include To Live and Die in L.A., Cruising, Rules of Engagement and a TV remake of the classic play and Sidney Lumet movie 12 Angry Men.

August 08, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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  • Pop Culture

There's money in Magic: The booming business of rare game cards

For decades, sports have led the pack in the trading card market. Now, as celebrities shell out millions for rare game cards, fantasy characters are giving star athletes a run for their money.

August 08, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman
A book published by Simon & Schuster is displayed on July 30, 2022, in Tigard, Ore.

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  • Books

Paramount sells Simon & Schuster to private investment firm

Paramount Global has sold Simon & Schuster to the private equity firm KKR. The deal comes nearly a year after the Department of Justice blocked Penguin Random House from acquiring Simon & Schuster.

August 07, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
People gather around and cheer for Kai Cenat during the meetup that eventually resulted in dozens of arrests and several injuries.

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  • Arts & Life

Influencer Kai Cenat announced a giveaway in New York. Chaos ensued

The influencer era has given us a direct view into the lives of the young, rich and famous. And it's given them huge sway over their thousands of followers.

August 07, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
GPB  NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Where did 20,000 Jews hide from the Holocaust? In Shanghai

An exhibit in New York explores a little-known chapter of World War II.

August 07, 2023
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  • Matthew Schuerman
Baritone Samuel Schultz, who was sexually assaulted by famed countertenor David Daniels in 2010. Daniels pleaded guilty on Friday in a Houston courtroom.

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  • Arts & Life

After singer David Daniels' guilty plea, the victim speaks out

The opera star who once sang on stages around the world suddenly pleaded guilty to sexual assault on Friday. The assaulted man, singer Samuel Schultz, reflects on the experiences he has endured.

August 07, 2023
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas

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  • Book News & Features

Hop in the minivan: 'Summer Is for Cousins' invites you on a family vacation

Summer is for swimming, playing cards and talking all night. Summer is for ice cream and doing nothing. And, in this new picture book from Rajani LaRocca and Abhi Alwar, summer is also for cousins.

August 05, 2023
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  • Samantha Balaban
Yu & Me Books was a fairly new business when a fire — which broke out above the store on July 4 — caused substantial damage to the shop. Now, owner Lucy Yu is working to rebuild not just the physical bookstore, but the community around it as well.

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  • Book News & Features

Fire devastated this NYC Chinatown bookshop — community has rushed to its aid

Yu & Me Books was a fairly new business when a fire caused substantial damage to the shop. Now, owner Lucy Yu is working to repair not just the physical bookstore but the community around it as well.

August 05, 2023
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  • Kat Chow
David Daniels performs in the title role of Handel's <em>Giulio Cesare</em> at the Metropolitan Opera in 2007.

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  • Music News

Opera singer David Daniels pleads guilty in sexual assault trial

The world-renowned countertenor and his husband were accused of drugging and raping a young singer in 2010.

August 04, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
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