Despite perceived decline, the 2020s have seen significant innovation in cinema, driven by YouTube creators achieving box office success, the emergence of copyright expiry films, and unprecedented audience influence on film production and marketing, as seen with *Sonic the Hedgehog* and *Barbenheimer*.
The president of the Australian Holocaust survivors association, George Foster, told a royal commission that rising antisemitism in Australia, marked by exclusion and attacks, has 'disturbing parallels' to Nazi Germany's social climate. Community leaders detailed increased incidents since October 2023, with one synagogue attack allegedly directed by Iran.
Presidential libraries, starting with FDR's, have evolved into vital hubs for research and public engagement. While managed by NARA, private donors influence museum content, leading to varied portrayals of presidencies, from sanitized achievements to more transparent historical accounts.
Presidential libraries, starting with FDR's, have evolved into vital hubs for research and public engagement. While managed by NARA, private donors influence museum content, leading to varied portrayals of presidencies, from highlighting achievements to downplaying failures. The new Obama Center opens June 19.
Italia Conti, a historic stage school founded in 1911, is adapting to modern challenges. Facing financial strain and shifts in the industry, the school has consolidated its operations and is focusing on new skills like commercial dance and aerial circus. It's also launching bursaries for low-income students and prioritizing student mental health and resilience in its updated training methods.
Spider-Noir, a Prime Video series, exceeds expectations with its blend of fast-paced storytelling, compelling characters, and homage to the film noir era, anchored by Nicolas Cage's extraordinary performance as Ben Reilly/The Spider.
This week's TV picks include a noir Spider-Man series starring Nicolas Cage, a Vinnie Jones documentary, the return of Abbott Elementary, a comedy drama about grief, a subversive comedy about Muslim American brothers, and a Russian perspective on the space race.
Yáng Shuāng-zǐ's "Taiwan Travelogue" won the International Booker Prize, with author and translator Lin King highlighting the novel's exploration of Taiwanese identity and colonialism. The book, set in 1930s Japan-occupied Taiwan, delves into political questions and the complexities of national identity.
DHS targeted a man who hadn't entered the US for years for criticism of ICE operations.
The 91-year-old Haw Par Mansion in Tai Hang, Hong Kong, a surviving section of the 1930s Aw family estate famous for Tiger Balm ointment, will reopen as Villa Haw Par under the FAC foundation. The Grade 1 historic building will feature international artist residencies, film screenings, and a bookstore, rather than becoming a museum or theme park.
Economic historian and politician who was a leading authority on the life and work of John Maynard KeynesIn the summer of 2008, Robert Skidelsky, who has died aged 86, thought he was done with John Maynard Keynes. Having devoted two decades to writing his biography of the foremost British economist of the 20th century, he was turning his attention to other interests.For Skidelsky, completing the three volumes had been a labour of love. He had moved into Keynes’s Sussex home so that he would pick up the right vibes, configuring the study so that it looked as it had in the 1930s. He wrote at the same desk that Keynes had used. Continue reading...
I Am Maximus has cemented his status as an Aintree legend after winning his second Grand National. Following a dominant performance, the horse is now being positioned as a potential rival to the historic record of Red Rum, with plans for a return to the race next year.
