Oscars Audience Size Poses a Test of Hollywood’s Cultural Relevance
Worries about the award show’s TV viewership, a barometer of the industry’s influence, are rumbling through the movie capital.
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Culture wars: Trump’s takeover of arts is straight from the dictator playbook
US president’s attempt to control or dismantle cultural institutions plays into a long history of authoritarians using arts to push their agenda. In 1937, leaders of Germany’s Third Reich hosted ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
MSNBC host: Musk a 'cultural cliche' of 'ultimate terrible boss'
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Culture Guides a Team. But How Do Coaches Make It Real?
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Timothée Chalamet deserves an Oscar – for his Oscar campaign
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Review: 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' brings authentic magic to the Hollywood Pantages
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Russell Peters is used to being ignored by Hollywood. It's only made him funnier.
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Beloved owner of one of Hollywood's last costume shops dies at 90
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‘A chilling effect’: is Hollywood too scared to touch hot-button documentaries?
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The scandal sinking an Oscars campaign
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Puerto Rican artist iLe: 'I feel motivated to rescue our cultural history'
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