If anyone knows what makes a great film festival, it’s Jackie Tepper. Since getting her start in the entertainment industry 30 years ago, Jackie Tepper has been around the world travelling to festivals in search of great independent films as an acquisitions executive. But for the past 15 years, Tepper... Read more
We’ve covered several U.S. cities in our roundups, but this summer, our attention was drawn irresistibly abroad to the world’s oldest film festival. It takes place every year as part of La Biennale di Venezia, a months-long celebration featuring cinema, dance, music, and theatre, as well as either art or... Read more
To show the enormity of Meta’s content moderation oversights, we’ve prepared an interactive quiz. Guess whether each of the following items describes posts that Meta leaves up or takes down – regardless of what the terms of service may say. If you, too, are outraged by the answers, then let’s... Read more
Welcome back to our series of arts roundups! Lately, they have each focused on an American city, but we’re taking a break to share staff picks again. Since we haven’t had any takers on the offer to cover knock-knock jokes or decorative pillow-making, this week’s category is a classic artform... Read more
Although another Slamdance Film Festival has come and gone, we are always awestruck by all the astonishing talent on display. This year’s short film candidates for the CreativeFuture Innovation Award featured mesmerizing imagery, heartfelt stories, and innovative styles. But what ultimately won our hearts this year was Hannah Saidiner’s My... Read more
In our last arts roundup, we asked you to guess what city we’d feature next, hinting that its name could be abbreviated in as many letters as NYC. Since so many places go by their three-letter airport codes, you may have been waiting in great suspense. Or not … Today,... Read more