Arts & Culture

Sean Hayes Takes On a One-Man Psychological Thriller Off-Broadway

In a 296-seat venue, Sean Hayes stars solo in “The Unknown,” a 75-minute thriller that reflects Off-Broadway’s shift toward star-driven, lower-cost events.

#theater, #offbroadway, #seanhayes, #newyork, #soloshow

Horror and Streamers Rule the 2026 AACTA Awards as YouTube Twins Take Top Film Prize

RackaRacka’s Danny and Michael Philippou win best film for “Bring Her Back” as streamers dominate TV honors at the 2026 AACTA Awards.

#aacta, #australiancinema, #horror, #streaming, #goldcoast

Amazon Pulls Melania Trump Documentary From Oregon Theater After Marquee Jab, as Film’s Costly Rollout Sparks Political Fight

A marquee joke got an Oregon arthouse dropped from Amazon’s “Melania” run, highlighting a $40M deal, polarized audiences and backlash.

#melaniatrump, #amazonmgm, #documentary, #boxoffice, #mediapolitics

At Oakland’s Black Panther Party Museum, a Phone Booth Rings With Birthday Wishes for Oscar Grant

A new Oakland exhibit turns a retired pay phone into an audio memorial for Oscar Grant, inviting callers to leave birthday messages and reckon with police violence.

#oakland, #oscargrant, #blackpantherparty, #publicart, #policeviolence

At the 2026 Golden Globes, Big Wins, a Podcast First—and a Quiet Protest on the Red Carpet

Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” and Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” led the Globes as a new podcast award debuted and “ICE OUT” pins signaled protest.

#goldenglobes, #hollywood, #podcasts, #awardsseason, #ice

Bad Bunny Makes Grammy History With First All-Spanish Album of the Year Win

Bad Bunny’s ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ becomes the first all-Spanish album to win Grammy album of the year as the show turns sharply political on ICE.

#grammys, #badbunny, #latinmusic, #immigration, #puertorico

Freelands Foundation Shifts £1.5m From Solo Shows to Art Education in UK Galleries

After eight years funding women artists’ solo exhibitions, the Freelands Foundation will award £100,000 grants to strengthen museum and gallery education work.

#arteducation, #ukarts, #philanthropy, #museums, #galleries

Dweller festival to return in 2026 after yearlong hiatus, expanding its citywide celebration of Black electronic music

New York’s Dweller festival returns Feb. 17–22, 2026 after a 2025 pause, with dozens of Black electronic artists across clubs and DIY spaces.

#dweller, #electronicmusic, #brooklynnightlife, #blackartists, #festivals

Studio 54 to Host Broadway Revival of ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ With Luke Evans

Roundabout brings ‘Rocky Horror’ back to Broadway at Studio 54 this spring, led by Luke Evans and a starry cast amid renewed focus on drag.

#broadway, #rockyhorror, #studio54, #lgbtq, #theater

Courtauld Exhibition Rewrites British Landscape, Putting Women Artists Back in the Picture

A new Courtauld show spotlights 10 British women landscape artists from 1760–1860, challenging a male-dominated canon of Romantic-era views.

#art, #museums, #womenartists, #britishart

Levine Museum to Buy South End Church Site for $7.5 Million, Plan New Permanent Home

Charlotte’s Levine Museum of the New South plans a new permanent campus in South End after agreeing to buy Grace Covenant Church for about $7.5M.

#charlotte, #museums, #southend, #historicpreservation, #light-rail

Pace Berlin to Open Posthumous David Lynch Survey at ‘Die Tankstelle’

A new Berlin show at Pace’s Die Tankstelle reframes David Lynch as a visual artist, assembling paintings, lamps, photos and early films after his death.

#davidlynch, #berlin, #contemporaryart, #exhibition, #pacegallery

Padma Awards 2026 spotlight cinema icons, with Dharmendra honored posthumously

India’s 2026 Padma Awards lean heavily on film and music, elevating late star Dharmendra and honoring Mammootty, Alka Yagnik and R. Madhavan.

#padmaawards, #bollywood, #indiancinema, #republicday, #india

Sundance’s final Park City curtain call: a tearful Wilde premiere and a festival in transition

A nostalgic 2026 Sundance unfolds in Park City as the festival readies a 2027 move to Boulder, with Olivia Wilde’s premiere and tributes to Redford.

#sundance, #filmfestival, #parkcity, #boulder, #oliviawilde

BTS ticket rush for post-military ‘Arirang’ world tour overwhelms sellers and reignites pricing debate

Fans worldwide flooded ticket sites for BTS’s 82-date reunion tour as presales brought glitches, long queues and rising prices—and new scrutiny of Ticketmaster.

#bts, #ticketmaster, #kpop, #concerts, #livenation