kathy m. newman

4 min read 2022-06-06 19:18:56

Immersed in the Work of Art

This summer, five different immersive Van Gogh opportunities are circulating in dozens of cities around the world, including Detroit, Buenos Aires,

5 min read 2022-01-17 20:28:07

In the 10 days since we learned of Sidney Poitier’s death there have been hundreds of tributes to Poitier—an undeniable icon. Most of these

4 min read 2021-12-13 19:15:00

I’m assuming you’ve heard of Squid Game, but have you also heard that Squid Game is the most watched television show in Netflix history,

1 min read 2021-09-13 18:59:06

In the new Showtime series, American Rust, set and filmed outside of Pittsburgh, PA, and based on the 2009 novel by Philipp Meyer, we see the

1 min read 2021-06-14 18:10:32

K In the waning days of the great pandemic of 2020-2021, something surprising happened: the nation fell in love with Mare of Easttown, a depressing

3 min read 2021-04-12 18:36:59

I thought that the viral TikTok sea shanty trend had run its course when, just before Passover, I saw a link to a video called the “Red Sea

4 min read 2020-12-14 19:31:27

I love Christmas movies because they are always about work. Want to see executive fat cats who are forced to work on Christmas Eve? Check out

4 min read 2020-08-31 18:07:17

Last Wednesday NBA players refused to take the court for their playoff games in order to protest the latest police shooting of an unarmed Black man,

4 min read 2020-03-30 19:23:32

Last week the Coronavirus forced Disney to announce that its American parks are now closed indefinitely, resulting in the longest interruptions of

4 min read 2019-12-16 19:21:31

During this Christmas season, there is a tweet making the rounds that shows the number of paid vacation days in thirteen different countries by

4 min read 2019-09-09 18:23:40

Does the first amendment work the same for all Americans? What kind of freedoms do working people have to read, look at, and say what they want? The

4 min read 2019-05-20 18:40:14

Doris Day as Babe Williams in Pajama Game Doris Day was one of the hardest working entertainers of the 1950s and 1960s, as well as one of the highest

4 min read 2019-04-15 18:07:39

Students protesting outside the courtroom, photo by Joseph Prezioso The actress Felicity Huffman—along with 13 other parents charged in the college