‘It’s Very Simple’: 50 Years of Making Avant-Garde Music Sound Effortless

New York Times - Sep 23, 2026

Founded by Pierre Boulez to treat new compositions with orchestral rigor, Ensemble Intercontemporain has honed the art of turning forbidding scores into expressive sound.

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‘It’s Very Simple’: 50 Years of Making Avant-Garde Music Sound Effortless

Sep 23, 2026

‘It’s Very Simple’: 50 Years of Making Avant-Garde Music Sound Effortless

Founded by Pierre Boulez to treat new compositions with orchestral rigor, Ensemble Intercontemporain has honed the art of turning forbidding scores into expressive sound.

Adam Pendleton Is Painting the White Cube Black

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Adam Pendleton Is Painting the White Cube Black

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At 98, the Composer Thea Musgrave Is Still Learning

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At 98, the Composer Thea Musgrave Is Still Learning

Musgrave, whose 1977 opera “Mary, Queen of Scots” is opening at the San Francisco Opera, has spent a long career searching for the “dramatic abstract.”

Thrilling Mystery Books for Fans of Agatha Christie

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Thrilling Mystery Books for Fans of Agatha Christie

If you’ve devoured all of the Queen of Crime’s whodunits, here are more twisty mysteries that may satisfy your craving.

Qatar’s Doha Film Festival To Open With Yemeni Female-Focused Drama ‘The Station’

Sep 23, 2026

Qatar’s Doha Film Festival To Open With Yemeni Female-Focused Drama ‘The Station’

Qatar’s Doha Film Festival has announced The Station – set against the backdrop of a women-only petrol station in war-torn Yemen – as the opening film of its second edition this November. The drama, which world premiered at Cannes Critics’ Week in May, is the first fiction feature of Yemeni Scottish filmmaker Sara Ishaq. She […]

Rosalind Franklin TV Series In The Works From Groundbreaking Scientist’s Great-Niece & ‘Outer Banks’ Director Valerie Weiss

Sep 23, 2026

Rosalind Franklin TV Series In The Works From Groundbreaking Scientist’s Great-Niece & ‘Outer Banks’ Director Valerie Weiss

EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Portman is playing her in a movie, Nicole Kidman portrayed her on stage and now the life of groundbreaking British scientist Rosalind Franklin, whose work was crucial to DNA and Covid-19 vaccines, is being adapted for the small screen. Rosalind Franklin’s great-niece Jessica Franklin is penning Secret of Life, which is being directed […]

‘On Standby’ Renewed For Season 2 At Israel’s Yes

Sep 23, 2026

‘On Standby’ Renewed For Season 2 At Israel’s Yes

EXCLUSIVE: Breakout Israeli comic Gitit Fisher’s Yes series On Standby has landed a second season. On Standby follows Sagit, a 33-year-old airport security screener whose brutally honest view of the world and chaotic personal life turn even the most ordinary interactions into painfully funny disasters. The series has been a hit in Israel, performing well […]

International Oscar Submissions: France, Spain, Poland, Indonesia and More Join the List

Sep 23, 2026

International Oscar Submissions: France, Spain, Poland, Indonesia and More Join the List

The campaigns for the Oscar for international feature film are gaining momentum, with final submissions due by Oct. 1. The Oscars shortlists will be revealed on Dec. 15, with 15 international films selected to be voted on by Academy members in all branches who commit to watch all 15 films. Oscar nominations will be revealed […]

Nigella Lawson is 'icing on the cake', TV critics say as she enters Bake Off tent

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Prince and Princess of Wales share a laugh with Tom Cruise at film premiere

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William and Catherine renew their friendship with the Hollywood star at the premiere for his film Digger.

MIP London Ending After Two Years as Organizers Launch New Event at London Book Fair

Sep 23, 2026

MIP London Ending After Two Years as Organizers Launch New Event at London Book Fair

MIP London will not be returning in 2027, with organizers RX France instead launching a new event alongside the London Book Fair. Titled MIP Talks, the two-day conference will take place March 16-17, 2027 — concurrent to the book fair — with the aim of “bringing together leading voices from across the increasingly connected worlds […]

MIP London Comes To An End After Two Years; Organizers Launching New Event Alongside London Book Fair

Sep 23, 2026

MIP London Comes To An End After Two Years; Organizers Launching New Event Alongside London Book Fair

EXCLUSIVE: After just two years, MIP London is no more. Deadline can reveal that organizer RX France is instead launching a new two-day conference called MIP Talks that will run alongside the London Book Fair in March. The London Book Fair is organized by RX’s Reed Exhibitions and is one of its flagship events. The […]

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