Welcome News About The '3 Body Problem' Season 2 Release Date On Netflix

www.forbes.com: Netflix has revealed that its spending on science fiction series 3 Body Problem rose 3.1% to almost a quarter of a billion Dollars last year ahead of the start of production of its second season. Based on a Hugo Award-winning 2008 novel by Chinese former computer engineer Liu Cixin, 3 Body Problem was adapted for the streamer by Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.

Workers Bear the Burden of Des Moines Metro Opera’s Ambitions

www.broadwayworld.com: It sounds like boot camp. An 89.5 hour workweek. Back to back 14 hour days. Overtime pay a rarity (and lack thereof legally sanctioned). Working in a warehouse where temperatures exceeded 100. Bullying. An open pit with no proper safety barriers. An employee so depleted and delirious that a doctor asked whether they were a victim of human trafficking. People in tears. Others too stressed to sleep. Dozens of employees sharing a single kitchen, with one stove and one refrigerator.

6 Theatre Workers You Should Know

AMERICAN THEATRE: A visual artist and theatre designer specializing in live performances and digital media, Nam studied painting, sculpture, video design, and metal craft. Recent projects include X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X at the Metropolitan Opera, Yellow Face on Broadway at Roundabout Theatre Company, A Transparent Musical at Center Theatre Group (CTG), Once Upon a (Korean) Time at Ma-Yi Theater Company, and Long Day’s Journey into Night at Audible Theater.

Can You Rebuild Or Refurbish DeWalt Batteries?

www.slashgear.com: DeWalt is one of the biggest names that'll pop up when you check out the best major power tool brands. After all, Dewalt's wide range of power tools has won over both pros and serious DIYers with their stellar operation, affordability, and durability. Plus, many of its users are particularly impressed with its range of battery-powered tools, as they promise more freedom and less hassle.

Taylor Swift Lawsuit Dismissed: Judge Rules Lyrics Didn't Copy Poems

www.billboard.com: A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming Taylor Swift stole lyrics for 15 of her songs from a self-published Florida poet, ruling the accuser was trying to claim ownership over basic ideas and “common words.”

Immersive Art Installation by Anila Quayyum Agha Now at SAAM

mymodernmet.com: Artist Anila Quayyum Agha is making her debut in the Pacific Northwest. Her illuminated, large-scale installations are currently on display at the Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM), cloaking its galleries in intricate projections that immerse the viewer in patterned worlds.

Siddartha Tytler On Designing For Characters, Moods and Alter-Egos

Grazia India: I’m not interested in the picture-perfect bride or the well-behaved groom. I've never been drawn to designing for set occasions, or for the kind of social expectations that come with weddings, red carpets, or society functions. My work comes from a more emotional, chaotic place, a place where fashion becomes character, not costume. I design for emotion, for energy, for the unexpected.

How Maggie Andersen found her voice

Chicago Reader: Chicago theater lore sometimes still seems stuck in Steppenwolf in the 70s, despite the emergence of so many notable ensembles since the days when Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney, and Jeff Perry began putting on shows in the basement of a Highland Park church. In some ways, it’s understandable—Steppenwolf provided an enduring blueprint for ensemble-based companies that emphasized grit and guts over glitz, even as their first members departed for careers in Hollywood and big Broadway productions.

Crowd Killer & Stage Filler: Up Close w/ The Robe Lighting iWTF!™

www.limelightwired.com: Strobe? Blinder? Wash? The Robe iWTF!™ checks all three boxes. In a crowded strobe/wash market this one swerves, spins, and blazes through them all — with a few unexpected tricks along the way.

Role Models: Breaking Theatre’s Gender Binary, an Intergenerational Story

AMERICAN THEATRE: “You’re right. Everyone else is wrong.” A few hours after writer and performer Cole Escola offered this advice to LGBTQ+ viewers in a Logo TV interview, they made history as the first openly nonbinary actor to win a Tony Award for performance in a play (Oh, Mary!, which they also wrote).

No Bystanders at the Philly Fringe

AMERICAN THEATRE: At the 29th Philadelphia Fringe Festival, now running through Sept. 28, the city itself is both audience and performer. Programming director Mikaela Boone describes the festival’s mandate as creating “a place where Philadelphia can meet the world and the world can meet Philadelphia.”

Depop’s Newest Feature Lets You Visualize a Full Outfit Assembled From Different Listings

lifehacker.com: love when technology works in a way that meets my particular needs—and that's the case with this fun new tool I found on Depop, a resale platform I use almost exclusively as a buyer. One inconspicuous little button helps you create a visual representation of an outfit made up of clothing and accessories across various listings.

AV Magazine to launch the inaugural AV Awards Americas

AV Magazine: AV Magazine is to launch the AV Awards Americas to recognise excellence in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Inspired by the success of the long-established AV Awards, the new platform has been developed specifically for North, Central and South America.

‘MJ,’ ‘Moulin Rouge!, ‘Stranger Things’ and more will participate in first-ever New Jersey Night on Broadway

www.broadwaynews.com: The Broadway League, the national trade association for the theater industry, has announced a new audience development initiative. Dubbed New Jersey Night on Broadway, the program will honor New Jersey-based theatergoers and is set to take place on Oct. 22.

Review Roundup: SATURDAY CHURCH Opens At New York Theatre Workshop

www.broadwayworld.com: New York Theatre Workshop is presenting the world premiere of the new musical Saturday Church. Critics are sharing their reactions to this anticipated production. See what they’re saying below.

‘The language adds a whole new level’: Welsh-English version of Romeo and Juliet heads for the Globe

Wales | The Guardian: Grappling with the subtleties of Shakespeare’s poetry and prose has proved a challenge for many a theatre company but a novel linguistic challenge has been added into the mix in a new production of Romeo and Juliet.

'Alien: Earth' Xenomorph Actor Cameron Brown Breaks Down Xenomorph Jump Sequence

variety.com: Within the dark hallways and blinking fluorescent lights of “Alien: Earth,” you’ll catch a small (but frightening) glimpse of a 6’2 Xenomorph lurking in the background. It’s the kind of thing that gives someone the chills, since everything that stands in the creature’s way is guaranteed to be ripped to shreds.

KAWS and Labubus To Take Over Hong Kong For “Water Parade”

mymodernmet.com: Next month, Hong Kong will welcome a unique sight. Local creative brand AllRightsReserved will bring the first ever “Water Parade” to the world-famous Victoria Harbor, featuring some beloved characters such as Labubus, Grimace, Doraemon, and Elmo from Sesame Street with a KAWS twist.

'Slanted Floors': Inside New York’s Most Exclusive Theater Show

www.thedailybeast.com: It’s oddly appropriate that squiring a ticket to see Slanted Floors has become as tough as booking a table at one of New York’s hottest restaurants. For one, every performance hosts only six audience members, and so there is a waitlist. For another, at what is currently New York’s most unique and exclusive piece of theater, you can expect food (delicious vegetarian soup and bread) and to eat this light repast with the two actors playing a couple also eating their supper.

Applications Are Open for the Terrence McNally New Works Incubator

Playbill: Established to honor the late playwright and librettist Terrence McNally and his legacy of mentorship, the New Works Incubator supports early-career playwrights with professional mentorship, a $10,000 stipend, and additional networking opportunities.

Learn About Long Feng, the Largest Art Car at Burning Man 2025

mymodernmet.com: Burning Man is where artistry, innovation, and community meet. For nine days, Black Rock Desert in northwestern Nevada becomes Black Rock City, and the playa is where it all takes place. Art installations and performances happen throughout the event, and in 2025, the Long Feng art car brought them together in one incredible moving stage.

Rosalba Rolón Wins $250,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize

Playbill: Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater Artistic Director Rosalba Rolón has been awarded the 2025 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, which includes a cash award of more than $250,000. The prize, given since 1994, is awarded to an artist or arts advocate "who has made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind’s enjoyment and understanding of life...," in the words of the late Academy Award-honored actor Lillian Gish.

Michigan anti-porn bill would criminalize ASMR, written erotica, and nonsexual depictions of trans people

reason.com: An "Anticorruption of Public Morals Act" sounds like something out of the Victorian era. But far from the brainchild of Comstock-era Progressive scold, it's a new bill in Michigan. Introduced September 11 by state Rep. Josh Schriver (R–Oxford), the act would ban the online distribution of material "that corrupts the public morals."

The ‘Hamilton’ Movie Sing-Along Controversy, Explained

www.forbes.com: Some fans attended Hamilton screenings fully anticipating an interactive sing-along experience, much to the dismay of others expecting silent, standard movie theater etiquette.

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Study Finds Younger Audiences See Broadway as Undervalued

www.ticketnews.com: Research released this summer by No Guarantees Productions, in partnership with trend firm Culture Co-Op, found that while 72% of younger audiences say Broadway tickets are too expensive, most significantly overestimate the cost of an average seat and underestimate the value of the experience. Respondents guessed the average Broadway ticket costs $256, compared to the real average of $136.

Science journalists find ChatGPT is bad at summarizing scientific papers

Ars Technica: Summarizing complex scientific findings for a non-expert audience is one of the most important things a science journalist does from day to day. Generating summaries of complex writing has also been frequently mentioned as one of the best use cases for large language models (despite some prominent counterexamples).

Dance Artists and Audiences Face a Dilemma: To Go or Not to Go to the Kennedy Center?

Dance Magazine: Diane DeFries, former executive director of the American College Dance Association, has been attending performances at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since it opened in 1971. At ACDA’s national festivals, she saw generations of students look awestruck upon walking into the imposing Washington, DC, performing arts center.

The Broadway Musical Is in Trouble

The New York Times: None of the 18 commercial musicals that opened on Broadway last season have made a profit yet. Some still could, but several have been spectacular flameouts. The new musicals “Tammy Faye,” “Boop!” and “Smash” each cost at least $20 million to bring to the stage, and each was gone less than four months after opening. All three lost their entire investments.

Why "Just Focus" Isn't Enough: The Hidden Keys to Unlocking Your Deep Work Potential

Asian Efficiency: I remember a time, not so long ago, when I could easily get lost in a good book for hours. The world would fade away, and I’d be completely immersed in the story, turning page after page without a single thought of checking my phone or glancing at an incoming notification. Fast forward to today, and that kind of sustained focus feels like a rare luxury.

 

Ed Sheeran album launched at Lightroom immersive event

AV Magazine: London’s Lightroom hosted an immersive visual experience to celebrate the launch of Ed Sheeran’s new album, Play. The event, which was staged in collaboration with Spotify and Atlantic Records, saw 59 Studio work with Sheeran’s team to design and produce the imagery that was projected on to Lightroom’s 360° screens.

Coming Soon: The ThotBot Implantation Center

by NoPro Newswire | Sep, 2025 | No Proscenium: After a sold out run at the start of the year, The ThotBot Implantation Center is reopening its doors in Somerville, MA to fix glitched ThotBots in Greater Boston. If your ThotBot is glitched, it might be time for a tuneup.

CBS Atlanta will use virtual studio for upcoming launch of evening newscasts

NewscastStudio: WUPA wrapped up construction on a green screen studio that will allow it to produce local news and weather from a virtual and augmented reality set when it launches next week. The setup is similar to the ones CBS has installed at most of its other stations across the country. Many of these stations use the space for weather, with some also relying on it as their primary set for news and sports as well.

From ‘Bent’ to ‘Rent’: How 2 Theatre Kids Found Their Way

AMERICAN THEATRE: You don’t have to convince a queer child to go into the theatre. And if they are fortunate enough to find it, most refuse to leave. The compelling stories of two gay Jewish boys who made a life for themselves in the theatre are chronicled in the new memoirs On the Boardwalk by Martin Sherman, author of the groundbreaking play Bent, and Theater Kid, A Broadway Memoir by Jeffrey Seller, producer of the landmark musicals Rent and Hamilton.

'Almost Famous' Costume Designer Discusses Iconic Looks 25 Years Later

people.com: The 2000 film, written and directed by Cameron Crowe, set in 1973, follows a high school boy, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), who is writing a story for Rolling Stone about an up-and-coming rock band. He follows them on the road and meets the "Band Aids," their "groupies." Kate Hudson was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards and at the Golden Globes, the latter of which she won, for her portrayal of Penny Lane.

Downton Abbey is entering its final period-costume era

The Globe and Mail: For British costume designer Anna Mary Scott Robbins, dressing the Crawleys in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale meant creating a closet of paradoxes. While curating the wardrobe of the beloved wealthy English family, she had to craft a vision rooted in the 1930s that balanced opulence with the looming Great Depression.

Ticketmaster Oasis Sale Price Investigation Ends With New Rules

www.billboard.com: Ticketmaster will provide fans with advance information around ticket prices, it was announced Thursday (Sept. 25) following a lengthy investigation by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The investigation was sparked by the Oasis reunion tour ticket sale which left fans with complaints over the sale process.

Netflix shares updated renderings of its New Jersey campus

www.archpaper.com: Plans for a 292-acre, $1.2 billion Netflix campus were approved by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority Board last December. Construction on Netflix’s new flagship production location on the East Coast started in May and is now humming in Oceanport, New Jersey, which borders Eatontown.

Birthing 'Daddy' at Pittsburgh's Kelly Strayhorn Theater

90.5 WESA: This week, an acclaimed performer and choreographer’s new work evoking both his own life and that of his country gets its world premiere at Pittsburgh’s Kelly Strayhorn Theater. And the piece was largely inspired by someone who grew up right around the corner.

Filmed National Theatre Productions Coming to U.S. Schools via Educational Theatre Association

Playbill: The Educational Theatre Association has partnered with London's National Theatre to bring more than 70 films of their productions to EdTA member educators for use in the classroom across the U.S. The program will allow EdTA members to show their students productions from the National's stages for free.

The History Behind the Iconic 'Wilhelm Scream' Effect

laughingsquid.com: The music and audio channel Mixed Signals looked at the history behind the famous “Wilhelm Scream”, a sound effect widely used to portray abject fear. This scream, thought to be voiced by Sheb Wooley, originated in the 1951 Warner Brothers film Distant Drums, even though the name was attributed to the ill-fated Private Wilhelm in the 1953 film The Charge at Feather River.

All-new ‘Funhouse at Pacific Park’ to open at the Santa Monica Pier, will celebrate eerie historic past

Amusement Today: The legendary “Toonerville Funhouse” appeared in two eras of Santa Monica amusement history – first at Ocean Park Pier in the 1920s and later at Pacific Ocean Park in 1958 – thrilling and unnerving guests for decades. Hidden away for years, its spirit has been resurrected inside Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier.

Rauw Alejandro fascinated fans with Theatrical “Cosa Nuestra World Tour” bolstered by Cohesion PA

LightSoundJournal.com: Latin Grammy-winner Rauw Alejandro dreamed big for his showstopping tour in support of his 2024 album Cosa Nuestra, which charted #1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums and debuted at the top spot for Apple Music and Spotify.

Lincoln Center Theater charts path forward with new artistic director and a nod to the past

www.thestar.com: When Lear deBessonet, the incoming artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater, was thinking about what should be her first show as its new leader, she landed on something sweeping, very American — and some unfinished business.

Study Finds Younger Audiences See Broadway as Undervalued

www.ticketnews.com: Research released this summer by No Guarantees Productions, in partnership with trend firm Culture Co-Op, found that while 72% of younger audiences say Broadway tickets are too expensive, most significantly overestimate the cost of an average seat and underestimate the value of the experience. Respondents guessed the average Broadway ticket costs $256, compared to the real average of $136.

Louisville Will Be New Home for International Thespian Festival Beginning in 2027

Playbill: After five years at Indiana University in Bloomington, ITF has outgrown its current venue. Following a search guided by six criteria—mission alignment, safety, accessibility, walkability, affordability, and capacity for growth—Louisville emerged as the next home.

Why "Just Focus" Isn't Enough: The Hidden Keys to Unlocking Your Deep Work Potential

Asian Efficiency: I remember a time, not so long ago, when I could easily get lost in a good book for hours. The world would fade away, and I’d be completely immersed in the story, turning page after page without a single thought of checking my phone or glancing at an incoming notification. Fast forward to today, and that kind of sustained focus feels like a rare luxury.

2025 Pro Tool Innovation Awards - Here are the Winners!

Pro Tool Reviews: Every year, the Pro Tool Innovation Awards highlight the most innovative, useful, and problem-solving new products in the tool industry. In 2025, over 200 products received PTIA awards across 15 categories, a testament to the many valuable solutions offered to Pros in the modern age. These products include power tools, hand tools, accessories, OPE, and much more!

'Morning Show' Star Reese Witherspoon on Rise of Female TV Creators

variety.com: The cast and creators of “The Morning Show” hit the red carpet in New York Tuesday night to celebrate the Apple TV+ show’s fourth season. Speaking on the carpet at the Museum of Modern Art, the team behind the show addressed the topic of AI, which plays a role in Season 4’s story.

“Yikes”: Internal emails reveal Ticketmaster helped scalpers jack up prices, FTC says

Ars Technica: The Federal Trade Commission sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Thursday, alleging that the companies tacitly worked with scalpers to profit from jacking up ticket prices on the secondary market.

Science journalists find ChatGPT is bad at summarizing scientific papers

Ars Technica: Summarizing complex scientific findings for a non-expert audience is one of the most important things a science journalist does from day to day. Generating summaries of complex writing has also been frequently mentioned as one of the best use cases for large language models (despite some prominent counterexamples).