Over the past week, I’ve been writing about art’s environmental impact and how that factors in to perceived artistic quality. What the debate boils down to for me is the question of whether art is ...

I tried to watch Joker last weekend. I didn’t succeed. I thought about seeing it when it came out last fall, but I never did. It did very well at the box office and was well-received by critics. It ...

A few years ago, the Filipino author F. Sionil José told me that “Bad times produce good art.” I recently saw the truth in his words in the outpouring of creativity the Occupy movement has inspired in ...

We all know the stereotype of artists being a little ... you know, different, but two researchers are now saying that if you're perceived as being eccentric, people will think you make better art.

Tommy Wiseau clutches a football in ‘The Room,’ the 2003 film he wrote, produced and starred in. Wiseau Films Not everyone likes “The Room.” (Critics certainly don’t – it has a 26 percent rating on ...