Installing an AI assistant on your PC? 5 do’s and don’ts

From Claude Cowork to Manus’ My Computer, we’re seeing more and more desktop AI apps with access to your personal files. Here ...
Santa Barbara Independent

Play On Shakespeare’s Next Chapter: Ojai Playwrights Conference, Julia Izumi, JuCoby Johnson, MJ Kaufman, and Anne Washburn

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Play On Shakespeare expands its programming by launching new partnerships – including with the ...
Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...
The Boston Globe

Efforts to erase Black history can’t overcome the Black plays that have masterfully depicted it for decades

President Trump and his minions seem intent on doing everything they can to minimize the singular nature of the Black experience throughout American history, especially the role that racism has played ...
WBEZ

Playwright Tracy Letts on reviving ‘Bug’ on Broadway and putting ‘Midwest pragmatism’ on stage

When Tracy Letts penned his play “Bug” 30 years ago, it seemed to come at a specific moment when conspiracy theories had become more integrated into mainstream society. Letts, who would go on to win a ...
tisch.nyu.edu

Annie Baker to Lead New Playwrights Collective at Cherry Lane Theatre

The historic Cherry Lane Theatre has partnered with Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Baker (BFA '03) to launch the Cherry Lane Playwrights Collective. This nine-month developmental program offers a small ...
Q City Metro

Chicago-based playwright Paul Oakley Stoval returns to Charlotte with a new cabaret show

Two significant things happened when Paul Oakley Stoval was last in Charlotte: one, the Southeast premiere of his play "Immediate Family," and two, an accident that injured his knee on opening night.
WBEZ

Young Playwrights Festival examines top-of-mind concerns for teens: workplace culture, family and grief

All Michael wanted to do was learn how to create an Excel spreadsheet. Unfortunately, the office worker failed to get answers from his manager or the senior managers above him. A trip further up the ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Young Playwrights Festival examines top-of-mind concerns for teens: workplace culture, family and grief

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BroadwayWorld

ZABEL IN EXILE Comes to Boston Playwrights' Theatre

Boston Playwrights' Theatre will continue its 2025–26 season with Zabel in Exile by R.N. Sandberg, running February 19–March 8. A powerful memory play set in a Soviet prison in 1937, Zabel in Exile ...
Beebom

How to Install Minecraft Shaders: A Step-by-Step Guide

Players need Minecraft Java edition and a mod like Optifine or Iris to run a shader pack. Download the shader pack from a trusted source and store the zip file in an accessible place. Launch Minecraft ...