文化新闻 · 2026年10月22日

Stars and Nobel Laureates Back Sally Rooney as UK Book Ban Sparks Free-Speech Outcry
Actors Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Jessie Buckley joined Nobel Prize-winning authors in an open letter declaring "Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist" after her UK publisher withdrew her books under anti-terrorism legislation.

Art Basel Paris Opens at the Grand Palais with 211 Galleries and a €100 Million Modigliani
The fifth edition of Art Basel Paris began its VIP preview at the Grand Palais on October 22, bringing together 211 exhibitors from 41 countries and a 1917 Modigliani valued at over €100 million.

Quebec City Unveils $61 Million Riopelle Pavilion at the MNBAQ
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec opened its new C$84 million Espace Riopelle – Michael Audain Pavilion on October 22, honouring abstract painter Jean-Paul Riopelle with 100 works across 5,000 square metres.

The Fantasticks — the World's Longest-Running Musical — Makes Its Broadway Debut
The Fantasticks, which ran Off-Broadway for 42 years, began Broadway preview performances at the Hayes Theater on October 22 in a reimagined production recasting its romantic leads as two men.

Bill Irwin's Adaptation of Molière's The Imaginary Invalid Opens on Broadway
A new Broadway production of Molière's seventeenth-century comedy The Imaginary Invalid, adapted and performed by Bill Irwin and directed by Brandon J. Dirden in his Broadway directorial debut, officially opened at the Todd Haimes Theatre on October 22.
