Yearly Archives: 2023
Rediscovering Surrealist Painter Leonor Fini
Why was Fini, who was part of the first major surrealist exhibitions, ignored for so long? André Breton, of course. He "would not have...
Anatomy Of A Fall Wins Another Major European Film Award
Does France regret not submitting this one for an Oscar? It definitely should. Anatomy (the Palme d'Or winner) just won the European Film Awards,...
Sometimes, You Just Need A Dutch Master In Order To Chill
"It was embarrassing to want excitement, but never more than when looking at a Ruisdael did I realize how wholly I was a creature...
The Dark Side Of Christmas Music
Holiday music can feel dark - and not only the mighty suspicious drink the guy gives the woman in "Baby, It's Cold Outside." -...
Italy Is Pouring Into Cinemas For An Unlikely Film
The movie - C'è ancora domani, or There's Always Tomorrow - is the first film directed by comedian Paola Cortellesi, and it's about a...
The Latest Turner Prize Winner Blames Margaret Thatcher For Cuts To The Arts
But that's just inaccurate, and misses the point. "There are plenty of people, elected and non-elected, who are far more deserving of our ire...
The EU Passes A ‘Sweeping’ New Slate Of Regulations For Artificial Intelligence
"It includes bans on biometric systems that identify people using sensitive characteristics such as sexual orientation and race, and the indiscriminate scraping of faces...
Poet And Professor Refaat Alareer Has Been Killed In Gaza By An Israeli Airstrike
The poem pinned to the popular creative writing teacher's Twitter/X account since November is called "If I must die, let it be a tale."...
Women Have Moved To The Center Of K-Dramas
Actress Uhm Jung-hwa says there's a shift from the 1990s, when women characters were focused on finding husbands: "Now we can see many strong...
The Best Book Covers Of 2023
Right, don't judge a book by its cover, but go ahead and judge the covers. - The New York Times
The Quiet Plan To Make The Internet Dramatically Faster
There are so many potential bottlenecks for the speed of something we rely on: "Each part of the network (such as switches, routers, modems,...
Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet, Actor, Musician, And Activist, Has Died At 65
Zephaniah, who refused an OBE, "was heavily influenced by Jamaican music and poetry, and he was often classified as a dub poet." - The...
Wikipedia’s Most Prolific Road And Highway Editors Left The Site
Then they made their own wiki. "Behind this seemingly amusing clash of nerds is a far more pressing issue: how to reconcile 20 years...
How Culture Got Captured By Big Tech
There is an expression often used to capture the power of the press: never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the...
A Critic, His Experiences, His Aesthetic
The question of the relation between one’s life and one’s taste has become a fraught one, and is still more troubled when the taste...
Nobel Lit Prize Winner Jon Fosse On What He Has To Say To The...
“I often say that there are two languages: The words that I wrote, the words you can understand, and behind that, there’s a silent...
“Prestige TV” Is Booming In Asia
Streaming giants in the region are increasingly placing their series bets on creators armed with a glittering list of prizes from the international festival circuit, and...
Study: 17 Percent Of Entertainment Workers Lost Jobs During The Writers/Actors Strikes
According to the Otis College of Art and Design’s study, the first released under the college’s ongoing Otis College Report on the Creative Economy,...
Nintendo Cancels Its Annual Tokyo Gaming Showcase Over Safety Threats
Nintendo canceled its upcoming video game showcase and postponed several other events because of persistent threats to the company, its workers and players. -...
At 42, Not Only Is Alina Cojocaru Still Dancing, She’s Producing
She and husband Johan Kobborg left London's Royal Ballet a decade ago; she spent seven years at English National Ballet, then became a busy,...
Decoding Noam Chomsky
From the start of his academic career, no part of his scientific work would show up in his political activism, while no trace of...
Keeping Traditional Japanese Dance Alive In Mexico City
Naoko Kihara, the daughter of Japanese-Brazilian immigrants to Mexico, has been practicing hanayagi dance in the Mexican capital for nearly a quarter of a...
How Portland Lost Its Creative Vibe
There are still plenty of creative people in Portland, of course, but many left during the pandemic, and no doubt many potential newcomers have...
“Weird And Depressing”: Watching The Maria Callas Hologram Concert
"The hologram – which uses projectors and motion capture technology to create a 3D image of Callas – interacts with the audience without speaking...
Seattle’s Iconic Hugo House In Danger Of Closing
What happens next with Hugo House won’t just impact Seattle’s literary ecosystem but could be a blueprint, or cautionary tale, for the scores of...
