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Here Comes Cannes
“This year, Hollywood studios are mostly on the sidelines. But for more than 78 years, Cannes has been an unparalleled showcase, and sun-dappled circus,...
Best First Sentence In Literature?
Well, best opening, anyway. Maybe Lauren Groff? - The Atlantic
Several Country’s Venice Pavilions Closed On Friday In Protest Of Israel’s Inclusion
“The Belgian, Dutch, Austrian, Japanese, Macedonian and Korean pavilions were closed for the day. The British, Spanish, French, Egyptian, Finnish and Luxembourg entries were...
Total Bans Are Actually Terrible Ways To Get Kids (Or Adults) Off Screens
“This is the cigarette story in reverse. Smoking rates did not plummet in the United States and other nations because of taxes alone. They...
We Can Look For Ourselves In Fiction, Sure, But We Have To Look Beyond...
"I keep having conversations with grown, discerning adults whose chief metric for their enjoyment of a book, show or movie is how relevant it...
Now Writers Who Are Children Of Other Writers Are Being Called ‘Nepo Babies,’ And...
“Does having a novelist for a parent make it likely that a child will be inspired to follow? Or is it easier for children...
Why This 80-Year-Old Korean Artist Is Suddenly Everywhere
Park Daesung: “I came from nothing, and I’ve accomplished some fame and a lot of good opportunities, but this feels very overwhelming.” - The...
Nearly Nine Thousand Institutions Of Higher Learning Had Their Grades And Assignments Held Hostage...
This seems fine: “The message from attackers ‘urged schools included on the affected list to consult with a cyber advisory firm and contact the...
Why The Lost Boys Epitomize The 1980s So Alarmingly Well
And maybe, just maybe, why the movie is back as a Broadway show now. - The New York Times
Some Folks Really Could Not Deal With Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Show
And their reactions (or some astroturfing, perhaps) had them calling the FCC to complain. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
Opposition Is Mounting To The Paramount-WB Merger
Will it - can it? - make a difference? - Variety
This Bookstore Has Wheels, And More Than One Hundred Thousand Miles
“While there are library bookmobiles and other bookstores housed in trucks, … Collins believes hers is the rare traveling bookstore. She wishes there were...
The All-Seeing Eyes In Our Pockets
“Mixed in the flour that bakes digital technology sit two original sins pervading most gadgets, apps and platforms alike: surveillance and prediction; more specifically,...
There Are An Awful Lot Of Celebs On Broadway Right Now
Too many? Also, is it Bad For Theatre to have celebs there? - CBC
SoundCloud Isn’t Quite Dead, But It Won’t Produce The Next Billie Eilish
So what’s next? Eilish says she has no idea. "Ten years ago artists could build followings, like Eilish did, through livestreams, Instagram posts, and...
Nicole Hollander, The Acerbic Cartoonist Who Created Sylvia, Has Died At 86
“Hollander made Sylvia, who got her own strip in 1980, a tart-tongued, witty, loquacious single mother who held court — sometimes from her bathtub...
Anish Kapoor Says The U.S. Has ‘Politics Of Hate,’ Should Be Banned From Venice...
Kapoor called the jury’s decision to resign courageous, and he added, “I would hope that they might have also excluded the United States for...
They Became The First Viral Dance Prodigies As Kids
But the career path post-Dance Moms or TikTok fame isn’t exactly clear. - The New York Times
When AI Surrounds Us, What’s The Point Of Human Minds?
“As great as humans are, we can still be impressed by how birds navigate, how ants cooperate, and how spiders hunt. Each of these...
A Bay-Area Artist Let A Filmmaker Follow Her For Six Years
“When (director Khai Thu Nguyen) chose me as a subject, I don’t think she knew how squirrely I would be in front of a...
This Musician Returned From Two Strokes To Two Decades More Of A Highly Successful...
“Returning to music wasn’t even among the most optimistic goals of his recovery plan, but this week the artist kicked off a 10-date tour...
Slightly Too Early Tony Awards Predictions
“Lincoln Center Theatre’s revival of Ragtime will likely lead the nomination field, with the possibility of six performers getting nods, mirroring its season-leading eight...
The New Workplace Surveillance Wants To Keep Your Emotions In Check
“It is not that hard for me to imagine a near future in which workers in all industries are pushed to work not only...
On May Day Weekend, Looking At Fifty Years Of Labor Documentaries
“Some scenes in union documentaries are almost guaranteed: organizers rallying the rank and file at meetings, workers expressing concerns about the strike’s impact on...
Is This Mystery Holbein Sitter Actually Anne Boleyn?
That’s what AI thinks, anyway. - The Guardian (UK)
