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How Cornwall Shaped British Writers, And British Imagination
Winston Graham of Poldark, Virginia Woolf, Daphne du Maurier, and many other writers drew - and continue to draw - inspiration from the moors,...
The British Museum Has Removed The Word Palestine And Palestinians From Its Middle East...
“Concerns were recently raised by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLIF), a voluntary group of solicitors, about references to ‘Palestine’ in displays covering the ancient Levant and...
How Pokémon Became A Source Of Massive Soft Cultural Power
It’s a card game! It’s an app! It’s a movie! It’s a meme! It’s a stuffie (or a lot of stuffies)! But truly, what...
Berlinale Defends Jury President Wim Wenders Post-Soundbite About Gaza That Led Arundhati Roy To...
The festival head said, "Artists should not be expected to comment on all broader debates about a festival’s previous or current practices over which...
Bring Back Ski Ballet!
Nothing is “nutty” in the Olympics now. Ski ballet was a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992, but "unlike the other two freestyle disciplines,...
How Many Times Can One Man Win Cowboy Poet Of The Year, A Real...
At least three. “The Western Music Association describes the award as recognizing a person who writes ‘with imaginative power and beauty of thought, with...
The Women Of Bauhaus
“The German art school turned political and cultural engine founded in 1919,” and its “principles included absolute equality between male and female participants — or...
How Toni Morrison’s Courage And Daring Shaped The Way We Think
“She became the only black woman ever to win the Nobel prize in literature. But the facts remain: she is difficult to read. She is difficult...
Behind The Scenes Of The Lion Dance
“Because information about lion dancing in English is scarce, Chan led a group of Kei Lun Martial Arts members on a research trip to...
As Minneapolis Starts Construction On A Memorial To George Floyd, It’s Dealing With Two...
The mayor’s office says Minneapolis is “actively working on next steps, including continued community engagement regarding both memorials.” - Minnesota Public Radio
We Need To Talk About Heathcliff, Emily Bronte, And Race
“The ‘dynamics of this novel are about otherness in various ways, and that otherness is in Heathcliff.’ Onscreen, however, Heathcliff has largely been played...
Generative AI Is Pretty Bad At Video Game Worlds
It might never improve enough. “Even in the most ambitious view where AI technology is feasibly able to generate worlds that are as responsive...
Is Warner Bros Back To (Sky)Dancing With Paramount?
“Paramount Skydance’s latest offer — No. 9 since last year — includes a premium ‘ticking fee’ for WBD shareholders of about $650 million for...
Translating Holocaust Literature At This Particular Moment In History Is Fraught – And Vital
“As many as one-third of all Jewish victims of the Nazi genocide perished on Soviet territory. Yet … narratives of this experience remain largely...
What Happens To A City’s Public Space When A Huge Event – Say, A...
Ask Los Angeles. “My favorite part was how the plaza was filled with people marveling at very talented graffiti artists making Foot Locker-branded murals...
As ‘Wuthering Heights’ Is Critically Crushed But Winning The Box Office, NPR Asks What...
“When you read a book, you live inside it — you're intellectually and emotionally invested, because you create its world in your mind.” But...
The Zombie Internet Is Here To Eat, Or Rot, All Of Our Brains
What are the consequences of a “human-free” internet? - Fast Company
Many Months After PEN America’s Breakdown Over Gaza, The Organization Names New Leaders
“In a joint interview, they said their goal was to staunchly defend writers and free expression at a moment when threats, in the United...
Why Are Murals Of A Murdered Ukrainian Refugee Appearing Across The United States?
The murals are all part of Elon Musk’s effort to blame Democrats for crime - and they’re appearing on buildings across the United States....
In Britain, Digging For A Bypass Means Finding Roman Pottery – And An Ancient...
“What was initially believed to be nothing more than a large rock was found to contain the snout of an ichthyosaur, which was so...
Google’s AI Overviews Don’t Just Hallucinate; They Can Also Scam The Unwary
“The unfortunate victim Googles a company name looking for a contact number, then calls the number thrown up by AI. This doesn't actually lead...
The Old Movies You Could Watch Instead Of Seeing Heated Rivalry For The Tenth...
Not that we’re judging your trips to the cottage, but, for instance, "Tkaronto patiently and beautifully expresses that longing for connection through fleeting,...
Viral AI-Generated Video Of Tom Cruise Fighting Brad Pitt Is Upending Hollywood
SAG-AFTRA is not real happy about this development from a newer generative video source. “This is unacceptable and undercuts the ability of human talent...
Tracey Emin On What Young Artists Need To Do In A World Riddled With...
“Keep a diary, get a camera, learn to print your own photos. Don’t put it all in your phone, because everything in your phone...
The Two Crossover Singers Whom Nashville Spurned, But Hollywood Embraced
Olivia Newton John and John Denver might be mostly known for the mildness of their music, but at one point they were two of...
