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She Doesn’t Care If The Establishment Thinks Her Work Is Literature

Gabriela Wiener is "the most irreverent and daring voice of the new literary generation of Latin American women." - The New York Times

Nude Dating Show From Britain Seems To Be Freaking Out Some In The United...

"The debate over the series is growing increasingly heated as it becomes a surprising transatlantic export from the more traditionally buttoned-up Brits." - Washington...

The National Library Of Wales Is Missing Some Things

Twelve hundred things, to be precise, including Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood and a poem by Cranogwen, the first woman to win a Welsh...

When California – In All Its Complexity – Is Your First Love

Then you obviously become a literary historian. - Los Angeles Times

We’re Finally Going To Hear Christopher Plummer Singing Edelweiss

That's right, never before have any of us heard "Every morning I greet thee" in the actor's own voice, despite intense vocal training before...

Hattie McDaniel’s Donated Oscar Disappeared Years Ago

But the Academy has decided to replace it. - NPR

Fire In Maine Town Destroys Jamie Wyeth, NC Wyeth Works

The fire in Port Clyde destroyed restaurants, a general store - and an art gallery with Jamie Wyeth paintings. - The New York Times

Writing Is At A Devastating Crossroads

Writers have to ask themselves if they're "willing to sell their creative souls for the convenience of a hand clap ... to take the...

In Los Angeles, Where The Dancing Is Alcohol-Free

And not just free of alcohol, but fully sober. "This is Natural High, a renegade alcohol- and substance-free dance party that pops up in...

The City Of The Dead Is Being Bulldozed

In Egypt, President Sisi has grand plans "for a highway cruelly named the Passage of Paradise, a series of flyover bridges that the government...

This Man Created An App That Tells Us When It’s Safe To Pee

At least, when it's safe to leave a movie theatre to pee. "Longer movies have more; for example, we have six Peetimes for Oppenheimer. Most...

A Forgotten Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Is Found In A Royal Storeroom

The painting emerged "during attempts to trace all the paintings sold off across Europe after Charles I’s execution, which included seven recorded Gentileschi paintings."...

The Sudden Devastation In Libya’s City Of Poets

In instants on September 11, the floodwaters "destroyed a cradle of Libyan culture" - by neglect and design from authorities who don't care for...

The Long Tail Is Dead

The end of Netflix's DVD service heralds the era of the very, very short tail - because, weirdly, "faced with even more options, people...

English Evolves By Mistake

Susie Dent "is on a mission to revive English’s lost positives' – words such as 'feckful,' 'couth,' ruly' and 'full of gorm.' In modern...

There’s A Genre Of Music In Star Wars Called Jizz

But now Disney is trying to wipe away the famous name. "A new official short story collection ... asserts that this style of music is...

Getting Old, Says Former Young British Artist Sarah Lucas, Is Rather Pleasant

"Of all the golden generation of YBAs who graduated from Goldsmiths 30-odd years ago, Lucas was and remains the biggest slacker." - The Guardian...

School Book Bans Show No Signs Of Slowing

Two thirds of people in the U.S. oppose book bans, so why is there such an increase? - NPR

David Mamet Famously Can’t Stand Critics

Actor Shia LaBeouf personally invited critics to a new Mamet production anyway. - Los Angeles Times

Making Comics About Jazz Music Is Like What?

Luckily, graphic novelist Dave Chisholm is also a jazz musician. - Slate

The Smithsonian Latino Museum Is Facing Pushback

And it hasn't even been built yet. - The New York Times

Writers And Producers Reach A Tentative Agreement

The strike is still alive, but picket lines (for the WGA) have been suspended. - Variety

Jeff Jarvis Admits He Was Wrong About The Death Of Books

Print books are actually doing pretty well, no thanks to Google. - The Atlantic

When LA’s Batting Cages Were Filled With Actresses

Once A League of Their Own - the movie - started casting, the batting cages of Los Angeles were filled with everyone from Courteney...

A Museum For Compton

The museum's founders wanted a place to remember "Compton’s rich history and creativity—the vacant buildings of Compton transformed by the artist collective Communicative Arts Academy in...
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