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So There’s A Literary Quarterly About Taco Bell
The Taco Bell Quarterly editor's thoughts: Taco Bell's advertising and image is "all sort of unhinged. ... So I knew that would fit in...
Eavesdropping On Two Great Artists
Photographer and activist Carrie Mae Weems and George C. Wolfe, director and producer, discuss what the "responsibility to invade" institutions looks like, three years...
Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis Apologize For Supporting Actor Buddy Accused Of Rape
Now that Danny Masterson has been convicted and sentenced, former cast member buddies are feeling bad about their letters asking for leniency - in...
The Revival Of City Ballet
In 2022, New York City Ballet was considering a grim spiral of loss. Now young audiences are helping grow the budget. What happened? -...
Nothing Bonds Americans Anymore, Except Games
Wordle, crosswords, Spelling Bee, and now Connections - we're into talking about all of it, all of the time, together. - NPR
Streaming Is Over
It is, obviously, a victim of its own success - but viewers are hurting too.- The Atlantic
Why So Worried?
Artificial intelligence might not destroy film! Let's find out. - The Guardian (UK)
Writers – This Will Shock You – Need Rooms Of Their Own
But they also need community, and time. - LitHub
Powerful Jazz And Classical Crossover Bassist Richard Davis Has Died
Davis, who played for Stravinsky and Bernstein, also appeared on more than 600 albums. - The New York Times
The Writers Union Thinks Maybe It Can Wedge In Where Streamers Mess Up
That is, hey, the WGA is totally open to new deals with studios who think Netflix is hurting them. - Washington Post
Ava DuVernay Was Told Not To Bother Applying To The Venice Film Fest
You won't get in, they told her - because a Black woman director never had. - Los Angeles Times
Who Came Up With This PR Disaster, An AI?
You're head of a pro-AI project that wants to scan people's retinas, so obviously you should name your project Orb and make it look,...
Victorian Britain Was Quite Colorful
Photos won't tell you the right story, but textiles and paintings? Yes. - The Guardian (UK)
What Happens When You Turn Your Own Life Into A Film
Celine Song, writer and director of Past Lives, was trying to leave theatre for film, sick of theatre's politics. Then came a fateful moment...
Where Do The Writers And Actors’ Strikes Stand Now?
The major issues remain the same: Streaming residuals, AI plans, and more. Can anything be resolved soon? Well, that's up to the producers. -...
Thefts At The British Museum Point Up Its Terrible Stance On Returning Artefacts
"One of the most insulting reasons that they’ve given is that the other countries that these items belong to ... they are likely...
Claude Ruiz-Picasso, Keeper Of His Father’s Estate, Has Died At 76
Ruiz-Picasso, who had to sue even to be recognized as one of Pablo Picasso's heirs, was appointed administrator in 1989 in order to end...
Alice Winn’s In Memoriam Wins A Debut Fiction Prize
In Memoriam, "inspired by archive clippings from a student newspaper, chronicles the love story between two first world war soldiers," and inspired the Waterstone...
What US Literature Has To Say About Forgiveness
"Most would define forgiveness as a moral good, a virtuous act. ... But what about the fact that forgiveness cannot restore what’s been lost...
Hollywood Is Missing, But The Venice Film Fest Remains Glamorous
Glamorous - and weird: "For the second year running – after Tár in 2022 – it seems as if Gustav Mahler will be echoing around the...
Ursula Le Guin’s Greatest Legacy
"It may seem funny to praise a great fantasy and science-fiction novelist—the first speculative writer published by Library of America!—for facing reality. However, Le...
When Millions Of People Know About Your Childhood Obsession With Blueberries
You might just be Sal McCloskey of Blueberries for Sal - and reading to a new generation from your dad's books is a celebration...
Sure, Social Media Has Changed Music, But MySpace Did It First
"The subculture had deep roots in the suburban Northeast, but the internet allowed emo to also simultaneously thrive in California, Mexico, Russia. Radio, television,...
Alexei Ratmansky Says He Doesn’t Want His Ballets Ever Staged In Russia Again
Ratmansky, "the most significant classical choreographer of the current era," was born in Ukraine and trained in Moscow. He left the Bolshoi when Russia...
This Is Not A Comedian
When a Québec comedy line-up was criticized for being all-male, the bar owner added one woman - but he made her up. - CBC
