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Our Digital Filing Systems Define Us
"Sorting through this morass might seem too overwhelming to even consider—unless we shift how we think about the purpose of organizing information: What if...
In New York, Writers Gather To Read, And Support, Salman Rushdie
"The writers included Gay Talese, Kiran Desai, Roya Hakakian, Colum McCann, Amanda Foreman, A.M. Homes and many others; their remarks were sometimes calls to...
Traditional Western Storytelling Isn’t Going To Cut It With Climate Change
No hero's journey narrative could possibly fit the times. "Writers choose to believe in the power of stories because it gives us hope. ......
How To Be A Writer When Covid Leaves You Too Sick To Hold A...
Maggie O'Farrell, author of Hamnet, knows - as did one of her COVID companions, Virginia Woolf. "Perhaps we all develop methods to survive the...
Writing Women Back Into The Film History That They Made
"Long before talking movies became the norm, women ran wild in movies. And I mean, really wild. They riotously schemed, fought and defied convention,...
A Group Of Classical Musicians Have Been Arrested As Part Of A Sex Ring...
"The group, which operated as the Buenos Aires Yoga School, was headed by 84-year-old Juan Percowicz. The group is accused of sexual trafficking, including of minors, as...
HBO Max Just Pulled 200 Older Episodes Of Sesame Street
It's a move that confirmed every pessimistic prediction about making the show for a private entity. "Some of the most notable episodes HBO Max once...
The U.S. Bananas Art Trial Is About To Begin
The judge who allowed the trial to go forward: "While using silver duct tape to affix a banana to a wall may not espouse...
If You Watch Just One Movie About Tech, Make It This Nearly 40-Year-Old Val...
It''s "a movie about responsible innovation—as Chris says, about how you can’t have science without philosophy. ... Creators need to think about how their...
Cinemas Are Struggling With Crushing Debt
What box-office rebound? - Los Angeles Times
What We Learned From The Three-Week DOJ Publishing Trial
Just in case you weren't riveted on Twitter, "the three-week trial offered an unusual glimpse into the world of publishing, offering observers a parade...
Cops Chase Artists Out Of A Park In Manhattan
The artists, who were painting, had their names displayed - and the park cops said that constituted "soliciting." - Hyperallergic
MGM Parts Ways With Universal And Chooses Warner Instead
"During the pandemic, Universal had helped MGM steer Ridley Scott’s starry crime drama House of Gucci to $100 million overseas, Paul Thomas Anderson’s coming-of-age...
Zofia Posmysz, Who Survived A Concentration Camp And Wrote About Them For Decades, 98
Posmysz, who as a student worked with others in the Polish resistance to the Nazis, later "gained acclaim for her works on the Holocaust...
Apparently, Some Brits Are Having Trouble With Pronouns
There's so much backlash to Joan of Arc using they/them in a new production at the Globe that the artistic director had to release...
How An AI Codes What It Sees In An Art Museum
It's "mostly strange, often comedic readings that both simplify and expand upon the artworks’ meanings." - Aeon
Director Gurinder Chadha On Her Unconventional Life And Career
"People might tell you that you’re the odd one out. Remember you’re not, you too are the mainstream. The world might try to make differences...
Canada Gets Its Own Romance-Only Bookstore
Why? "Having a romance-only bookstore, says, has helped fans feel a little better about their passion for these stories. Readers tell Pool how...
The Venue Where Rushdie Was Stabbed Usually Reflects Calmly On A Century Plus Of...
"Documentarian Ken Burns has called the institution an embodiment of the 'pursuit of happiness.' 'Happiness with a capital ‘H’ is about lifelong learning and...
Denzel Washington Honors Playwright August Wilson At The Opening Of The Wilson House
"The August Wilson House is not a museum. Instead, the restored space is a community center that will offer artist residencies, gathering spaces, fellowships...
An Edinburgh Fringe Venue Canceled A Comedian For What It Calls Extreme Racism And...
The venue said that on the first night of Jerry Sadowitz's performance, many walked out and the venue "became immediately aware of content that...
Poet And Novelist Elana Dykewomon Has Died At 75
Her career started with a book that was originally aimed as pornography for bored housewives. But "when ultimately published, Riverfinger Women 'was the first...
Australia’s Rural Churches Are Being Snapped Up For Housing
Those who buy the churches, for housing or co-working spaces or workshops or galleries, sometimes find it hard to get work done as all...
Rushdie Off Ventilator, Cracking Jokes
But he still has severe and "life changing injuries," said his son. - The Hollywood Reporter (AP)
Why Did Canada’s Luminato Festival Abruptly Cancel A Highly Anticipated Indigenous Work?
"Two months after cancellation, the collective calls what happened at Luminato 'disrespectful and unethical.' The artists describe a difficult rehearsal process marred by poor...
