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On The Violent Attack On Salman Rushdie
"Writers represent the part of our culture that engages with humanity through ideas, whose passion is expressed through sentences and paragraphs and pages. It’s...
The Joyful Bicycles Of Jean-Jacques Sempe
Sempé, who died on Thursday at 89, had a whimsical style. "His ink cartoons were often set in a mythical mid-century Paris or millennial...
The Lucerne Festival Finally Wants To Diversify
But can its audience deal with the changes? - The New York Times
For Canada’s Indigenous Filmmakers, A Shift In Representation
An Indigenous crew member "remains cautiously optimistic about the future of Indigenous inclusion in the film industry," and actor Michelle Thrush says that "well-thought-out...
A Ukrainian Orchestra, Far From Home
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra "coalesced quickly around a mission to stage, as the Met news release put it, 'artistic defense' of its homeland. Its...
Artists Who Say The Tate Silenced Them Agree To Six-Figure Settlements
"The payout illuminates a years-long issue facing Tate surrounding alleged sexual misconduct." - Hyperallergic
How Word Games Give Us A Sense Of Control In An Out Of Control...
"I started playing word games as a way to stop reading the news first thing in the morning. Death counts, infection rates, mass shootings,...
Actress Anne Heche Has Died At 53
Heche, an Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor, was declared brain dead six days after a fiery one-car crash in L.A. The Daily Beast said that...
The Right To Repair Movement Is Now Reaching Everything Electronic, Including Tractors
"After years of controversy in the United States over right-to-repair, the movement seems to have reached a turning point." - Wired
How ‘Prey’ Figured Out Indigenous Rep
One of the actors: Don't doubt the concept. Before contact with Europeans, North America "was a pretty hoppin’ area. And they were pretty skilled...
The Terrifying Rise Of Anti-Muslim Hate Music In India
"The lyrics are abusive or threatening. They are usually based on the premise that Hindus have suffered for centuries at the hands of Muslims...
Quiet Sonic Soundscapes Are For The Rich
"Nearly 60 percent of recent grievances center on what I’d consider lifestyle choices: music and parties and people talking loudly. But one person’s loud is...
Why And How Some Musicians Are Updating Their Music Once It’s Already Out
It's digital files, of course. - NPR
We Wanted The Internet To Be Great, And For A While It Felt Great
Then along came smartphones. - The New York Times
Is HBO Max Being Gutted?
The merger of WarnerMedia with Discovery, and the casual axing of Batgirl, have subscribers and investors worried. Streaming seems more doomed than usual this...
Chadwick Boseman Gave An Iconic Performance, But Should Marvel Recast Black Panther After His...
It seemed unthinkable for months after Boseman's untimely death from colon cancer. But now, "there is a sharp yearning driving the movement to recast...
A Final Comedy Lesson From Robin Williams
"Laughter at your own expense — unleashed when you need it most — can heal what ails you, keep your ego in check and...
The Composer On The Meaning Of M. Butterfly In Today’s World
"I felt in opera I could freely integrate — to twist and to turn, to create all the drama with the music. Some plays...
Ten Years On, What Do Original Instagram ‘Influencers’ Think Of Their Lives?
Well, they owe their community. "I spend most of my time on my businesses, not on social media. ... The time I do spend...
London’s Horniman Museum To Return 72 Pieces Of Art To Nigeria
The images were looted in the 19th century from the Kingdom of Benin. "Items include 12 brass plaques, known as Benin Bronzes, a brass...
Keke Palmer Says Being A Child Star Is Absolutely Exploitative
Not to relentlessly beat this drum, but she says, "you don’t even know your limits yourself. ... And a lot of what you later...
A Fictional TV Show, A Real Universe Of Pain
Hulu's The Bear is a big hit for the streamer, partly because it's terrifyingly accurate about the abuse in restaurant work. Now, "two and...
Former Childhood Star Says Nickelodeon Offered Her Hush Money
Jennette McCurdy of iCarly says that "During a call with her management company, she was offered $300,000, 'and the only thing they want you...
How Colleen Hoover Came To Dominate The Bestseller Lists
No, it's not just Book TikTok. "While Hoover might just be the ideal author to preside over TikTok, the platform is only the latest...
The Cancellation Of ‘Batgirl’ Ticks Off Many – Including Shop Owners In Glasgow
Superhero movies sets aren't small. Now that Batgirl, the first movie to have been filmed entirely in Glasgow, is cancelled, shop owners who had...
