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The Rollout Of Prince Harry’s Memoir Has Been Chaotic
But hoo boy, is it selling. (This year's savior of publishing?) - The New York Times
Apple Tries To Perfect A Portable Karaoke Machine
The claim: "Combining the same kind of vocal-erasing processors used by those bespoke karaoke creators and Apple’s prodigious lyrics database, Sing can instantly engineer...
The Golden Globes Are Back On TV
But please, free to ignore them completely. They never deserved our attention in the first place. - Time
New Rules Of Reading For The New Year
"There are worse ways of groping through the opening murk of another miserable year. ... if you are going to take on a...
Is Poetry Dying, Or Already Dead?
The sales for poetry books - if your name isn't Amanda Gorman - are hovering at approximately zero. What is going on? - Inside...
The United States’ Addiction To Applause
What was the point of all that applause in the House? And what's often the point at plays, for that matter? "Which beaming retinue...
Tar, Cate Blanchett, Ke Huy Quan Complete Film Critic Trifecta
In the run-up to the Oscars, and the film Tár, its lead actor Cate Blanchett, and Everything Everywhere All at Once's Ke Huy Quan...
What Climate Change Is Doing To Book Preservation
"Many experts feel they are in a race against time. A 2018 study published in the Climate Risk Management journal assessed 1,232 archival repositories in the...
Writer Hanif Kureshi Says He May Never Hold A Pen Again After Accident
The novelist and screenwriter (My Beautiful Laundrette) fell in Rome the day after Christmas. He wrote in a series of tweets that he can't...
Time, Impermanence, And The Art Of Kelly Akashi
"She carries the pink baby over to a garden hose and sprays it with water. Suddenly the dull, matte rock transforms into a luminous,...
The UK’s Vinyl Whirl
Press On Vinyl got its pressing machine on Christmas Eve of 2021- and by the end of 2022, were pressing more than 3000 vinyl...
What Should We Do With ‘Giselle’ And Other Problematic Story Ballets?
Sometimes, it's simply time to reimagine. - The New Yorker
BookTok’s Little Tropes Problem
Or rather, it's also publishing's tropes problem - a short-hand way of analyzing some plots, especially in romance fiction, that can lead to, shall...
Keeping The Ancient European Art Of Marquetry Alive In Los Angeles
"As Tunberg became obsessed with marquetry, he studied ancient techniques, including the use of horse hoof glue to combine pieces of veneer. He then...
In The Age Of Peak TV, What You Probably Missed Last Year
If you know, you know. And if you don't, well, read this list of 10 series you could catch up on at some point...
Remembering The NYT’s Andrea Stevens, A No-Nonsense Editor Who Whipped Culture Writers Into Shape
"'It was exhilarating to be edited by Andrea,' said Margo Jefferson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning essayist and former Times writer. 'Can one feel chastened at...
Why Hollywood Is So In Love With Invented Languages
It's the nerds, basically: "The model for modern language creation lies not in philosophy or international relations, but in the work of the Lord of...
Why Barbara Walters Mattered So Much
Walters "repeatedly enjoyed the last guffaw over doubters and detractors during a career spanning five decades. She shattered glass ceilings, sending shards into many...
The Movie ‘RRR’ Captivated The World, Unexpectedly
Last year's surprise global hit: "Men wrestle tigers and hurl motorcycles, entire armies are single-handedly subdued, the dance scenes are supercharged. Stylised, CGI-heavy, logic-defying,...
How A Taiwanese Singer Turned Her Indigenous Language Into A Musical Powerhouse
Pop singer Abao: "When people think of Indigenous music, they think of some elder pounding a drum. That's important too, but young Indigenous people...
Wrangling These Stories Free Of Copyright Took Far Too Long
Yes: "The dribbling of classic works into the public domain every year on Jan. 1 may be gratifying, but it also serves to underscore...
You Think QR Codes Made A Good Comeback?
Well, they did, thanks to the pandemic. But now it's time for a resurgence something even older: The personal blog. - The Verge
Librarians Know Where Their Younger Patrons Like To Live
And that means gearing some content toward TikTok. - The New York Times
Before You Pick Goals For 2023 Or Whatever, Read This Article
"Building a habit can take a lot of time and energy, so it’s important to make sure you pick behaviors you actually want to...
When A Portuguese Island Tried To Create A Village For Digital Nomads
A small coastal town "was selected as the location for an experiment that looked a little bit like tourism, a little bit like a...
