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Stop Looking For The Next Austen
"When we go in search of new Austens or Brontës, we’re imagining we’ll find novels that remind us positively of theirs. We claim we’re...
WALL-E The Movie Got One Thing Alarmingly Correct
That is the prevalence of screens. They're just ... everywhere, all the time. - Slate
When A Musician Is Accused Of Sexual Misconduct, Can Fans Get Refunds?
No, say Arcade Fire fans, or former fans as frontman Win Butler faces at least five accusations. "The ticket retailers, tour promoters, and even...
For Suzan-Lori Parks, Theatre Creates Reality Just As Much As The Reverse
"Parks was on set as the writer for a TV show that had to go on hiatus when COVID hit. So she just started...
The Art, Flow, And Waste Of Fast Fashion
Or, why you might get money back for that wrong-sized T-shirt that a large online retailer doesn't even want back. - The New York...
When Subscription Overload Hits And You Delete Your Whole History
Gmail keeps asking for money, and you start deleting ... everything. "I felt a sudden sense of mourning that I still have not gotten...
How The Justice Department Sank The Mega Publisher Merger Deal
"While the country's attention was focused on the midterm elections, Judge Florence Pan unsealed her full opinion. In it, she sided with the federal government's...
Making A Kinder, Gentler Video Game
It takes a lot of effort - but it's worth it, and backed by science. - Wired
A French Actor In A Cannes Movie Has Been Indicted On Charges Of Rape
Sofiane "Bennacer was part of the 32 emerging actors shortlisted for best newcomer at the Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars. ... But...
The Oscars Never Satisfy The Masses
It's not because of COVID, and it's not because of the "downbeat" nature of some winners. Let's look at at the slate for 1980,...
What It’s Like To Play Steven Spielberg In A Spielberg-Directed Movie
"In terms of speech, I didn’t bother because who would know what he talked like 60 years ago? And he also didn’t want...
The Sandy Hook Memorial Is Unnervingly Gorgeous
"Suddenly, the project reveals itself: a gentle arc of gravel, loping around the perimeter of the site and wrung with native plantings, including dogwoods,...
Why Some HarperCollins Authors Won’t Cross The Picket Line
"Nobody goes into publishing for the money; it’s a vocation for people who believe in the power of the written word to evoke empathy...
Liverpool Looks To Eurovision To Revive The Town
"Thousands of visitors are expected in the city when it hosts the 2023 song contest in May after 2022 winner Ukraine was unable to host it...
Indigenous Elders Who Get To Play Indigenous Elders
It's a relief for Tantoo Cardinal and Wes Studi, two Native actors who have starred in movies together for three decades but never shared...
Can Bob Iger Bring Joy Back To The Disneyland?
"More than its streaming services, movies or television series, the Walt Disney Co. matters because of its theme parks, and it is at institutions such...
How Two Women From New York’s Avant-Garde Theatre Changed Omaha
"Decades before today’s movement for gender parity in the theatre, Terry and Schidman produced their own original work and that of others,...
Irene Cara, Singer Of Fame And Flashdance, Has Died At 63
Cara was a child dancer and singer who found young fame on Electric Company (and in its band) and then became iconic for singing...
Casablanca Is Looking Pretty Good, At 80
"It was merely warmly received and successful, but not a sensation – but it won best picture, along with awards for its peerless screenplay...
Ending A Theatrical Tradition Means Space To Innovate
Or that's the idea, anyway, at the Prince Edward Island theatre festival that won't perform Anne of Green Gables every year anymore. The artistic...
Why Streamers Are Cashing In On True Crime
"Streamers are doubling down on the genre, tapping into the huge appetite for true crime by developing scripted limited series based on actual stories...
The Minnesota Rest Stop That May Join The National Register Of Historic Places
There are only 10 on the Register - nine in South Dakota, one in Arkansas - but the 50+-year-old brick rest stop near Alexandria...
NPR’s Book Recommender Is Back
And it features 402 books this year. - NPR
Hollywood Has Classically Failed Arab Women
A new movie wants to change that. - The Guardian (UK)
The Dark History Of The Nutcracker
Sure, it's become the classic holiday ballet (and moneymaker), but "if you look at some of the forces giving rise to it, and that...
