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How To Stay Focused When The World Turns A Spotlight On You
National Book Award finalist and MacArthur "genius" grant winner Hanif Abdurraqib keeps to himself most of the time, far from the madding crowds. "I’m...
Why People Still Collect, And Enjoy, DVDs
One librarian explains, "There's an interesting sort of equity piece to DVDs. ... They're popular with people who can't necessarily afford the paid subscription...
So Sorry That We Missed National Cliche Day
Oh: "Cliché comes from the printing process when a metal plate was used to physically transfer ink to paper. The term echoes the imitative sound...
Younger Media Viewers Love Subtitles
There's the popularity of K-dramas, for one, but also, "originally intended to help those with hearing problems, subtitles have become an essential aid for...
The (Re)Rise Of The Movie Musical
Charles McNulty: "A musical must establish its own aesthetic logic without apology to rational etiquette. We may think we’re living in a purely realistic...
The Wild Side Of Poussin
It's likely you find the French artist a bit, well, staid. Boring, even. But: "Quite a bit of wildness hides beneath the cloak of...
Donors Withhold Gifts To Protest Changes At Hamptons Sculpture Garden
A longtime director fired, a bequest altered, plans for the sculpture garden to become a museum - there's a lot going on at LongHouse...
Thousands Of Venezuelan Musicians Gather In Attempt To Win Guinness Book Of World Records’...
"The musicians, all connected to the country’s network of youth orchestras, performed a roughly 10-minute Tchaikovsky piece outdoors under the watchful eyes of independent...
Europe’s Best Cathedrals
While some on this list are obvious, others may inspire an artistic pilgrimage - though Milan "is a chaotic hotchpotch of buttresses, pinnacles and...
Happy Birthday, Fanny (Mendelssohn) Hensel
From Google Doodle. Hensel "composed more than 450 pieces of music, most of which show a deep reverence for Johann Sebastian Bach. But she...
Bettina Grossman, Artist And Artistic ‘Feature’ At The Chelsea Hotel, 94
Grossman "was unusual even by the standards of the Chelsea, the storied haven for quirky artists." Her apartment "had become so crowded with her...
Republicans Have Escalated From Banning To Wanting To Burn Books
The targeted books are often by Black authors or other authors of color, and/or have queer content. Of course, the wannabe burners are calling...
Oliva Colman Says It’s Easier To Portray A Murderer Than The Queen
That two-year stint on The Crown wasn't the easiest for the multiple award-winning Colman, but "it wasn’t the actual Queen she found the hardest...
How Slipcovering A Minimalist Cube Changed Art History
"Slipcovers are what you put over a tired sofa or tatty armchair to refresh and resuscitate the worn-out object’s useful life. After the quarter-ton...
The Prime Minister Of Greece Tries To Broker A Return Of The Parthenon’s Marbles...
Ahead of talks with Boris Johnson, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, "Our position is very clear. The marbles were stolen in the 19th century; they belong...
A Changing Climate Changes The Oxford English Dictionary
For instance, global heating "conveys 'more emphatically the seriousness of climate change caused by human activity and the urgent need to address it.' After...
In Paris, Black Theatre Directors Forge Their Own Paths
French theatre is massively lacking in diversity, so "Le Mois Kréyol, which was created in 2017 by the Caribbean-born choreographer Chantal Loïal, also celebrates...
Apparently, It’s Time For Australian Film To Have A Mumblecore Revival
Pandemics and lockdowns lead to little money and depressed humans in reality - and on screen. - The Guardian (UK)
Dostoevsky Totally Did NaNoWriMo
Just not on a computer, in November, with thousands of other people. - LitHub
Black Women’s Major Contributions To Jazz Come Back Into Focus
Musician Melanie Charles wants to revitalize knowledge of, for instance, Betty Carter - whose "improvisational approach to singing that influenced generations." She was one...
Music Festivals With No Assigned Seating Aren’t Very Safe At All
Deaths are rare, but they're hardly unknown; however, music promoters like Live Nation, for instance, say that the rarity "proves that most shows are...
Finally, We Understand What The Marvel Cinematic Universe Is All About
And that is ... an indictment of toxic masculinity? Sure, yes, absolutely. "Messing up, it must be said, is very much part of the...
The Delicate Task Of Restoring A Castle’s Medieval Knight Mural
Sometimes, fame is not great, and no, you shouldn't hot-wax a mural from the 1400s: "Since their discovery in 1844, the murals have been...
A Judge Rules Britney Spears Can Be Free Of Conservatorship
Fans celebrate - and some wonder about the many non-famous, non-white, disabled folks who are also in conservatorships: "Spears’ case is expected to be...
Foley Artists Have To Recreate The Sounds Of Everything
Foley is what makes things sound real onscreen - "incidental sounds such as the squeak of a chair, the chink of bottles in a...
