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New York’s New Motto Is Be Nice To Tourists
Especially in the performing and visual arts, NY isn't going to survive long without those Euros (and many other forms of currency) pouring in....
The Director Of ‘Passing’ Says There Are No Easy Answers Here
The movie, based on Nella Larsen's 1929 novel also called Passing, isn't just about Black women supposedly passing as white. Director Rebecca Hall: "The...
Petra Mayer, NPR’s Beloved, Passionate Books Editor Has Died Suddenly
"Mayer was a proud nerd ... shared those passions with readers and listeners through her reviews of sci-fi, fantasy, romance, thrillers and comics,...
The Vinyl Crisis Is Getting Worse
There's massive stress on the resurgent medium, and for Adele's new album, producers ordered half a million LP discs. (Who could have predicted this...
For Windsor Musicians Who Work In Detroit, The U.S. Border Reopening Is A Massive...
Musicians missing their bands and gigs are finally getting the chance to get back in touch. "There's been many tearful reunions," one says. -...
PEN America Says Banning ‘Critical Race Theory’ Is A Threat To Free Speech
The threats are widespread. PEN says, "These bills appear designed to chill academic and educational discussions and impose government dictates on teaching and learning....
It’s Not ‘Diversity’ To Have Black Actors In Westerns
It's just history. - Washington Post
For Some Music Lovers, It’s Still Better To Enjoy Concerts From The Comfort Of...
"Even before the digital age you could access the World of Music through recordings, via the radio or the local music shop or even...
The Surprisingly Successful Art Of Curating Penguin Modern Classics
Penguin's Classics line is 75 years old this year. But - "What makes a book a classic? Who gets to decide? And will today’s...
The Enormous Marketing Power Of BookTok
"BookTok is passionate. It is also profitable—at least for publishers. Bloomsbury, a publishing house based in Britain, recently reported record sales and a 220%...
Our Collective Narcissism Is Terrifying, Harmful – And Creepily Common
Sound familiar? "Collective narcissists tend to respond to the perceived threats of other groups in outsize, often aggressive ways. ... Meanwhile, group narcissists glorify...
An Indigenous Filmmaker From Canada Creates Art From Childhood Trauma
The chair for the Canada Council for the Arts says, "What you’re seeing is maybe an industry that is so ravenous for stories that...
Making A Big Indie Movie And Then a PR Turnaround
How do you go from being mocked for playing the love interest of a vampire to being the first American actress to win a...
What To Do When You’re A Violin Soloist, And A String Snaps
For one thing, give the conductor a look. For another thing, hope the concertmaster is alert. Watch Thursday's cascading violin exchanges and fixes on...
Filipino Youth Are Using Music To Pressure The Country’s Regime
One singer: "We have the power to uplift someone. ... It’s something I hope fellow musicians realize, appreciate and that they don’t forget, even...
Protests Over Chappelle’s Transphobia May Not Harm Netflix’s Bottom Line
But that's not the point: "Pushing media companies to live up to their ideals about inclusion and equality is a long game, requiring sustained...
There’s A New Film Musical About A Musical About The Process of Writing A...
Wait, what? Yes. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, it involves Lin-Manuel Miranda. - The New York Times
A Row Over A Potentially Antisemitic Name At The Royal Court Theatre
Playwright Al Smith says he didn't mean one of his characters - a zillionaire Silicon Valley bro meant to represent Elon Musk - named...
The Opera World Pays Tribute To RBG
And not just her love for opera, but her love for operatic style. "She did so much for our art form by speaking about...
Organizing Your Books Can Feel Like Controlling Your Life
Of course, that might mean you need a new house. - The Guardian (UK)
Storytelling Goes Academic, Or Maybe Academia Gets Cool, With Podcasts
Daniel Heath Justice's "podcast, which will be peer-reviewed before its release—a first in North America—is part of a bold new take on research that...
How Drug Trafficking Culture Came To Rule Style, Social Media, And Music
"The lives of buchonas, their flamboyant styles and their taste for plastic surgery are regularly chronicled in Spanish-language media outlets. Vloggers do roundups devoted to top buchonas. And...
The Shortlisters For Canada’s Richest Literary Prize Talk About Their Writing Habits
The authors nominated for the Giller who have kids say they write whenever they can. Another: "COVID has helped me let go of a...
A Naked Man Got Trapped In A Theatre’s Bathroom Walls
Sounds like a horror novel, but this was real. "The man got into a crawl space in the building. ... He was in the...
Knocking Down Statues Is A Worldwide Tradition
King George III in New York, the Buddhas in Afghanistan, a traitorous general in Virginia - "scrutinizing monumental statuary is an integral part of...
