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All Of The Books Featured In White Lotus

Sure, they're aspirational - but maybe your reading pile is too. - LitHub

The Black Artists Leaving The United States

Following the legacy of Josephine Baker, James Baldwin, and others, Black artists "have often had to leave the States in order to activate the...

The Betrayal Of Jeopardy’s Core Nerdery

Yes, the show was a traitor its audience, but worse, it ignored its own values. The system that briefly elevated Mike Richards (and still...

Sundance Labs Should Be A Model For Other Studios

"From the outside of Sundance, one is aware of the noise and glitter and glamour and all that stuff at the beginning of each...

What The Pandemic Did For Arts Organizations

Yes, it was devastating - and it also opened up the arts to many who couldn't access them before. How do we keep shows...

Artworks Mark The Anniversary Of Emancipation In Canada

But many artists and other Canadians wonder where the info is about what came before emancipation - slavery in Canada. - CBC

Teens Cash In On The NFT Art Boom

Inevitable in the TikTok-driven universe? "NFT markets like Atomic Hub, Nefty Blocks and OpenSea are filled with creators barely old enough to drive. They promote their work not...

What Should Be The Next Big Fantasy Adaptation After Game Of Thrones?

And considering that series' success - though a very rapid fall-off after the ... let's call it disappointing ... final season - why aren't...

Pat Hitchcock O’Connell, Who Brought Her Mother To The Forefront As A Co-Creator Of...

McConnell acted in a few of Alfred Hitchcock's movies, and had an acting career of her own separate from him. But "while her acting...

The Fine, Poetic Art Of Literary Name-Calling

Consider "Tricky Dick," "Slick Willy," and, of course, the recent president, that "short-fingered vulgarian." - LitHub

The Hottest, Weirdest Thing In The Game World Right Now

It's a board game. About birds. - Slate

The Future Of Live Events Is Hybrid

At least, according to the Edinburgh Book Festival's director, who says, "One thing is for certain, we are not going back to the festivals...

The Originally Unplanned Yet Very Special Holiday Episode Of Ted Lasso

Sorry, but how did they pull this off? And why Christmas in August? (Spoilers in the article. Lots of delightful spoilers.) - Los Angeles...

In New York, Everywhere’s A State Of Mind Right Now

Performers fanned out across the city to play Billy Joel's 1976 hit in a new music video meant to improve, er, New York's state...

Broadway Ticket Sales, Including For Hamilton And Wicked, Are Slow

Broadway isn't back, baby. Thanks, Delta. - CNBC

Why Reservation Dogs Is So Important For TV

Yes, it's because of all of the Indigenous rep. - NPR

The Recovery Of The Mouse

In case you were worried, Disney's doing much better now, which is possibly a good sign for the economy. - Los Angeles Times

Readers Do Love Books About Sisters

And if you're one of the legion who adore Lizzy and Jane, or Meg and Jo, or ... etc., here's a list for you....

The Coming Conservative Publishing Backlash To Racial Reckoning Books

Yeah, no thank you, a lot of Americans don't want to reckon. Better, some imprints think, to make a lot of money off of...

The Damage The ‘Nation Of Immigrants’ Rhetoric Does To The United States

"Multiculturalism was the response to civil rights demands, which required a revised narrative of U.S. history. For this scheme to work—and affirm U.S. historical...

If You See Goddesses On Bus Shelter Walls, This Is Why

Artist Martine Gutierrez plays all the parts of goddesses, queens, and other icons on bus shelters in NY, Boston, and Chicago. "I think confusion...

Leon Litwack, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Scholar Of Race In America, 91

Historian Litwack "illuminated dark corners of the American past by exploring the bitter legacy of slavery and segregation and by confronting the lingering presence...

A New Movie Centered Deaf Actors During Its Creation

Though some in the Deaf community are criticizing the new movie CODA for centering the concerns of a hearing character, the movie is (perhaps...

After Oregon Ballet Theatre Fired Its Artistic Director, The Resident Choreographer Also Left

And that's because the resident choreographer - with three upcoming ballets in the 2021-22 season - was the AD's partner." - Oregon ArtsWatch

Banksy’s Art Spree Included A Miniature Stable Left At A Model Village

The owner "said he was in a state of shock after the famed artist confirmed the model stable was one of 10 artworks left...
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