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January Is Getting Some Humdingers Of Literature Translated Into English
The round-up includes books translated from French, Danish, Bulgarian, and Japanese, but the critic says, “for my money, contemporary Chinese writing is the most...
Critics Choice Winners Make It Seem Like It’s The Year For One Battle After...
So, did everyone in Hollywood simply forget Sinners? (No: Ryan Coogler won for Best Original Screenplay.) - The New York Times
A Year Of Not Listening To AI-Generated Music
“Resistance was easy. Uncomplicated, too. Like so many who have grown skeptical of AI, I value my life. I don’t want AI-generated music taking...
It’s Still Really, Really Hard For A Woman To Get A Directing Job
The current political climate isn’t helping. “Women in the film industry now find themselves in uncharted territory. … Hollywood has never needed permission to...
How To Be A Busy Opera Singer
Singers can specialize, or they could be like mezzo Marina Viotti, who was a heavy metal singer and who sang at the opening of...
At The Palm Springs Film Festival, The Message Is Simple
Leonardo DiCaprio (not present for the most global military of reasons) said via a prerecorded speech, “Movies still matter, not content, but cinema. Stories...
How Espresso Fueled The Rise Of Modernity
“Milanese café owner Achille Gaggia cracked the code after WWII, with a small, steamless lever-driven machine that upped the pressure to produce the concentrated brew that is what...
What Music Superfans Will Do For Memorablia
Don’t worry, Beethoven fans did it first. - The New York Times
You’ve Watched The Oscar Bait, And Now It’s Time For Something Else
Drum roll … for the worst movies of 2025. - Washington Post (Archive Today)
Want A Great Year? Dance – In Public
“The strength required by dance admits vulnerability, and proves that fluidity, not rigidity — movement, progress, exchange — is beauty. It is a courtship...
Violinist Sues Performer Will Smith For Sexual Harassment And Wrongful Termination
Brian King Joseph wrote on social media, "Getting fired or getting blamed or shamed or threatened or anything like that, simply for reporting sexual...
The Upside Down Experience Of Seeing Stranger Things At An Otherwise Dead Mall
“I saw entire families, many in pajamas. Friends young and old. Lots of couples. There were Hellfire Club T-shirts, Demogorgon crowns and popcorn buckets...
We’re Living Through The Last Days Of The Southern Drawl
Alert: The drawl wasn't actually that old. "For white speakers ... the peak southern accent was among ‘Baby Boomers born right after World War...
The Addictive Folk Art Of Firewood Stacking
“Firewood stacking can be a folk art, with master stackers using different-colored or -sized pieces to make patterns on the side of a straight stack....
If You’re Planning To Write A Novel This Year, Elizabeth McCracken Has Some Advice...
“Ambition is everything. Fiction isn’t ballet. It’s not marathoning. You don’t have to start small, with drills or exercises; there’s nothing you need to perfect before...
Ireland’s Ancient Musical Laments Meet The 21st Century
In disguised artist Róis’s 2025 Irish-language album, she merged “experimental, electronic production with traditional singing ... drew inspiration from ancient mourning practices." -...
In Case You Want To Begin The Year With Pleasant Frissons Of Schadenfreude
Here are the most scathing book reviews of last year. Ouch. - LitHub
Playing Dorothy Parker Isn’t Hard For An Actor Who’s Sometimes Been The Only Woman...
Julie Halston, who’s playing Parker in mid-January: "Theater is my church and in its noblest form, theater is a service. It is a place...
Washington State Movie Theatres Must Now Offer Open Caption Screenings
The new state law also requires cinemas “to clearly identify those screenings in their advertising.” Those who aren’t in the Deaf or hard of...
Some Actors Become Super Directors
Others, not so much. Just take a look at Kate Winslet’s debut. - Salon
Pamela Colman Smith, The Artist Behind The Bestselling Tarot Deck Of All Time
Perhaps unsuprisingly, The NYT didn’t give Colman Smith an obit when she died in the 20th century. But now: “An occult scholar ... commissioned...
Actor Miranda Otto On Mistakes And That Scene In Lord Of The Rings
And by “that” scene, we mean the stew scene, of course. - The Guardian (UK)
What Is John Mayer Planning To Do With Henson Studios?
Mayer and his business partner, filmmaker McG, have renamed it Chaplin Studios, and they’re not thinking small. “We’re doing our best to create kind...
Australian Teens And Their Parents Wonder If This Yearslong TV Project Will Ever Be...
“Future Fixers was billed as a glossy, family-friendly reality series. ... The show was part Shark Tank, part Lego Masters, and explicitly designed to put girls in...
What It’s Like For An Opera Singer To Retire From The Met
“Singers are tested by every performance, year after year. We are trained to make it look easy. It is never easy. We live through...
