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If You’re Good At Reading, Your Brain May Be Different
But it’s not just a larger temporal lobe that correlates to reading - it’s also the auditory cortex. “Isn’t reading mainly a visual skill?...
The Performance Art Of Sign Language Poetry
Sign language poetry, which is similar to but not the same as American Sign Language, is "a well-established artistic form within Deaf culture that...
How A Classic Lily Tomlin Film Finally Found Its Way Back To The Public
“Tomlin is proudest of the live Broadway production, but grateful that the 1991 film has been restored. ‘You’re never satisfied,’ she said. ‘That’s...
Rick Steves Still Loves Getting Out Into A World That He, Yes, Still Loves
“Culture shock is a constructive thing. It’s the growing pains of a broadening perspective. ... I want to go home a little bit different,...
The Golden Globes Nominations Are Out
And Emila Pérez is in. Of course, “the Globes have been in turmoil since 2021,” and last year’s ceremony was a rushed stinkbomb of...
What It’s Like To Give Up On A Book
For a writer, that is. For a reader, it’s much easier. But when you’ve written 600 pages and you have a book contract? Yikes....
Lesbian Pulp Fiction Thrived In The Queerphobic Fifties And Sixties
“The phenomenon of the lesbian pulp paperback — and it was a phenomenon, both culturally and financially — … was both problematic and pioneering,...
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like
“Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments.” Now...
Why Can’t We Just Enjoy Nice Book Reviews?
“Some of the critics’ critics miss the old days because they conflate harshness with honesty. This logic assumes that most nice reviews are written...
Charges Dropped Against Most Of The 2023 Protesters At Canada’s Giller Prize
“The protesters interrupted the literary award ceremony in November 2023 carrying signs that read ‘Scotiabank Funds Genocide,' referring to the then-title sponsor's investment in...
The Election May Be Reshaping The Oscars Race
"Feel-good movies with messages of tolerance and redemption ... are on the rise.” - Washington Post
The Woman Who Brought Romance Novels To Prominence In Taiwan Has Died At 86
Chiung Yao "helped shape the idea of romantic love for generations,” with more than 60 novels and short story collections published, and countless...
Ranking Netflix’s Attempts To Horn In On Hallmark
Is that … Kristin Chenoweth of Wicked fame? - CBC
Taylor Mac’s Tribute To His Collaborator Morgan Jenness
“Morgan was like meeting, not a saint, but the … Muse of Curiosity. 'Ingenuity is always worth a read,' was one of her oft-repeated...
What Your Favorite Audiobook Narrators Have To Say
“To get in the moment takes immense concentration. And that's the first thing that usually goes. So it's not your voice, generally. And when...
A Human Rights Activist Says Music Is The Best Way To Bring About Change
Zambian human rights activist and rapper “Samuel Miyoba, known by his stage name Smack Jay, believes that a country's music reveals a lot about...
Contemplating Frank Auerbach’s Work
Auerbach “grasped the unknowability of other people, the limits of love, the obstacles obstructing our longing for a secure place in the world. He...
Activists Protest Outside Art Basel Miami
“Organizers from local groups ... used the international art fair as a platform to criticize the Miami Beach government, which doubled its investment in Israeli bonds...
Marvin Laird, Who Conducted Broadway Shows And Wrote The Music For Ruthless, Has Died...
Bernadette Peters, with whom he often worked, said, "The orchestras loved him. He had a great sense of humor and they respected his musicianship....
Benjamin Britten Acted In Cinderella, And Prokofiev Went Ice Skating
How was the Christmas season for Europe’s great composers? - Classical Music
Silvia Pinal, Golden Age Star Of Mexican Cinema, Has Died At 93
“The golden-haired Ms. Pinal, who collected more than 100 film and television credits in a career that began in the late 1940s, was known...
You’ll Never Guess How Indie Rock’s Boom Went Disastrously Bust
There was a time when bands could make a living. Now we’re in “an indie business landscape that’s particularly inhospitable to emerging artists looking...
Olivia Wilde Wants To Change The Childhood Narratives Around Film
The director - and actor - says that when little girls love movies, they’re told they should be actors. But “I think when little...
Angela Alvarez, Great-Grandmother Who Won A Grammy At 95, Has Died
Alvarez, 97 when she died, won a Latin Grammy for Best New Artist in 2022. As she accepted her award, she said, “Although life...
How To Detach Your Musical Taste From Spotify’s Algorithm
“Even if you think you are making an active choice – I am playing this song, I’m listening to this genre – the algorithm...
