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Kids Are Seeing Cute, Friendly Robots In Media
Alarmingly, “these stories seem to be doing an inordinate amount of work to help children feel warm toward the technologies that increasingly dominate our...
So Many People Are Taking Photos Of Movie Screens Right Now, But Why?
“When people post photos from movie theaters they are ostensibly doing it for their online communities, but they are ignoring the communal experience they...
As Awards Season Swings Into High Gear, Los Angeles Is Running Out Of Screening...
“The bigger venues are so desirable that studios and distributors will put holds on them a year in advance, sometimes before they even know...
The OED’s Word Of The Year Isn’t Very Cheery
At least, at the OED. "It’s been quite a journey for “brain rot,” which triumphed over a shortlist of contenders including 'lore,’ 'demure,' 'romantasy,'...
The English Are Responsible For Wrecking The Planet, Says An Award-Winning Novelist
Amitav Ghosh says, “The planetary crisis, in the broadest sense, … has been brought about by a story: a story of endless profit,...
Peggy Caserta, Who Wrote And Then Disavowed A Tell-All Book About Janis Joplin, Has...
Caserta and Joplin bonded over a pair of jeans. “The two became fast friends, occasional lovers and then dope-shooting comrades, even as their fortunes...
This Major Pop Concert, Which Took Place In The Video Game World Of Fortnite,...
“This one featured a cast of four different artists: Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice, and the late Juice WRLD. And it turned each one...
Why Alfonso Cuaron Did A Harry Potter Movie, And Why He Didn’t Go For...
The studio was shooting the Bond action sequences away from the rest of the film, and Cuarón felt weird about that: "I learned the...
How To Write For Kids
First, throw away the butterflies and rainbows, says Maggie O’Farrell. - The Guardian (UK)
It’s Never Too Late To Learn An Instrument
For one thing, it’s good for your brain. “Plenty of research shows that adults could benefit from playing music. Doing so is neuroprotective.” -...
Bringing Fanny And Alexander To Life As An Opera
The TV series version of Fanny and Alexander is more than five hours long, but the opera (perhaps sadly) has to be shorter. “The...
Bringing A War Refugee’s Fairytale To Life
"The author was Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, just 23 years old when his novel was published in 1938 and a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany....
This 1992 Movie Entirely Changed The Way Movies Look
“A screwball mélange of satire, slapstick and gonzo body horror, would have been notable enough for starring two Oscar-winning actresses, Meryl Streep and...
Elite Athletes Are In Serious Copyright Trouble
“Athletes, coaches, and choreographers are now facing the fact that they’ve been unintentionally breaking the law nearly every day, through the music that soundtracks...
What Does A Botany Professor Do After Her Book Becomes A Surprise Smash Hit?
Robin Wall Kimmerer takes her students out on two-week-long foraging field trips, plants trees that will better meet the climate changing nature of her...
The Good Friday Agreement Included Equality Of Expression For All Sides, Including Rap Groups
And that is why “Irish-language rap trio Kneecap have won their case against new Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch after she blocked an arts...
Hollywood’s Addiction To Sequels Is Going To Kill The Future Of Hollywood
In 10 years, they’ll be making sequels to what, exactly? - Variety
Canada’s Largest Publishers Have Had It With OpenAI
And they’re filing a major lawsuit over copyright violations. "The suit was filed by several leading Canadian media companies, including the owners of the National...
How To Win The Best Picture Oscar
If your cast is a big, happy family - or at least looks like on on Instagram - you’ve exponentially increased your chances. -...
Hal Lindsey, Author Of The Late, Great Planet Earth, Has Died At 95
Lindsey was “a onetime Mississippi Delta tugboat captain who became a campus preacher and improbably vaulted to fame and riches by writing that the...
We All Need To Apologize To LMM
Everyone who made fun of Moana - and that’s a lot of us - needs to beg forgiveness. Why? “The music of Moana 2 is the...
Does Music Have A Future In Health Care?
Tech folks would like to think so. "Soon, you'll have the option to subscribe to music on demand where the ‘demand’ comes from your...
What Maggie Nelson Likes About Emma Corrin, And Vice Versa
Corrin: "The vulnerability was always the hook for me.” - The New York Times
How Period Films’ Composers Use Odd Instruments To Recreate Sounds Of Their Times
For instance, for Nickel Boys, "Composers Alex Somers and Scott Alario recorded traditional instruments, children’s choirs and even the sounds of toys, then processed...
Her Name Turned Into ‘Moana’ When She Was Fourteen
Even her teachers called her that instead of her name. But Auli’i Cravalho now says, "I’m looking forward to directing, to producing, to starting...
