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The Challenges – And Rewards – Of Curating A Small Town Art Museum
The Sun Valley museum has no permanent collection, a small exhibition space, and an audience that’s mixed - contemporary art-fan resort visitors and local...
Creating A Full Language From A Few Words In Old Books
That was the remit for Dune, both Part One and the strike-delayed, well-reviewed Dune, Part Two. "For language constructors — conlangers, as they are...
Is This The End Of Apple’s Phone Supremacy?
The DOJ antitrust lawsuit will change the phone ecosystem. Sure, many people love Apple products - “but the federal government makes a compelling case that...
The Power Of An Oscar Changed Los Angeles Students’ Access To Music
In Los Angeles, 11 technicians work long hours repairing 6,000 public school instruments a year. "One of the last programs of its kind in...
The Cafe Where You Order Art Supplies From A Waiter
“At Happy Mediums Café, there’s nothing edible on the menu." - The New York Times
The University Ballet Program Taking An Orientalist Ballet And Plopping It In The American...
Why not? “By setting in a movie-land far west, and swapping Orientalist clichés for American ones, Chan said, the team was creating 'a...
The Charming Boldness Of Frida Kahlo’s Celebration Of Her Affair With Trotsky
"Kahlo’s red lipstick and fingernails, the yarn decorating her woven hair and blouse, and perhaps even the high blush of her cheeks are thought...
What Do New Yorkers Think About The New Museum’s Expansion?
It’s not incredibly popular, "with some viewing the project as 'hostile' and ‘corporate' when juxtaposed with the original building as well as the surrounding...
Was The Artist Of The Adultery Plaque A Really Angry Spouse, Or Banksy?
The people of Clifton have their theories about the bench plaque whose text ends with, “Yes, Roger, I knew." - The Observer (UK)
Saving Karachi’s Oldest Bookstore
"I feel like I’m fusing with the photograph. There’s even a sound in my head like a whaaaa. I feel like, Oh my God, this is...
What Happened When Hampshire High School’s Production Of The Prom Imitated The Musical’s Plot
“The student cast and crew were informed by the school district in the small town of Hampshire, an hour outside of Chicago, that they...
James McBride Is Dealing With The Overwhelming Success Of His New Novel
The author of The Color of Water and Deacon King Kong has known good sales before, but now? The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store...
Germany Adds Berlin’s Techno Scene To UNESCO Heritage List
A German nonprofit, Rave the Planet, hoped for years to add techno to the intangible cultural heritage list. Five other new German entries "include...
Tech Bros Are Such Drama Kings
"It’s hard to know whether this performative strain in tech culture reflects something essential about the industry.” But … could they just, please, for...
Publishing Should Not Rely On Gig Workers
"Look a little more closely, and ‘growing pool of freelancers’ is a terrible euphemism for ‘jobs are disappearing and more and more of us...
Minnesota Sculpture Park Sells Sculpture For Scrap
"The artist, John Hock, said he thought it was a theft and reported it to the Chisago County Sheriff's Office.” (The Franconia Sculpture Park,...
A Second Man Has Been Charged In The Theft Of Judy Garland’s Ruby Slippers
And it’s appropriately dramatic: "The indictment says Saliterman knew they were stolen, and that he threatened to release a sex tape of a...
What We Keep When We Death-Clean Our Shelves
"What is a home for if not to fill it with books? What would I do without them? I can’t get rid of these...
What Happens When You Let A Computer, Or Close To It, Write A St....
Whew, Netflix, why? "Irish Wish is a thinly veiled Trojan horse for the conservative agenda, a crypto-fascist work of art cluttered with right-wing dog whistles...
Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth Will Be Filled With Every Woman
Actually, that’s spelled Everywoman, a sculpture that will adorn London’s public art playground. The deputy mayor: "The sculpture prize has entertained and brought out...
The Gender Of Crossword Puzzles
"What kinds of intellectual work is considered worthy of our attention? What boxes have women historically been permitted to fill?” - The New York...
Everyone Needs An Oldies Station
“There’s considerable static between heaven and earth, and innocence is an oddity. We are all dancing as best we can, to the music we...
From Screen To Stage With The Broadway Writer Of The Notebook
Adapting the rom-com classic for Broadway wasn’t simple. But playwright and TV writer Bekah Brunstetter knew how to write tight. “Every single second matters...
Why Are Readers And Moviegoers So Obsessed With Stories Set In British Country Houses?
"These novels, films and TV shows set on grand estates strike us differently when most people can’t buy a flat. ... More than that, the...
To Write A Truly Great Fake Pop Song, You Need Real Songwriters
AI isn’t going to cut it, say the songwriters for the show Girls5Eva. "Though the tunes are ostensibly satirical versions of pop songs, there...
