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What Is Up With The Pirate Flag Iconography Of Gen-Z Protestors?

The ubiquity of the flag is down to anime, you see. Specifically, young people waving the flag from Nepal to Madagascar to the Philippines - and even to the U.S. - are referencing the show One Piece. - NPR

The United States’ Shameful, Accelerating Half-Century Of Book Banning

“In the long, ignominious history of American book banning, portrayals of sex have been cited again and again as beyond the pale for schools and libraries, but in recent years the list of forbidden topics has grown.” - The Atlantic

Remember When The United States Senate Went After Prince And Madonna?

Sure, McCarthyism mostly ended (until, well, now) in the late 1950s, but in the 1980s, Madonna and Prince scared some adults so much that they got funding from Coors Beer and the Beach Boys, and went after popular musicians. - The Guardian (UK)

Artists Don’t Feel Better About Spotify Just Because Founder Daniel Ek Sort Of Stepped Down

One artist who removed his music: “Spotify is going to have to make Herculean efforts to roll back tons of damaging choices they’ve introduced to their platform over the years. I don’t see that happening.” - The Verge (Archive Today)

Idea: Artistic Directors Should Create, Not Control, Space

“For theatre to remain ambitious, kinetic, and meaningful, we can’t let institutional constraints like funding models or planning cycles become barriers to fresh perspectives, and I can’t allow my personal preferences to overrule or narrow the choices of the many artistic directors who produce in our venue.” - American Theatre

Which Horse Will Netflix Ride To The Oscars, And Other Important Awards-Watch Considerations

“The air is getting chilly, the leaves are starting to turn, and Oscar geeks are analyzing the buzz out of Venice, Telluride, and Toronto like tea leaves at the bottom of a mug.” - Vulture (MSN)

How Nexstar And Sinclair Lost Their Game Of Chicken

“Sinclair and Nexstar may be potent media players, but they would have run into serious problems if they had preempted Kimmel’s show for an extended period of time.” Also, there’s Monday Night Football. - The Atlantic

You Thought The Emmys Were Over?

Heck no. Meet the International Emmys, where - no surprise - Netflix leads all contenders in number of nominations. - Variety

The Seven Steps To Being A Good Literary Citizen

Those who love books in this rough time should probably do a little more to keep the literary community going. For instance: “Give yourself permission to enjoy things. And remember that being earnest is best.” - LitHub

A Rough Weekend For The US Box Office

Well, at least a Taylor Swift movie is coming along in a few weeks. - Seattle Times (AP)

What Comedians In The US May Have To Do Next

Kiss the ring. Be a “Kremlin star.” Or face life without a broadcast deal (which, let’s face it, is the common fate of most artists in any case). - The New York Times

Meta Allegedly Uses Insta Photos Of Girls In School Uniforms As Bait For Men To Join Threads

The internet is going so well. “The images were all of schoolgirls in short skirts with either bare legs or stockings. … Meta, the $2tn (£1.5tn) company based in Menlo Park, California, said the images did not violate its policies.” - The Guardian (UK)

Money Struggles And Retrenchment Plague Regional Theaters — But Not Milwaukee Rep

Chris Jones has a look at the company’s three-theater headquarters, which has just undergone an on-time, on-budget $80 million renovation, and at the programming and engagement strategies which help maintain Milwaukee Rep’s growing audience base and healthy finances. - Chicago Tribune (Yahoo!)

Louvre Discontinues Tours Guided By Nintendo 3DS

“For the past decade, visitors to the Louvre could rent a Nintendo 3DS console for personalized tours, audio commentary and additional information about more than 700 artworks at the famed Paris museum. Now, the Louvre is getting rid of the handheld gadgets” — because Nintendo has stopped making them. - Smithsonian Magazine

We Want Retro Movies, And We Want To See Them In Cinemas

Is a showing of Back to the Future or Jaws something like a ballet company’s Nutcracker - dependable money for a theatre, with a nostalgic gloss for audience childhoods or young adult lives? - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

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