His director, the actor John Lithgow, said, "He was a dream to direct. ... None of us had ever worked with someone who was so happy, proud and grateful to be performing his own writing." - The New York Times
The "Return to Work" protocol has been extended through January of 2023 with the unions on board, and "other protocols including masking and testing will remain in place, a person close to the matter said. Disney may still require vaccines for some productions." - Los Angeles Times
"Both spots — the 'South Monument site' and the 'Tidal Basin site' — are extremely problematic, would lead to unnecessary expense, and would force architectural and design compromises that would diminish the potential beauty and functionality of the buildings." - Washington Post
It's not just the second Knives Out movie. "Film producers are now prepared to risk huge sums on the sort of classic crime capers that were once the preserve of Sunday afternoon television specials." - The Observer (UK)
When the American Alliance of Museums asked a volunteer committee to sign loyalty oaths and also something that meant they wouldn't criticize AAM in public, the scholars and museum directors resigned en masse. - Hyperallergic
Cellist and composer Mali Obomsawin, a citizen of the Odanak First Nation, found a recording of a first-language speaker and teacher in the archives at Dartmouth. "Our language is so melodic and rhythmic, and it was really fascinating to ... be in conversation with that on my instrument." - NPR
For instance: "For a key scene captured in a single take between Tár and a student in a lecture hall, Winke miked the actors and hid a microphone in the piano. In post, they eliminated body rustles and dips when voices go slightly off-mic." - Los Angeles Times
The 50-year-old company named Jonathan Batista, a dancer from Brazil who trained in England, as principal. He says, "It takes a lot of willingness and discipline for you to really maintain the integrity of who you are as a person." - KOMO (Seattle)
So why is a series trying to capitalize on our nostalgia for the stores? (By the way, the actual last Blockbuster in the world is in Oregon, and there's a documentary about it - also available on Netflix.) - Slate
Grumbach, "in novels, essays and literary criticism explored the social and psychic hardships of women trapped in repressive families or disintegrating marriages, and ... portrayed lesbian characters and themes in a positive light that was then unusual." - The New York Times
Or so says Spanish philologist Irene Vallejo. "This was something different in the democratisation of knowledge. They wanted to gather all the books from all cultures and make them available for everybody." - The Guardian (UK)
Unless something goes viral (probably for the wrong reason), it's difficult for arts writing to get traction - and Twitter was, until two weeks ago, a good way to find an audience. But what now? The L.A. Times' arts and culture writers have thoughts. - Los Angeles Times
It's not pretty. "HBO Max subscribers are apparently watching a small selection of shows like Friends, The Big Bang Theory, and Two and a Half Men far more than a lot of the platform’s original programming." - The Verge
"While some are demolished to make way for developments or apartment blocks, others are transformed into childcare centres, yoga studios and libraries. Those rezoned for residential use often come with multimillion-dollar price tags." - The Guardian (UK)
