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How Poet Jorie Graham Is Dealing With The Long Climate Emergency

Graham gives her readers the possibility of "adaptation and radical witness. Her language and poetic structure adapt to her changing world and reality, and never succumb to denial." - The Rumpus

Oh No, John Cleese, What Happened To You?

John Cleese told the BBC, on the BBC, that the BBC probably wouldn't let him speak. "In a previous appearance, also on the BBC, he expressed the... opinion that there wasn’t enough debate about issues of free speech these days. Then ... he curtly terminated the conversation." - Irish Times

Go Ahead, Buy That Piano

"Some things in life are meant to be heavy and indebting and antiquated; they are meant to demand regular and highly specialized maintenance; they are meant to bring forward the weight of the past." Hence, in adulthood, a piano. - The Atlantic

Is The Royal Society Of Arts Forcing Out Unionizing Workers?

A staffer who spoke to The Observer last week was fired, and others were told not to say anything about the union in public. "The move appears to have backfired, however, with six staff members signing up to the union last week." - The Observer (UK)

Why A Horror Film’s Number One Opening Weekend Has Renewed The Streaming Debate

Would Halloween Ends have opened bigger if it weren't also streaming on Peacock? Maybe. - Seattle Times (AP)

Los Angeles City Councilors’ Leaked Racist Audio Turns Oaxaquena Bands Into Stars

Las Cafeteras, a band, composed a love song to Oaxaca in response. One band member: "It’s now our responsibility, I think, as people of color, specifically Mexicans, Chicanos and Latinos to really take this as an opportunity to do better — to be better." - Los Angeles Times

Russian Troops Murder Conductor Yuriy Kerpatenko, Who Refused To Perform For Them

"Conductor Yuriy Kerpatenko declined to take part in a concert 'intended by the occupiers to demonstrate the so-called ‘improvement of peaceful life’ in Kherson,'" according to Kiev's culture ministry. - The Guardian (UK)

Who’s To Blame When Algorithms Promote Self-Harm?

Literally, who is responsible - legally? "A growing body of research suggests that social media platforms play a role in depression, body image issues, and other mental health challenges among users," especially young female users. - Wired

The Queen Of The Recap Podcasts

Mallory Rubin watches each House of Dragons episode three times before her two podcasts. "It would be hard to engineer a commentator better equipped for this moment, when growth-obsessed streaming services and movie studios have coaxed audiences toward the outer limits of franchise entertainment." - The New York Times

How Robbie Coltrane Made Hagrid The Heart Of Harry Potter

"Coltrane, across a decade of movies, imbued in him a depth and warmth that made him feel not just instantly memorable, but real. In doing so, he subtly pushed against the scripts’ inclinations to turn the character into mere comic relief or an adorable buffoon." - The Atlantic

Anti-Fascist, Absurdist Artist Kurt Schwitters’ Studio To Be Sold, Probably To Developers

Those attempting to preserve the space in the Lake District are having to sell due to England's budget cuts. Schwitters' "use of found objects and rubbish to create collages and surprising imagery laid the foundations for both pop art and today’s thriving conceptual art scene" - The Observer (UK)

The Trolls That Came For Amber Heard Are Coming For Angelina Jolie Now

"The Depp-Heard trial, which ended with an overwhelming win for Depp, helped create a 'playbook' for online hate against women that can now be used against women like Jolie as well as women who aren’t famous." - Vice

Eighty-Year-Old Debut Author Says The Publishing Industry Needs More Angry, Sexy Old Ladies

Jane Campbell, author of the book Cat Brushing and experienced psychotherapist: "What I wanted to say, from quite an angry point of view, was, yes, old women are totally functioning human beings." - Slate

Abstract Art’s Origins Were In Sweden

Artist Hilma af Klint's first abstract painting came years before Kandinsky's. But "she saw her art as a spiritual message to mankind. She had much bigger ambitions." And because she didn't become famous, almost all of her work is concentrated in one foundation in Stockholm - The Observer (UK)

Storied Ballerina Lauren Anderson Gets Her Story Told In Houston

"When Lauren Anderson was promoted to principal dancer at Houston Ballet in 1990, she made history as one of the first Black women to be a principal at a major American ballet company." Now, the dancer sees her own story on stage. - The New York Times

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