"Stone Mountain is a shining example of selective amnesia and Lost Cause propaganda. And the inventions of the Lost Cause bear a remarkable parallel to the campaigns of disinformation that have buttressed the belief of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists and those who support them." - Los Angeles Times
"In the New York theatre, ... the fact that these two major figures happened to be Jewish may seem inconsequential. But in the universe of post-war Britain which Pinter and Stoppard entered as young men and young writers, it was significant." - American Theatre
Siphe November, who's 23 and has risen through the ranks to become the youngest principal dancer in the National Ballet of Canada's history, "has incredible technique, ... passion he brings to each movement and a magnetic pull that draws you in while he’s onstage." - The Globe and Mail (Canada)
On The Adventures of Baron Munchausen set, "Blasts of debris exploded on the ground around me, accompanied by deafening booms that made me feel as if I myself had exploded. A log I was to run under was partially on fire. The gigantic blasts continued." - The Guardian (UK)
Photographer and writer Gioncarlo Valentine: "I was curious about how the community felt. Who liked it, and why? What has it been like for you 20 years after the show was filmed in your neighborhood? What did The Wire do — or not do — for Baltimore?" - The New York Times
The Biennale is ticking along, and controversy remains: Some Venetians "feel that the Biennale, aided by the current city government, is monopolizing space that could be used by locals to create a sustainable, year-round cultural and economic life beyond tourism." - The New York Times
By 1922, the powerful cante jondo ("deep song") of tradition had been cutesified into the cante chico heard in cafés — and a group of Andalucians led by Manuel de Falla wanted to save it. They organized a competition, the Concurso de Cante Jondo, that's remembered today as Spain's Woodstock. - BBC
Yes, it's videogame music. "When we hear this music outside gameplay, it can prove unusually moving. The first time I caught the London Video Game Orchestra in concert," one writer says, it felt like a hymn: "nostalgic and weirdly rapturous." - BBC
A child in a multilingual environment? A fair number, with no particular firm ceiling, but not, say, three dozen; there are limits. This makes intuitive sense, but here's an explanation of the reasons. - The New York Times
Kate Fowle took up her position just before the pandemic started, so the last two and a half years have been, as they say, a lot. But "just two months ago, she gave an interview to the New York Times detailing her plans" for PS1. - Artnet
The late filmmaker (Sebastiane, Caravaggio, The Last of England) wrote "Through the Billboard Promised Land Without Ever Stopping" in 1971 but never had it printed. A 10,000-word "surreal, fable-like, lyrical tale" (per the publishers), "Through the Billboard" is about a blind king and his valet traveling disguised as beggars. - The Guardian
In order to live together, and to acknowledge each other and engage each other in a democratic society, conflict is necessary. Otherwise, we risk "not just forms of suppression but also extermination, expelling and annihilating those who are viewed as the source of conflict." - Aeon
In December, 300 students and teachers from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music who had escaped the Taliban government arrived in Lisbon. After half a year, they're relieved to be safe and determined to preserve their music, but struggling to adjust and worried about their families. - PRI's The World
With Rick Caruso, developer of upscale "lifestyle centers" (that is, malls without roofs), being one of the finalists for mayor of Los Angeles, Carolina A. Miranda considers the history of shopping malls, their purposes, and how the could recover from their widely-noted decline. - Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)
Says the choreographer, who grew up in the country and has family there, "When I am in the studio, I am fully focused on the dancers and the ballet. I can still do that. But I have not choreographed since the war started." - The New York Times
