That's exactly what the London-based collective Gafa, run by Samoan-British singers, is doing for the next four Saturdays, in a costumed concert staging. The concept is that, like the Norse gods, the old Polynesian gods are facing their twilight as Europeans arrive. - The Guardian
“Afterlives,” which explores the brutality of Germany’s colonial rule in East Africa, came out in Britain in September 2020 and was hailed as a masterpiece. But it failed to reach a wide readership and wasn’t even published in the United States. - The New York Times
It's not as simple as Urdu=Muslim and Hindi=Hindu. Not only did the two languages — which share all their grammar and most of their vocabulary — develop in tandem, but Hindi got many of its most basic features, including its name, via Urdu from Persian. - Scroll (India)
Really, it's the same things as with any other theater: good actors with good material matter more than special effects. As Halloween approaches, Alexis Soloski talks with actors at two notable attractions about what works. - The New York Times
Monday Aigbe has a statue of his ancestor in the middle of his complex, where craftsmen continue to cast bronzes and carve sculptures and ornamented doors using traditional methods. He's eagerly awaiting the return of his great-grandfather's artwork. - BBC
"Like much of talk radio, The Ramsey Show sits in a murky zone between journalism and entertainment. It is not quite a news program, religious service, reality show, infomercial, or financial advice; it is somehow all five." - Columbia Journalism Review
The Donnelly Foundation surveyed 91 of its grantees (organizations with budgets under $1 million) and found that 44% of them either can't return to in-person performances this season or are unsure if they should. Among the issues: venues too small for social distancing. - MSN (Chicago Tribune)
The Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Selo near St. Petersburg, where Nicholas, Alexandra, and their five children lived before being shipped off to Yekaterinburg to die. The decade-long restoration required an astonishing amount of detective work to determine the original colors and patterns. - The New York Times
The legislation bans any film deemed against the national security interests of the People's Republic of China, with violators subject to three years in prison and $130,000 in fines. The law is expected to hasten the decline of Hong Kong's once-vibrant movie industry. - The Hollywood Reporter
I start to question things I should’ve been questioning harder, earlier. Do we need this stuff? Why does recreational screen slaughter remain America’s number most influential cultural export? - Chicago Tribune
Revenue of $1.28 billion was up 37%. Twitter sales are advertising based and saw U.S, total sales up 45% to $742 million and ad sales up 51%. - Deadline
The attacks on so-called “gender ideology” have grown in recent years throughout the world, dominating public debate stoked by electronic networks and backed by extensive rightwing Catholic and evangelical organizations. - The Guardian
When it comes to writing, naming is one of the more fun problems of fiction, perhaps especially speculative fiction, where names can be as elaborate, archaic, or invented as the imaginative worlds they inhabit. - LitHub
So it’s an exhibition with a pointed moral agenda. But it’s not preachy or obvious. It’s smart, it’s thoughtful, and it’s visually compelling. - Washington Post
There's a "danger of treating the car as an art object in itself. It may be art, but it’s a very different kind of art than the art that is made about cars." - Washington Post
