VistaVision is a selling point of the new Leonardo DiCaprio One Battle After Another, or at least that’s the public relations push. “A TV set couldn’t give you the experience this format could deliver in a theater. In 2025, neither can streaming.” - The New York Times
The musician who rescued the piano says, "The irony is we want in their original state. … But to keep them in their original state, you have to do things in a modern way to preserve them.” - The New York Times
“Just three blocks from Casa Azul, the new museum centers on the artist’s family and her origins. It’s intended to be a prequel of sorts, adding intimate context and texture to what might otherwise feel like a well-known tale.” - The New York Times
831 Books truly, deeply understands its audience (you know, the audience whose dollars fund all other publishing?). “You love holding a book that almost feels like an accessory, like a fashion piece and statement.” - NPR
“The union says more than 97 per cent of its members voted in July in favour of job action after its last offer to the employer.” Then there are some accusations of a “communications breakdown.” - Vancouver Sun
“Fyodor Dostoevsky — rigorous dialectician and grand inquisitor into the human soul — is having a moment. The American ‘new right’ has enlisted the Russian author in the debate over ‘cancel culture’; simultaneously, his lesser-known works are receiving unprecedented attention among Gen Z, thanks, in no small part, to TikTok.” - Prospect (UK)
A Welsh-English bilingual version of the tragedy, called Romeo a Juliet, is about to set off on tour, ending at Shakespeare’s Globe in London – believed to be the first time Cymraeg (the Welsh language) will have been heard at the venue on the South Bank. - The Guardian
She was a career stage actress who took her first film role at 60 and her first lead at 94. Since then, she’s starred in two more features and will appear on Broadway next year. Where does she find the energy? “I don’t know, either. I just gird my loins and go!” - AP
Twenty years after founding its gala, ArtCrush, in a town where an apartment can run north of $4 million, the museum is attempting a sharp shift toward being a global institution and away from its renown as a collector’s clubhouse. - ARTnews
Richer and deeper memories appear to enhance your individuality: a thin and shallow autobiographical narrative appears to lead to a less substantial self, whereas a rich, detailed and deep autobiographical narrative appears to lead to a more substantial self. - Aeon
To understand how network late-night hosts became such critics of Trump, you have to take the long view, because their increasingly political commentary preceded the current president and happened gradually. You can trace the evolution quite neatly over the career of Jimmy Kimmel. - The New York Times
