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Since The Time Traveller’s Wife Was Published, Its Author Has Become Famous – And, She Says, Radicalized

"In early scene in the new book involves a group of neo-Nazis at a house party. When she was writing it, few people believed the US would witness a resurgence of neo-nazism." - The Guardian (UK)

Remember When San Francisco Had A Working Waterfront?

This museum sure does. - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)

At Rehearsal With The Los Angeles Ballet

"Rehearsal is formally a space where you practice a role; informally, it is where, in the background moments, you rehearse your version of yourself." - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)

A Three-Year Arts Launchpad In Boston Provides A Path For Smaller Arts Groups

The Boston Center for the Arts Launchpad "is meant to provide both an anchor and a resource without restricting what each company might create." - Boston Globe

How Relevant Is Goya?

Scarily so. "Goya’s works depict the society of his time with criticism, and some images are no different to modern-day situation." - The New York Times

Sarah Schulman Also Predicted This

Writer and activist Schulman: "People raised to dominate are told – and taught – that they should never feel uncomfortable. If you ask them to question themselves or reflect on how they relate to others, it’s as if you’re attacking them, mistreating them." - El País English

Why Do Opera Singers Quit?

Andrew Potter says it's the money. "We just have to start telling the truth, and that is that unless you're in the top 1- or 2% of singers in the world, this is not something that you'll be able to sustain a family with." - NPR

Yes, Having A Gay, Theatre-Loving Uncle Can Help You Find Your Way In New York

"The play twines the story of Ryan’s relatively easy coming out with Charlie’s fraught experience a generation earlier, when his parents took a painfully long time to accept him as gay." - The New York Times

If The Ellisons Think This Is Going To Be Easy, They Need To Read Some Hollywood History

Skydance "must braid together two huge film studios (housing nine film labels), four streaming services, three TV production studios, three animation units and more than 50 television networks, including two prominent news organizations." - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

Please, No More Articles On The End Of Reading

Just stop. We know, already. Got anything new to say? - Slate

Why We Need A Four (Or More) Hour Documentary About Elon Musk

"This small group of people has tried to basically run a con on all of us. 'We’re doing this out of the goodness of our own hearts. We’re making the world better.' No, you’re padding your bottom lines and all you care about is you." - The New York Times

How To Become The Queen Of Romantasy

Simply generate "the raw fiber of old myths woven into new stories, processed through the internet, refined into audiobooks, ... which drive fans back to bookstores, where they can buy a keepsake hardcover" and, if they're lucky, "drink themed cocktails in ACOTAR-inspired ball gowns at midnight." - The Atlantic

It’s ‘Stop Giving Literary Prizes To Stories With AI Flags’ Time, Again

"That this narrator has all the personality of a chatbot is probably not coincidental." Ouch.  - The Atlantic

This Comedian Claims He Didn’t Mean To Slash The Income Of 800 People

And yet: "Hundreds of working-class comedians have lost a key source of income and exposure, while wealthy celebrity comics take up their airspace" on SiriusXM. - CBC

Piero Lovers Never Get Stuck In Florence

Not that "stuck in Florence" is so awful, but for full Italian Renaissance Master love, you have to travel. - The New York Times

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