"Sound can tell you a lot, and Seattle’s fiction podcast scene is using that powerful storytelling tool to keep audiences on the edge of their metaphorical seats during stories full of tension, passion, mystery, intimacy and more.” - Seattle Times
“With a steely command of omniscience, selective disclosure, irony, and other narrative devices, Spark re-creates in the relationship between author and reader the sadomasochistic partnership between the Almighty and his hopelessly wayward flock.” - The Atlantic
Two galleries vie to show the rejected artists’ work, of course. “People loved coming and supporting it and having another opportunity, obviously, to show their work, too.” - MPR
“Palmieri was one of the truly revolutionary figures of postwar American music, up there with Muddy and Miles and Aretha and Dolly: a musician who reshaped a genre and extended the music’s possibilities.” - The Guardian (UK)
“Only 1,500 first-edition copies were printed. Since it's a children's book, many copies are battered and worn, with few still possessing their dust cover.” - CBC
“The most interesting and fun part of this convention is away from the stage. There are hundreds of RVs, and there are jam sessions everywhere where people trade songs, musical tips.” - NPR
A zero percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes is like a 90 percent for some movie fans - a must-watch. Why? “Truly atrocious movies are preferable to those that are simply forgettable.” - BBC
Er, that was a fast update. “The new text makes minor changes to — and offers slightly fewer details than — the temporary signage.” - Washington Post (Yahoo)
But how would Austen handle one of today’s extremely normal plot lines: “If marriage is the ultimate accomplishment, or if your accomplishments all amount to marriageability, what does that mean for you if your marriage ends?” - LitHub
“Unfortunately, the audience for book reviews is relatively low and we can no longer sustain the time it takes to plan, coordinate, write and edit reviews.” - Media Nation
From Mexico’s 1976 Canoa to France’s Age of Panic from 2013, critics choose the films that show their countries, at their best, worst, and most complicated. - The Guardian (UK)
The exhibit is on state violence and resistance, and “some of the censored works reference China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other primarily Muslim ethnic groups.” - Hyperallergic
