Auerbach “grasped the unknowability of other people, the limits of love, the obstacles obstructing our longing for a secure place in the world. He wanted to convey the urgency of the insecurity that he believed was fundamental to our human situation.” - Washington Post
“Organizers from local groups ... used the international art fair as a platform to criticize the Miami Beach government, which doubled its investment in Israeli bonds to $20 million last year.” - Hyperallergic
Bernadette Peters, with whom he often worked, said, "The orchestras loved him. He had a great sense of humor and they respected his musicianship. … He knew what I was going to do before I did it.” - The New York Times
“The golden-haired Ms. Pinal, who collected more than 100 film and television credits in a career that began in the late 1940s, was known for balancing urbane glamour with saucy humor and sensuality” - and for working with Luis Buñuel on the Palme d’Or-winning Viridiana. - The New York Times
There was a time when bands could make a living. Now we’re in “an indie business landscape that’s particularly inhospitable to emerging artists looking to establish careers off their work.” - Hearing Things
The director - and actor - says that when little girls love movies, they’re told they should be actors. But “I think when little boys say they love movies, people say ‘You should be a director.’” She would like to make the messages more equal. - Variety
Alvarez, 97 when she died, won a Latin Grammy for Best New Artist in 2022. As she accepted her award, she said, “Although life is difficult, there is always a way out, and with faith and love you can achieve it. … It’s never too late.” - The New York Times
“Even if you think you are making an active choice – I am playing this song, I’m listening to this genre – the algorithm is still quietly influencing you.” Is it possible to break free, aside from abandoning the data mining app that is Spotify? - Slate
“Everything about the modern Christmas movie is so relentlessly familiar. Even the stars I don’t recognize look somehow inherently recognizable, as if they are all fitted with squinting approximations of famous faces. I’ve found myself charmed by their commitment to the bit.” - The New York Times
If there were ever an argument for dance (and a sense of humor) as a way to extend one’s life, well: Dick Van Dyke in a suit and tie, barefoot, dancing in his California backyard as he nears his 99th birthday, is it. - Vulture
“Grande and Erivo have been praised for their performances onscreen, but they have also been performing in a parallel show, making viral magic on the press tour.” - The New York Times
“The co-writers were also interested in details about the world that produced someone like Dagmar. Copenhagen in the post-WWI years was crowded and people could easily disappear.” - Time
Wow, OK, these slippers better work as claimed: “The final bid of $28 million was the largest sum spent at an auction for a piece of entertainment memorabilia, the auction house said.” - The New York Times
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found a lot of issues around Google Pay - but "says its finding that Google should be supervised doesn’t mean the company is 'guilty of wrongdoing.’” - The Verge
