“Speaking whale would expand our sense of space and time into a planetary song. I imagine we’d think very differently about polluting the ocean soundscape so carelessly.” - The Guardian (UK)
Hanan Issa: “Growing up, she said she never saw writing as a viable career: ‘I'm working class, raised in a council house and to me, it wasn't considered an option.’” But in 2016, the Prime Minister said something so ignorant that boom. Poetry! - BBC
Director Jamie Lloyd, who’s brought Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, and Nicole Scherzinger to Broadway, says, “It’s about creating an event rather than just a theater piece.” - Washington Post (Yahoo)
“The Equitable Payroll Fund is designed to support arts programs in dozens of small nonprofit organizations, from live theatre to orchestras, operas, chorus, and dance.” But Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget wipes all of it, 100 percent of it, away. - American Theatre
Swift knows why: "Every time a new artist tells me they negotiated to own their master recordings in their record contract because of this fight, I’m reminded of how important it was for all of this to happen.” - The Guardian (UK)
At the 20th anniversary party’s live soundtrack piano performance, “a hush swept through the room, and people held up their phones to record. Two friends held each other and cried; one took a video as the other wiped away her tears.” - The New York Times
“Six months after the blaze, more people have returned to their homes, or to the land where their homes once stood, and are assessing how to continue. How safe the post-burn areas are is an unresolved question.” - The Guardian (UK)
“In the cutthroat world of food social media, recipe photos need to look not just good but incredible. People eat with their eyes, and that applies doubly when they’re choosing recipes to make from a vast online catalog that can often feel overwhelming.” - Slate
Chains, including Joann, killed many a small local craft shop. What about online? “Crafting is an intensely tactile experience, and when you can’t see or touch supplies before buying them, the reality frequently fails to meet expectations.” - The Atlantic
Hugh Ryan says the book club isn’t just about learning history, but “they had to get people connecting to one another. ‘We're bringing a history of revolution, but we're also trying to make community.’” - Wired
The physical preparation is truly its own full-time job. Red light therapy, vocal therapy, physical therapy, a trainer, two hours of warm-up, three people to set her wig and sew her into her first costume … and then Megan Hill is on. - The New York Times
“Operators aimed the dish at Voyager 1, the world’s most distant spacecraft more than 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) away. Traveling at the speed of light, the music was expected to overtake Voyager 1 within 23 hours.” - Seattle Times (AP)
