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This Australian Ballerina Was About To Embark On A Career In Europe

Then a seemingly random, deeply senseless knife attack nearly killed her. Now she tells the story of her recovery and return to dance in a documentary. - West Australian

Book Banners Don’t Want Anyone, Including Adults, To Be Able To Read Romance Novels

Say it with us: It’s not about the children. - Book Riot

What Parents Lose When They Don’t Read To Their Kids

Yes, a decline in reading with kids “suggests a missed opportunity for parents to instill in their children an early love of reading.” But there’s so much more. “Reading aloud to my children was ... a way to guide them as they started to understand the world.” - The Atlantic

Anime Fans Hate Live-Action Remakes

But studios keep churning them out. “On the one hand is a discerning fandom and on the other hand, an irresistible opportunity to find new audiences.” - BBC

Writers’ Retreats Are Growing Ever More Luxurious, And Expensive Too

Who can afford this? And yes, writers’ retreats “have long been a staple of creative life,” but “you don’t need an approved writing sample to go on these luxury retreats. All you need is cash and time.” - Slate

When You’ve Sold Millions Of Books About Your Perfect Life, And That Life Changes Dramatically, What Do You Do?

You write about the imperfections, of course, even when a New York Times interviewer is so doubtful about your narrative that he says, “Help me through my skepticism.” - The New York Times

Food Writer Mark Bittman Is Ready To Make No Money

The author of How to Cook Everything also, it turns out, has some ideas about how to feed everyone. - Fast Company

The Rise Of Margaret Qualley

“Qualley is exhilaratingly unpredictable, a star who clearly cares more about the art she’s making than the fame it brings her. And maybe that’s because, when she’s working, she’s leaving it all on the floor.” - Salon

Ozzie Rodriguez, Archivist For Off Off Broadway, Has Died At 81

Rodriguez was an actor, playwright, and director for La MaMa, but then he "carved out a unique role in the avant-garde theater world by maintaining its vast archive of costumes, scripts, props and other ephemera, tracing more than 60 years of history.” - The New York Times

No, That’s Not A New Album By Your Favorite Artist

It’s AI slop. Sadly, though, "people have been hoodwinked by it.” - BBC

Can An Art Exhibit Fight The Power?

That’s the question Miami artists are asking in an anti-Alligator Alcatraz show that is an attempt to create "an activating power,” not "just going to have the work sit here.” - Hyperallergic

When An AI-Generated Image Passes The So-Called Visual Turing Test, What Next?

"If a machine creates a song that brings a person to tears, does it matter that the machine felt nothing? Where does the meaning of art truly reside – in the mind of the creator or in the heart of the observer?” - The Conversation

Smell Test: Something About This Malevich Painting Story Doesn’t Add Up

No, really: What kind of weird, involved scheme is this, and can we trace it back to Stalin? - BBC

Three Pittsburgh Theatres Say They’re On The Brink Of Collapse

“Three of Pittsburgh’s most venerable troupes announced they are looking into ways they might join forces to survive. The announcement by Pittsburgh Public Theater, City Theatre and Pittsburgh CLO came in the form of an email to subscribers and other supporters.” - WESA (Pittsburgh)

In An Era Of Getting Everything On Our Small Screens, We Still Love Stadium Concerts

But why? Truly, in - for instance - the Stade de France, with 80,000 other people, how is the moment at all good, musically speaking? - CBC

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