Perhaps you don’t want to reward The New York Times for not settling with its digital workers (they have a handy Games site here), but if you’re feeling stressed right now, there’s a reason you’re doing crosswords somewhere (or Wordle or Connections equivalents). - The New York Times
Sure, the money’s on Percival Everett to win for his clever, excoriating James, but of the five others, four would also be worthy winners, and are worth your investment of money and/or time to read. - The Observer (UK)
“I’ll be sitting here like the Michael Jackson popcorn GIF as Jacques Audiard’s musical, a film that until now existed only in the cloistered world of prestige cinema, is instantly thrust in front of millions of streaming subscribers.” (That’s on Wednesday, in case you want to prepare yourself.) - Vulture
Nicky Hopkins has played on more than 250 albums. He’s “a keyboard colossus so dexterous he gained eager employment from nearly every star of note from the classic rock world and beyond” - but rarely, if ever, got paid enough for his music. - The Guardian (UK)
Alexey Pajitnov would love that. "Reaching the heights of a global hit like Tetris is improbable for anyone, even the creator of Tetris. But that has not stopped Pajitnov from trying." - The New York Times
“Probably there will always remain a snobbery about the optimistic; certainly there endures the belief that optimism is inherently naive.” But if you need that, buy these books in print now, we guess. - The Guardian (UK)
His manager said that the actor - who worked consistently across TV, video games, and movies, but whose first love was theatre - “gave his time and resources to aspiring actors, consistently advocating for greater representation and authenticity within the industry.” - The New York Times
"India‘s Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) is teaming with French diplomatic missions in India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives on a two-year project dubbed FISCH (France-India-Sri Lanka Cine Heritage).” - Variety
Ninety thousand Parisians died from war and starvation just a couple of years before the first Impressionist show. But “if most fans of Impressionism remain unaware of its intimacy with the horrors of what Victor Hugo dubbed ‘l’année terrible,’ it’s because the Impressionists did not picture them." - The Atlantic
Go-wan-go Mohawk “decided to write her own roles, ultimately carving out a groundbreaking career in which she told stories onstage about Indigenous people as the heroes of their own lives. She also did it while performing as a man.” - The New York Times
Of course, a lot of us accept “good enough” AI, but … maybe we can make better choices? “An AI-curated set feels like a dessert buffet. It’s all the stuff you love, and it’s great at first, but then it gives you a stomach ache after a while.” - The Verge
“The Cultural Olympiad (can’t we go back to the friendlier Arts Festival?) is special. It is the only aspect of the Olympics that needn’t be politicized or commercialized.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
