“Paramount didn’t want me to play Michael Corleone. They wanted Jack Nicholson. They wanted Robert Redford. They wanted Warren Beatty or Ryan O’Neal.” - The Guardian (UK)
“Built in just three years and inaugurated as part of the 1900 Paris world fair, the Grand Palais, a steel-and-glass monument, has a floor space covering 775,000 square feet. ... More steel went into its construction than into that of the Eiffel Tower.” - The New York Times
Helen Castor, writer about monarchs, says it has been extraordinary “to watch what happens when a leader is so consumed with the idea of power and authority as their own right that they are willing to attack and indeed break not only rules but the rule of law.” - The Guardian (UK)
Dick was a master Chilkat weaver "(Kwakwaka’wakw, Haida, Tlingit, Kootenay), whose artistry fused traditional carving, weaving, and beading practices that she learned from family members and shared with her local Haida Gwaii community.” - Hyperallergic
“Like the swells of music or the climaxes of a musical theme, stories rise and fall as they move closer to a satisfying end. In the same way dancers dance ‘with' the music, or sometimes in counterpoint, characters in a novel rise and fall with the rhythm.” - LitHub
In what would have been a shocking move merely five years ago, “many college administrators rolled out new rules this fall that include getting pre-approval for posting flyers or hosting demonstrations.” - NPR
“Seven tumultuous years in the making, the nearly four-acre campus own and have developed now has 76 studio lofts, retains its graffiti-splashed interior walls and is crowned with a steel sculpture — the Freak Beacon — inspired by the TV Tower in Berlin.” - The New York Times
“The decision to restore our print publication frequency to pre-internet levels was not made lightly, but it also seemed logical, given the strength and reach of our magazine, and the wide acclaim it receives." - The Atlantic
On Monday night, Met director Peter Gelb returned fire, strafing the Gray Lady — and its chief classical critic, Zachary Woolfe — and claiming there was “an agenda” behind the brutal review. - New York Post
Andrew Mellor: "At best, he looks like a bitter fool. It’s a shame for him, for anyone who has a modicum of respect for his talent and for anyone who has done good work with him. But it’s shameful for an industry apparently happy to sweep his abuse under the carpet." - Classical Music (UK)
The film’s legacy in pop culture is enduring. Cameron’s dark vision of the future created a cultural shock that continues to resonate to this day. “I’ll be back,” remains one of the most iconic one-liners in movie history. - The Conversation
The fact that the Academy has alighted on a deserving, interesting winner of the prize continues to be strange and miraculous, even if the twenty-first century has had far more hits than misses, many more recipients in the Doris Lessing zone—i.e., timeless—rather than the Rudyard Kipling zone—i.e., timeful (pejorative). - The New Republic
The multidisciplinary festival, which goes until late December and features 84 events spread over 60 venues, throughout Paris and its environs. Encompassing theater, dance, music, visual art and performance, it has an encyclopedic scope that arguably makes it unique in France. - The New York Times
