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That Time Al Pacino Almost Got Fired From The Godfather

“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)

Art Basel Paris Is Taking Place In One Of The City’s Most Glorious Stages For Culture

“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

This Historian, For One, Would Rather Not Live In Quite Such Interesting 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)

The Music Documentary Has Been Popular For Years

But it’s having a serious identity crisis right now. - Slate

Kerri Dick, Weaver Of Wonders, Has Died At 41

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

Fiction Writers Can, And Should, Learn From Dance

“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

College Campuses Seem To Be Leaving Their Support For Free Speech In The Past

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

Dreamtroit Aims To Give Artists Low-Cost Places To Live In Motor City

“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

Why Did Gustav Klimt Use So Much Gold Leaf?

Turns out, it ran in the family. - Artnet

Back To The Future: The Atlantic Magazine Returns To Monthly Print

“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

Met Chief Slams New York Times Chief Music Critic

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

John Eliot Gardiner Undercutting His Old Ensembles Is Disgraceful, And So Are The Presenters Going Along With It

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)

Why 1984’s “Terminator” Movie Still Resonates Today

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

How The Nobel Literature Prize Keeps Getting It Right

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

When All Of Paris Is A Festival

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

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