“Han was not prepared for her new status as national hero. ‘Too much attention is not very good for writers,” she says. … ‘You need anonymity, to be able to take a stroll in the street. You really need your calm inside.’” - The Guardian (UK)
As commercial theatre recovers from the holidays, experimental theatre is amped up. "January is this incredible crush of everyone doing everything all the time, and by the seat of everyone’s pants." - The New York Times
“In modern reality, most media are streamed, digitized, and easily vaporized; not so much owned as leased; pockmarked with ads and often tweaked (or falsified) via AI. In modern fiction, meanwhile, vintage media have emerged as tactile objects that symbolize integrity.” - The Atlantic
Case thinks that "if her upbringing had been stable, ‘I would have been a much better musician, because I’d have started earlier – I would have had people backing me up and some sort of safety to experiment.’” - The Guardian (UK)
“The surreal, Renaissance-influenced composition of broken bodies, ominous hooded figures and tools of cruelty was crumbling and faded. Whole sections of the piece were missing. The patio was being used to store chairs.” - The New York Times
One producer says, “Unfortunately, the talent isn’t really stimulated in the Netherlands in the right way, and there is a definite lack of ambition, focus and perseverance.” - Variety
"I never applied for any competitions before. … And I think when I saw this, I was like, ‘OK, if I’m going to try once in my life to apply for something, it should be this. Because there’s nothing bigger, more historic or incredible.” - The New York Times
An employee said, “Decades worth of taxpayer-funded reports and analysis gone in an instant. … We have no idea what is happening behind the scenes or what will be back, when, and in what form.” - Wired
“‘Anyone can make a smart frock,’ she said. … 'It’s much more difficult to make people from the past who are wearing ordinary clothes look real.’” - The New York Times
“Alone among the Oscar categories, International Film puts people who are not in the Academy in charge of what Academy members can and cannot nominate. This has been an especially hot topic the past three seasons.” - Vulture
"Developed by Hangzhou Yushu Technology, also known as Unitree, the robots kept up with the beat of a Chinese folk dance and danced with red handkerchiefs. They spun the handkerchiefs in circles, tossed them into the air, and caught them again with precision, drawing applause from the audience." - Business Insider
The Royal Ballet School (RBS) has reached a financial settlement with a former student, who said the body-shaming she experienced while at the elite institution has left her with lifelong psychological damage. - BBC
"In addition to being the most compelling conflict between France and Mexico since the Battle of Puebla, Johanne Sacreblu is the critique of shallow Hollywood representation I’ve been waiting for. .. (It) also models what media criticism can look like when there’s general fatigue with 'call-out culture.'" - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!)
Both Sashas are exceptional virtuosos. Neither is particularly demonstrative. But Malofeev, now 23, can become a keyboard demon. Kantorow, on the other hand, is more a genius of the genteel. He keeps his cool in a downpour; he keeps his cool with Rachmaninoff. - Los Angeles Times
