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Field And Stream’s New Country Music Star Owners Have Frankly Alarming Plans For The Magazine

That is, they have plans for Field & Stream, the “lifestyle brand.” - Fast Company

Can Autumn’s Movie Slot Replicate Barbenheimer, But With Wickiator?

Marketers are leaning in. Wicked and Gladiator II, both releasing November 22, don’t seem to have the same built-in opposition, but they do have the bare minimum: A musical adored by women and gay men, versus the Roman Empire. - San Francisco Chronicle

James Corden’s Play Was Supposed To Start, But At The Men’s Euros, England’s Game Went To Penalties

Thus, the audience at the Old Vic got to watch - or hear - the penalty shootout (and its good result for England’s men’s team) before the play began. - BBC

Alice Munro’s Daughter Tells Of Abuse At Hands Of Stepfather That Her Mother Learned Of, And Denied

Andrea Munro yesterday wrote an essay for the Toronto Star detailing the abuse, her mother’s response, the ways her father (owner of Munro’s Books in Victoria) treated her, and the legal case she brought against her stepfather, who was found guilty. - The New York Times

The US Experiences A Spicy Heat Wave As Romance Bookstores Boom

“Once a niche that independent booksellers largely ignored, romance is now the hottest thing in the book world. It is, by far, the top-selling fiction genre, and its success is reshaping not only the publishing industry, but the retail landscape as well.” - The New York Times

Is Temu Ripping Off An Indigenous Beaded Earring Artist?

Uh ... is the Pope Catholic? “It's an unfortunately common experience for Indigenous artists, according to Meika Ellis, a lawyer specializing in intellectual property who's based in Ottawa.” - CBC

How A Drunk Mary Todd Lincoln Made It To Broadway

Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!’s creator and star, “has been a revered cult figure in the comedy and New York cabaret scenes for more than 15 years. But they’ve never come close to such exposure.” - Washington Post

Pop Culture Is Mired In Stucktopia

“Our new fictional nightmares are all about being trapped: mice running in an endless maze, too cowed by the complexity of the system to plow through the dead ends and find freedom.” - The New York Times

Portland Is Suggesting A Plan To Shutter Its Big Performing Arts Stage For Two Years

The front of house folks and stagehands would like to have a word - perhaps a few words. So far, no one has even asked them what they think. - Oregon ArtsWatch

Could We Stop Catastrophizing The Film Industry?

“This country has endured quite a bit of trauma in recent years, but we are not doing ourselves any favors by continually leaping from ‘problem’ to ‘end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it catastrophe’ about everything.” - Los Angeles Times

How Artists Get By In New York Isn’t Actually Romantic

Let’s not pretend it’s easy to live in one of the most expensive cities in the world, no matter what Patti Smith’s memoir says. - LitHub

Good News For Vancouver’s Ballet BC And Dancers’ Paychecks

A big donation means dancers will get paid for the entire year. The board chair: "We are extremely proud to be able to set this precedent in the hopes that it will galvanize other companies and philanthropists to provide greater support for dancers.” - Stir (Canada)

We May Be Witnessing The Renaissance Of Blu-Rays

That’s right, physical media. DVD sales are down, true - but Blu-Ray sales are climbing, and after Paramount axed the entire Comedy Central website, people may be more interested in ever than owning their own movies and TV shows. - Slate

Backstage At The National Theatre During A Reset

The reset “is the time before a show when the theatre becomes a hive of backstage buzz, as cast and crew ensure everything is in order before the audience take their seats.” One photographer described it as “pretty bonkers.” - The Observer (UK)

A Glimpse Into The Mind, And Process, Of A Famously Creative And Prolific Songwriters

Leslie Bruicusse wrote “Pure Imagination,” “Talk to the Animals,” “Goldfinger,” and so many more - and now that his papers are at the Library of Congress, interest in him is on a steep rise. - NPR

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