“The protesters interrupted the literary award ceremony in November 2023 carrying signs that read ‘Scotiabank Funds Genocide,' referring to the then-title sponsor's investment in the Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems.” - CBC
Chiung Yao "helped shape the idea of romantic love for generations,” with more than 60 novels and short story collections published, and countless movies and TV adaptations from her work. - The New York Times
“Morgan was like meeting, not a saint, but the … Muse of Curiosity. 'Ingenuity is always worth a read,' was one of her oft-repeated mantras. In essence, she viewed the act of creativity as inherently good. Something worthy of digging into.” - American Theatre
“To get in the moment takes immense concentration. And that's the first thing that usually goes. So it's not your voice, generally. And when you get tired, that's when you lose the sense of exploration, sense of play, inventiveness, all of that. ... And that's when you should stop.” - NPR
Zambian human rights activist and rapper “Samuel Miyoba, known by his stage name Smack Jay, believes that a country's music reveals a lot about its character and culture.” - BBC
Auerbach “grasped the unknowability of other people, the limits of love, the obstacles obstructing our longing for a secure place in the world. He wanted to convey the urgency of the insecurity that he believed was fundamental to our human situation.” - Washington Post
“Organizers from local groups ... used the international art fair as a platform to criticize the Miami Beach government, which doubled its investment in Israeli bonds to $20 million last year.” - Hyperallergic
Bernadette Peters, with whom he often worked, said, "The orchestras loved him. He had a great sense of humor and they respected his musicianship. … He knew what I was going to do before I did it.” - The New York Times
“The golden-haired Ms. Pinal, who collected more than 100 film and television credits in a career that began in the late 1940s, was known for balancing urbane glamour with saucy humor and sensuality” - and for working with Luis Buñuel on the Palme d’Or-winning Viridiana. - The New York Times
There was a time when bands could make a living. Now we’re in “an indie business landscape that’s particularly inhospitable to emerging artists looking to establish careers off their work.” - Hearing Things
The director - and actor - says that when little girls love movies, they’re told they should be actors. But “I think when little boys say they love movies, people say ‘You should be a director.’” She would like to make the messages more equal. - Variety
Alvarez, 97 when she died, won a Latin Grammy for Best New Artist in 2022. As she accepted her award, she said, “Although life is difficult, there is always a way out, and with faith and love you can achieve it. … It’s never too late.” - The New York Times
