Many consumers likely don’t know the difference between a print-on-demand book and a traditionally produced paperback, at least not at first. But once you do notice, you can’t unsee it. - LitHub
It isn’t the first poem to slip the surly bonds of Earth and it won’t be the last. But its origin story is a reminder of the link between art and science, and the way inspiration flows in both directions. - The New York Times
"How ambitious? It will require raising an additional $10.5 million over the next five years to fund the expansion of live performances; the re-establishment of the resident artist program; the commissioning of new operas; the reimagining of its audience engagement programs, and more." - The San Diego Union-Tribune (MSN)
One of three "editions" of the piece, titled Comedian, by prankster conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan (he of the gold toilet titled America) sold five years ago for $120,000. The Sotheby's estimate for the work's upcoming resale is about ten times that. - CNN
She had spent decades as a TV and public radio journalist and host, and, this past February, she suddenly found herself unable to utter anything but gibberish. Here's how her neurosurgeon identified and remedied the problem and how she and the therapists recovered her ability to speak. - The New York Times
"The Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training will become part of Rowan University in New Jersey, almost four months after it was cast adrift following the sudden closure of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia." - WHYY (Philadelphia)
"The proposed design is likely to please critics who feared the renowned English firm (Foster + Partners) would build a glass dome, high-rise tower or modern-looking structure that would be out of sync with (Balboa) Park’s historic Spanish Colonial Revival style." - The San Diego Union-Tribune (MSN)
During a 2011 performance of Gounod's Faust, Wendy White was injured when a piece of scenery collapsed and she fell eight feet. In 2013 she sued for negligence, seeking compensation for lost wages, medical care, and pain. Days before the trial was to begin, the parties have settled. - The New York Times
"Can they take action now to mitigate its potentially serious consequences? Calling around, I found that many people were not eager to discuss the matter on the record, which is perhaps not surprising. But some people were willing to chat." - Artnet
"Recently, I was playing guitar and singing a cute little country ditty that required no vocal skill. My sister-in-law, who was listening, exclaimed, 'That was so beautiful. It’s the first time I’ve ever heard your real voice.' She’s been hearing me sing for 40 years." - The Atlantic (MSN)
Quibble with its gaucheness all you want, but a huge number of people have formed an opinion about Comic Sans, in the same way someone might form an opinion about art. - Slate (MSN)
"If I look at the internet, I found that I got quite depressed," the 66-year-old said. "It scared me because I started to go down a dark hole. So I try to avoid it, because it doesn't make me feel good." - BBC
"Because publishers can’t rely on surprise bestsellers like Hillbilly Elegy, they find themselves playing a game of 4-D chess every fourth fall: How can they schedule their busiest season in an attention vacuum? And more confoundingly, what should they publish in the face of an uncertain outcome?" - Esquire
A survey of 1,500 young people across the U.S. aged 10 to 24 — identified going to see a film on opening weekend as adolescents’ No. 1 preferred pastime when cost, transportation and other barriers are removed from the equation. - Los Angeles Times
“A country is only the stories it tells itself about itself.” It’s James Graham's contention that, since the 2008 financial crisis, the West has struggled to tell a coherent story about itself. We’re all living in our own realities; everything is fractured through the digital world. - The New Yorker
