ArtsJournal: Arts, Culture, Ideas

Stories

Renee Victor, Voice Of Abuelita In Coco, Has Died At 88

“Victor appeared in a number of television series through her decades-long career, including as Lupita on the comedy Weeds” - but most people younger than 50 know her from her role voicing Abuelita in the 2017 movie Coco.  - The New York Times

Playing A Regal, Demanding Musician Doesn’t Make One Regal Or Demanding

Natalie Venitia Belcon "insists that in her downtime, offstage, away from journalists, she is an everyday sort of woman who prefers oversize T-shirts and yoga pants. She loves to put on her bunny slippers and watch the UFC.” - The New York Times

What’s Going To Happen When We Can Translate Animal Languages?

“Speaking whale would expand our sense of space and time into a planetary song. I imagine we’d think very differently about polluting the ocean soundscape so carelessly.” - The Guardian (UK)

How The National Poet For Wales Got From Public Housing To The Big Stage

Hanan Issa: “Growing up, she said she never saw writing as a viable career: ‘I'm working class, raised in a council house and to me, it wasn't considered an option.’” But in 2016, the Prime Minister said something so ignorant that boom. Poetry! - BBC

A New Book Aims To Help Drag Performers When They’re Under Attack

The - sadly necessary - new handbook “contains best practices for dealing with everything from online doxing to bomb attacks.” - NPR

The Man Who Brings Celebs To Broadway

Director Jamie Lloyd, who’s brought Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, and Nicole Scherzinger to Broadway, says, “It’s about creating an event rather than just a theater piece.” - Washington Post (Yahoo)

After Years Of Work, California Was Ready To Fund The Performing Arts

“The Equitable Payroll Fund is designed to support arts programs in dozens of small nonprofit organizations, from live theatre to orchestras, operas, chorus, and dance.” But Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget wipes all of it, 100 percent of it, away. - American Theatre

What Taylor Swift’s Latest Victory For Musicians And The Whole Industry

Swift knows why: "Every time a new artist tells me they negotiated to own their master recordings in their record contract because of this fight, I’m reminded of how important it was for all of this to happen.” - The Guardian (UK)

The Billion Ways Fans Love The Pride And Prejudice Soundtrack

At the 20th anniversary party’s live soundtrack piano performance, “a hush swept through the room, and people held up their phones to record. Two friends held each other and cried; one took a video as the other wiped away her tears.” - The New York Times

What Makes For A Good Summer Movie?

“A great summer movie is really like going on vacation.” - NPR

The Artists Keeping Burned-Out Altadena’s Black Arts Community Alive

“Six months after the blaze, more people have returned to their homes, or to the land where their homes once stood, and are assessing how to continue. How safe the post-burn areas are is an unresolved question.”  - The Guardian (UK)

Recipe Writers May Be Frustrating The Life Out Of Home Cooks Purely For The ‘Gram

“In the cutthroat world of food social media, recipe photos need to look not just good but incredible. People eat with their eyes, and that applies doubly when they’re choosing recipes to make from a vast online catalog that can often feel overwhelming.” - Slate

As Joann Closes, A Lament For Real Life Craft Shops

Chains, including Joann, killed many a small local craft shop. What about online? “Crafting is an intensely tactile experience, and when you can’t see or touch supplies before buying them, the reality frequently fails to meet expectations.” - The Atlantic

The Emmys Can’t Improve Unless This One Big Thing Changes

“The utopia I seek mostly just involves voters checking out shows they’re not already watching. This seems achievable!” - Vulture (MSN)

This Virtual Book Club Is Fighting Back Against The Administration’s Attempts To Erase LGBTQIA People

Hugh Ryan says the book club isn’t just about learning history, but “they had to get people connecting to one another. ‘We're bringing a history of revolution, but we're also trying to make community.’” - Wired

Our Free Newsletter

Join our 30,000 subscribers

Latest

Don't Miss

function my_excerpt_length($length){ return 200; } add_filter('excerpt_length', 'my_excerpt_length');