Most of the new Japanese words relate to food, but there’s also art, including “kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by joining pieces back together and filling cracks with lacquer dusted with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, highlighting the flaws in the mended object." - The Guardian (UK)
Because of course they are. For instance: "Spray painters still add political messages to the mosaic of artwork in east London. But they are nestled between more commercial interests: hand-painted campaigns sponsored by L’Oréal, Sky and Adidas." - The New York Times
Of course, the author of Alice in Wonderland embraced the joys of sleeplessness. “For Carroll, waking and dreaming were not quite the opposites they seem to be. And since he believed dreaming to be a source of creativity, it follows that to him, sleeplessness might also be useful." - Slate
“We are positively drowning in shows about the glitzy world of the well-to-do that I can only—facetiously, of course—describe as being catnip for a gay man with a streaming subscription." - Slate
As the popular author’s books get turned into a TV series and a movie, she says, "It does feel like an answer to a prayer. … I just feel like I can almost see God smiling.” - The New York Times
The director of the new movie Civil War says that "his varied, inchoate anxieties took the shape of one underlying concern: 'It’s polarisation. You could see that everywhere. And you could see it getting magnified.’" - The Guardian (UK)
A former Hiroshima mayor: "From Hiroshima's standpoint, the horror of nuclear weapons was not sufficiently depicted. … The film was made in a way to validate the conclusion that the atomic bomb was used to save the lives of Americans." - CBC
After a strong start, the Georgia Legislature “rejected a bill that would have limited how much the state can spend on tax incentives for film and TV production, reaffirming the increasingly popular production hub’s position as one of California’s biggest rivals." - Los Angeles Times
"The venue said the cancellation followed "recent publicity" after a letter from the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester (JRCGM)." - BBC
Rohrwacher, who made the Oscar-nominated short Le Pupille, says, "Maybe my films are not perfect — maybe a machine could do that, but that’s not what I’m after. … What I’m after is making films that are alive and that are full of life." - MSN (Los Angeles Times)
Or maybe never found it. "The problem with Warhol ... is that his art doesn’t lend itself to extended aesthetic contemplation. Once you’ve seen Brillo Boxes or his soup cans once, you’ve seen them enough." - Hyperallergic
She oversaw the production of 9 to 5, helped produce Grace and Frankie, and got the HBO movie Recount made in 2008 - and much, much more in her life of activism for women in the industry. - The New York Times
Disney on Wednesday reached a settlement in Florida and will no longer seek to retain its self-governance of Walt Disney World, a stunning turn in a battle with DeSantis that stretched more than two years. - Politico
