Lily Gladstone, who may win Best Actress at the Oscars, isn’t new to Hollywood, but this is a different level. “After more than two decades of acting, she has become a star, a role model, a potential engine of change. It’s a lot for anyone.” - Washington Post
Thinking about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, for instance, “to come close to the feeling and texture of war as it is lived behind the lines – and behind front doors – it is necessary to turn to the work of Ukrainian artists, writers, playwrights and filmmakers." - The Guardian (UK)
Mitchell, who was diagnosed with ALS five and a half years ago, “played three roles in three seasons on Star Trek: Discovery. The last character, Aurelio, who used a hoverchair, was created to reflect the actor’s need for a wheelchair." - MSN (Los Angeles Times)
“Garland is big on history. His passion for linking ballet to the events of the real world, past and present, is an important part of his vision." - The New York Times
They will likely not be big reflections of what will win at the Oscars - but the bittersweet Past Lives was rewarded with Best Feature and it director Celine Song with Best Director, while A Thousand and One (whose lead actor, critics say was snubbed this season) won Best First Feature. - The Hollywood Reporter
"A few attendees stepped outside to acknowledge the incident and see what was going on, but the awards show continued. Host Aidy Bryant said on stage, 'We’re at the beach and people are exercising their freedom of speech.’” - IndieWire
Before she took on roles in Italian operas at the Met, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen "soft-launched the Italian side of her voice” in recitals and with the Norwegian Opera. - The New York Times
“Some laws operate like hidden trap doors — everyone walks across the trap at one point or another, but only a handful of us actually fall through.” - The Verge
Shahani "was known for his formalist style of filmmaking and his landmark films include Tarang (1984), Khayal Gatha (1989) and Kasba (1990).” He also worked hard to help India archive and restore films via the Film Heritage Foundation. - Variety
"To live as an artist in exile is among the most glorious triumphs of human will: a spiritual victory.” But the cost is tremendously high. - The New York Times
“The scandal started when a student using the alias SquidKid47 posted an image on Reddit showing a campus vending machine error message, ‘Invenda.Vending.FacialRecognitionApp.exe,’ displayed after the machine failed to launch a facial recognition application." - Ars Technica
“The institute’s decision to continue to fight the efforts by Manhattan prosecutors to retrieve its Schiele work makes it a lone holdout among the museums and collectors who received warrants from investigators telling them they possessed stolen property." - The New York Times
“With its slender vertical fuselage and long-stalled revolving restaurant, it speaks of the hopeful futurism of the 1960s, of the white heat of technology, of Minis and miniskirts and the Beatles.” - The Observer (UK)
The cast and crew took a “granular, history-flecked tour of the place where, about 60 years earlier, S.E. Hinton’s coming-of-age story was written and set. Hinton, 75 and still a beloved local, was a star attraction." - The New York Times
