Google's demonetizing of a popular conservative streamer's videos for her deadnaming and misgendering of trans folks marks a new stage for the company (one that's the opposite of where Twitter is heading). - Fast Company
"Audience members reserve a time slot and are paired with dance artists through a lottery system. 'Maybe we don’t want each other,' Bakst said. 'But what can we do together?'" - The New York Times
"One of the few Indian American women on television throughout her 19-season tenure, Lakshmi became known for her low-key banter, love of bold flavors and fearsome critiques of chefs who dared to try Indian dishes and fell short." - Los Angeles Times
"The Representation, Inclusion, & Support for Employment (RISE) Theatre Directory is meant to serve as a resource for theater producers, directors and other managers across the country and promote the hiring of more underrepresented producers, crew members and theater employees." - The Hollywood Reporter
She says, "Everything about film-making is frightening. ... I’m scared before about making a bad movie, about not being true to the actors, to the story, to the image of the world. But on a set it’s too late. There is no time for fear." - The Guardian (UK)
"The building’s remarkable story of survival, transformation and resistance makes it a poignant location for cultural activities that promote dyadic education and exchange within the West Bank and the rest of the world." - The Art Newspaper
Basically, the studio was not - at the time - on board with a feminist version. "She said she should’ve known the project wasn’t for her when the studio gifted her a pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes to celebrate her casting." - Variety
"In response to the ever-growing anxiety around technology, they conjured up characters who were eager to learn and discover the tactile world around them. ... The trio imagined a show that would capture the feeling of a painting come to life, full of vibrant colors and pantomime." - Mental Floss
Why are new plays about historical trans and queer folks important? "These queer stories give us reassurance that we’re not alone now, and we haven’t ever been alone. These stories remind us that queer people have always been and will always be a part of humanity." - American Theatre
"To most people, A.I. is an abstraction, something akin to magic. That's dangerous. We would do better to think about it as we do with physical infrastructure, like roads or processing plants, with their vulnerabilities and real-world consequences." - Slate
Individual creators on TikTok, Insta, and other social media streams won't be required to have a certain percentage of Canadian content, or Indigenous rep - only commercial broadcasters are included in the law. - CBC
Ben Davis: "For me, getting an overview of the twists and turns of the Komar & Melamid corpus here … is something like a moment of zooming out from a maze, seeing it from above, and realizing suddenly that there is no way out." - Artnet
The screenwriter had to turn the author's "dense first-person prose, which featured its hero monologuing at length on CB radio and offering long sections of exposition about Klaxon Oil’s sideline in arms dealing, into a screenplay." And then there's the daughter. - LitHub
