Stories

The Taco Bell Quarterly editor's thoughts: Taco Bell's advertising and image is "all sort of unhinged. ... So I knew that would fit in well with the creative writing community." - Slate

Photographer and activist Carrie Mae Weems and George C. Wolfe, director and producer, discuss what the "responsibility to invade" institutions looks like, three years after the death of George Floyd. - The New York Times

Now that Danny Masterson has been convicted and sentenced, former cast member buddies are feeling bad about their letters asking for leniency - in which they called him "a role model." - Variety

In 2022, New York City Ballet was considering a grim spiral of loss. Now young audiences are helping grow the budget. What happened? - The New York Times

Wordle, crosswords, Spelling Bee, and now Connections - we're into talking about all of it, all of the time, together. - NPR

It is, obviously, a victim of its own success - but viewers are hurting too.- The Atlantic

Artificial intelligence might not destroy film! Let's find out. - The Guardian (UK)

But they also need community, and time. - LitHub

Davis, who played for Stravinsky and Bernstein, also appeared on more than 600 albums. - The New York Times

That is, hey, the WGA is totally open to new deals with studios who think Netflix is hurting them. - Washington Post

You won't get in, they told her - because a Black woman director never had. - Los Angeles Times

You're head of a pro-AI project that wants to scan people's retinas, so obviously you should name your project Orb and make it look, frankly, evil. - The Atlantic

Photos won't tell you the right story, but textiles and paintings? Yes. - The Guardian (UK)

These are the people who over roughly the last five years have gone off the deep end, as it were. “Almost everyone I talk to tells me about people they have lost ‘down the rabbit hole,’” Klein reports, “parents, siblings, best friends, as well as formerly trusted intellectuals and commentators.” - The New Republic

Every font you see — on your computer screen, a street sign, a T-shirt, or your car’s dashboard — has been crafted by a designer. With 4.5k independent artists selling on MyFonts today, many struggle to attract customers and to make a living in an oversaturated market.  - The Hustle