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Jhumpa Lahiri On Translating Her Own Work

The novelist also translates others. She says translating is "an act of radical change." - The Guardian (UK)

The Problem With LEGO

Aside from the bare feet in the middle of the night issue, LEGO has a massive plastic problem. - Wired

Lydia Davis Will Not Have Her Books On Amazon

"Her fans are legion – among them Ali Smith, Colm Tóibín and Dave Eggers – and she has won many honours, including the International Booker prize." But you'll never find her work at the behemoth online. - The Guardian (UK)

Instrumental Songs Can Be Hits, Even Now

But how? "It takes a very unique sort of musical mind to make these." - Slate

The Weird Father Of American Art

If you are fond of "odd, ugly, small-scale art that has a cracked and thwarted look, is radically antisocial, and radiates hidden agendas, you’re probably a fan of Albert Pinkham Ryder." - Washington Post

What Does Jaap Van Zweden’s Time With The New York Phil Add Up To?

Sort of a shrug emoji, follow by an emoji for a virus that did not kill the orchestra. - The New York Times

The Artists Working Under Siege In Gaza

"We have limited options but our horizons are still big. The aim is to train and inspire the next generation." - The Guardian (UK)

The Non-Actor Who’s Acting For The Actors

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, executive director and chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, knows this week is crucial for the future of entertainment. - The New York Times

The Bogus, Made-Up Holidays Clogging Our Feeds

"Dubious holidays are a phenomenon of the social media era, and many of them are designed to promote products. This may be the case with National Daughters Day." (Which spawned National Sons Day and National Nonbinary Kids Day.) - Slate

The South Dakota Dance Academy With Ties To The Hungarian Resistance

The couple running that dance academy? That's classified. - Yahoo News (Argus Leader)

Please, Make Movies And TV Weird Again

Look to Bottoms to lead the way. - The New York Times

How Publishing Invented The Fantasy Genre

Oh, you thought C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien did it? Nah. It was Lester del Rey, and a lot of cynical marketing (that totally worked). - Slate

In France, They’re Building A 21st Century Castle With 13th Century Tools

Cool, but why the heck? "Guédelon is an example of experimental archaeology — which is a way to research how people did things in the past by trying to imitate them. It's about 'building to discover.'" - NPR

The World Of Jane AustenTok

Memes feed fandom, and Austen fandom can be "chronically online." - LitHub

That Time David Hockney Was Hitchhiking

It was 1955, and he and a buddy were soaked to the skin when a couple sheltered, dried, and fed them. He later sent them a ceramic depiction of their black and white cat. - BBC

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