Stories

Yes, Austen lovers, that shirt. "Jane Austen Undressed focuses largely on the undergarments that Austen heroines would have worn under their Regency dresses, but one of the main draws is bound to be the Firth shirt." Um, indeed. - The Guardian (UK)

"Teachers may not even notice that the student asking why the Ottomans didn’t colonize America or what happened to Burgundy may have a view of history that was molded by Paradox games." - The Atlantic

Not that his influence ever went away, "but if Warhol seems particularly ubiquitous right now, that’s because he is — onscreen, onstage, in museums and in the streets." (The article doesn't even mention Todd Haynes' Velvet Underground documentary, with prominent Warhol moments.) - The New York Times

Yup: "There are actually 53 movies nominated across all 23 Oscar categories this year, ranging in quality from great to terrible." - Vulture

Gowns are out of stock everywhere. "It really has almost been like a roaring twenties situation," one store buyer said. - Fast Company

Ali Smith: Take note of what happened when Katherine Mansfield and Virginia Woolf's friendship addressed war - it changed everything for Woolf, her novel Jacob's Room, and her future. - The Guardian (UK)

Ja'Malik, the company's new AD: "A lot of people think is a very elitist art form. It’s only for a certain demographic, a certain sociological background, economic background. ... I just want to help demystify that."- Madison 365

What the guest services workers say: It's the verbal abuse from guests, massive understaffing, and, generally speaking, a lot of stress. - Vice

"So many artists have lived hard lives and had awful deaths that for years we seemed to expect this of them — that addiction and an early grave were a kind of tax levied on artists, most especially writers." - The New York Times

"This past year, there are deaf characters and deaf representation all over the place. A list that includes: Hawkeye, Eternals, A Quiet Place Part II, CODA, and Only Murders in the Building. Deaf creatives are out in full force." - The Smart Set

A report by Dutch historians refuted The Betrayal of Anne Frank. "The book had claimed to identify the informant who alerted Nazi police to the Frank family’s hiding place, but the report’s authors said the conclusions were based on 'faulty assumptions' and 'careless use of sources.'" - The New York Times

"When I ask [legendary Odesa journalist Yevgeny Golubovsky how I can help, he replies, 'Ah, I need nothing, and when I ask again what I can do, he sends a quick message back: 'Putins come and go. We are putting together a literary magazine. Send us poems.'" - The Paris Review

That is to say, if you haven't talked about periods with your kids, you're gonna blame Pixar for that? - USA Today

Cumbo "takes the helm of the Cultural Affairs department at a delicate moment — with the arts sector still struggling to emerge from the pandemic and her predecessor at the department warning that the agency is in trouble." What kind of a leader will she be? - The New York Times

Let's talk about the film's use of music. "Though music is not intrinsically antithetical to deafness—deaf musicians are not unusual ... — CODA largely treats music as an exclusionary club for hearing people." - The Atlantic