“People often think about” fatigue “in terms of ‘oh, people are tired all the time.’ But fatigue is so much more pervasive and detrimental than that." - Washington Post
Acquiring Esther Perel's Where Should We Begin? "has shown that Vox Media's podcast ambitions extend beyond the digital media company's brand of publications, which include New York magazine and The Verge, and into a realm that appeals to more than just 'tech and (media) industry nerds.'" - The Hollywood Reporter
My plunge into the world of fantastically realistic counterfeit purses — known as “superfakes” to vexed fashion houses and I.P. lawyers, or “unclockable reps” to their enthusiastic buyers — began a couple of years earlier, in what I might characterize as a spontaneous fit of lunacy. - The New York Times
"A swimmable Seine would be a major turnaround for a busy urban waterway once notorious for its filth, allowing Paris to stage (Olympic) aquatic competition events in one of the world's most famous, photogenic metropolitan riverscapes." Authorities say they can pull it off, though Parisians remain skeptical. - Bloomberg CityLab
The Angkor Dance Troupe in Lowell was founded by refugees from the Khmer Rouge who were determined to keep Cambodian classical dance from being snuffed out. They've always had small budgets, but, thanks to COVID relief funding, they've emerged with both stronger purpose and more resources. - WBUR (Boston)
"The campaign, Save Our Stage, … seeks to raise $750,000 by July 1. The cause for the emergency campaign isn't declining demand but increased costs, as artistic director Khalia Davis Davis acknowledges that the company's budget projections 'miscalculated.'" - San Francisco Chronicle
"Hey, Amazon, free delivery is your job, not ours." "Give up just ONE yacht." "Without writers, Succession is just The Apprentice (and look how THAT turned out)." - NPR
In Missouri and Texas, state lawmakers have been considering laws that would remove funding from libraries that host drag queen story hours or don't block access to certain books; individual counties in some other states have gone through with such cuts. Many librarians fear things will get worse. - NPR
"Illinois lawmakers greenlighted a bill Wednesday that says libraries in the state must adopt an anti-book banning policy to receive state funding, in a vote that fissured along party lines. … Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he looks forward to signing it." - AP
"Throughout his life, King Charles III has involved himself in British cultural life, not only a maker of art but as an avid spectator and patron. … (His) fascination with the arts and entertainment echoes the concerns of several much earlier holders of the throne." - The New York Times
Until the past year’s insipid Musk-related shenanigans, the platform functioned as an efficient information delivery system that made it unique among its social media rivals — and unique, for that matter, among the media organs that depended on it for readers and ideas. - N+1
In her 1991 book The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf argued that the standards of western female beauty were used as a weapon to stagnate the progress of women. But in medieval culture, such pressures were doubly weighted, since beauty was closely aligned with morality: beauty was associated with goodness and ugliness with evil. - The Conversation
The number of foreign, mostly Hollywood, feature films that shot in Canada jumped from 141 in 2021 to 171 pictures last year, with total budget expenditures rising from CAN$1.38 billion to CAN$1.66 billion (US$1.2 billion) in 2022. - The Hollywood Reporter
A mega-attraction devoted to the natural world may seem an odd fit for Manhattan, one of the most human-manipulated landscapes on earth. But in another sense, these urban oases of physical spectacle make more sense than ever in our digital era, when forests and deserts are often viewed largely through windshields or computer screens. - Bloomberg
