Turns out that after years of doubt and many studies, "experts are confident they can declare the portrait a true Peale, one of many versions of his 1779 original, which the artist painted over and over in an era when copiers did not exist." - The New York Times
Muriel Box - the first woman to win an Oscar for screenwriting - "directed 13 feature films in the 1950s and early 60s and remains Britain’s most prolific female director." Yet, though she's appreciated in France and Spain, she's relatively unknown in the UK. - The Observer (UK)
"Israel is now considered a global hotbed of contemporary dance, with Batsheva still at its center. But when Ms. Gluck arrived in 1954 as a recent Juilliard graduate and a newlywed, Israel, as a young country, was still seeking and constructing its identity." - The New York Times
One analyst: "Even without Fox, Disney would still be struggling with linear channels and figuring out how to make streaming profitable. ... But they’d be in a much better position, financially." - Los Angeles Times
The site is - of course - going to become a residential development. "The artifacts found at the site include pottery sherds, stone tools, and humans remains likely dating back to the Tequesta people who lived along the Miami river." - ARTnews
So said the UK children charity Booktrust's new writer in residence, SF Said. Unlike many recent censorship fans in the US, he said, "I really don’t think an adult should ever dismiss or belittle a choice that a child has made themselves." - The Guardian (UK)
Enlist your friends, of course. One of the friends: "Like many other adoptees, I used to victimize myself and isolate. I didn’t want to talk to others because they wouldn’t understand. ... With the movie, I felt more legitimate." - The New York Times
Another moment, that is. This certainly isn't the first go-round. Best Supporting Actress nominee Kerry Condon: "My friend at home was like, ‘Everybody’s celebrating like crazy. It’s like they’ve won the World Cup.’"- Los Angeles Times
"The library was a haven. It was the one place we could all go and not spend a dime, but be filled with everything we needed for our minds and spirits." - The New York Times
Never bet against a war movie. The Netflix "adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 novel about an idealistic German soldier sent to the trenches scored a record-equalling 14 nominations last month but few anticipated it would capitalise on so many of them." - The Guardian (UK)
Sure, Disney owns the animation rights, but the story and characters came out of copyright on January 1, 2022. And director Rhys Frake-Waterfield "wasted no time jumping on the opportunity to incorporate the characters into his microbudget slasher flick." - Time
"The company’s previously flatlining Bing app almost surpassed Google in downloads last Saturday, and search interest in Bing is spiking. The astonishing screenshots—as long as they stay within reasonable bounds—will likely bolster the surge. They’re great marketing." - Slate
"In a converted conference room on Thursday, the dancers honed their pliés and pirouettes, while row upon row of new cars could be seen in a distant lot through the ceiling-high windows, and workers passed by outside dressed in bright red coveralls." - NPR
Consider the way ink diffuses into water. "The algorithm first turns complex images in the training data set into simple noise—akin to going from a blob of ink to diffuse light blue water—and then teaches the system how to reverse the process." - Wired
