"I had a crisis of faith in the early days of the pandemic. I thought: books don’t do anything, maybe I should go and become a nurse? And then I realised that I was turning to poetry." - The Guardian (UK)
Ruby Aiyo Gerber to her mom: "For so long, I rebelled against wanting to be a writer, fearing that admiring any part of you was to be forever in your shadow. I had a lot of fear when starting the collaboration." - The New York Times
"The time has come for us to stop using the term 'digital revolution' in such a catchphrase-cute way, with the inevitable emphasis on 'digital' and little thought for the meaning, and historical realities, of 'revolution.'" - Los Angeles Times
"A notation-based reconstruction movement took hold around the turn of the 21st century, but Lacotte — ahead of his time — had already been defending a freer style of revival, informed by historical sources yet unconstrained by them." - Financial Times
Tobias Wolff reflects on his unfilled notebooks and wonders, "At what point do the tools of writing go from functional objects in their own right to signifiers that give the trappings of being a writer without ever having to sit down and write?" - LitHub
The director of Ghost Dog and Coffee and Cigarettes says that "funnelling creative energy into making music has become a vital escape from some of the stresses and hurdles involved in getting films funded and made." - The Guardian (UK)
A May strike would hit late-night first, including Jimmy Kimmel Live and many other popular shows, but then start hitting at fall content - the writing for which gets finished in May and June. - Los Angeles Times
It was not exactly easy, but Brian Maracle "has figured out this improbable, but linguistically extremely smart, method of delivering this radically different language to adults." - The New York Times
World Premiere Wisconsin was born in 2019 with three goals - connecting theatres, raising national awareness, and commissioning new work. Then came the pandemic, and "a fourth festival goal was added: to communicate a positive story ... during a critical phase of recovery and rebuilding." - American Theatre
In Britain, vinyl outsold CDs in 2022, and for some Gen-Z members, they're better than streaming too. One 19-year-old: "I think the sound quality's better, and I like a physical record to hold." - BBC
Concerts at the Famous Ballroom "were recorded, mostly for the private archives of the Left Bank and for the artists. ... Only a handful of them were released as commercial albums by record labels. But hardcore jazz fans knew the tapes were there." - NPR
Actor David Choe says he made up a rape story for a podcast. Beef creators and stars stated, "We’re aware David has apologized in the past for making up this horrific story, and we’ve seen him put in the work to get the mental health support he needed." - Washington Post
When June Givanni, a Black British archivist, activist, and curator, "received the British independent film awards’ grand jury prize in 2021, the organisers said that she had 'made an extraordinary, selfless and lifelong contribution to documenting a pivotal period of film history.'" - The Guardian (UK)
From July to December 2022, PEN found 1,477 cases of books being removed, up from 1,149 during the previous six months. Since the organization began tracking bans in July 2021, it has counted more than 4,000 instances of book removals. - The New York Times
