"The John Wick franchise, built around a weary assassin played by Keanu Reeves, has now shown dramatic growth with each consecutive sequel, something no action-thriller property has done before." - The New York Times
"The four publishing houses — Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons and Penguin Random House — accused the Internet Archive of 'mass copyright infringement' for loaning out digital copies of books without the publishers' permission." - NPR
Since the final in Liverpool sold out in 40 minutes, theatres across the UK will show the final. "Organisers say the screenings will encourage fancy dress and singalongs." - BBC
Esther Yi's Y/N is a reference to "a type of fan fiction that allows readers to insert their name into that slot and imagine themselves as part of the story." - NPR
The actor, who recently starred in Creed II, "was arrested on Saturday in Manhattan and charged with assault and harassment after what the police in New York described as a 'domestic dispute.'" - The New York Times
"How can our art form, perhaps the most ephemeral of its aesthetic siblings, impress upon audiences the necessity for action? And, conversely: Why is this so very hard for our field to seem to do?" - American Theatre
When the BBC announced plans to close the UK's only full-time professional chamber choir right before its century mark, 140,000 people signed a petition - and alternative funders stepped in. - BBC
True, it's not common, but still - this exists, even when the source material itself is quite good (sorry, Susan Orlean, Sarah Waters, et al.). - LitHub
The website is - bizarrely, sometimes - live again. After the viral popularity of Bend, Oregon's last blockbuster social media ad during the Super Bowl, the company might have thought it was time. "If you understand the history of Blockbuster, you will understand its unquenchable thirst for glory." - The Guardian (UK)
The lawyers for "weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez Reed are seeking to block the appointment of a new special prosecutor after a state lawmaker who had served in that role resigned amid controversy." - Los Angeles Times
"Some people believe students can only learn music well when they're young. Financial problems meant I never had that chance as a child. But I had a dream, a passion and the conviction, and these beliefs did not deter 52-year-old me." - CBC
Its students are deeply relieved. One said, "This school is my sanctuary from the stress of life as a Syrian refugee in Turkey. ... I couldn't bear the thought of something happening to it." - NPR
"We arrive before the sun comes up. Most often to a large studio parking lot or enclosed garage that is called the 'holding area' filled with folding chairs and long picnic tables. ... We eat, sleep, contemplate our life decisions — and on some lucky days, forge new friendships." - Los Angeles Times
A ban now "could deal a massive blow to the entertainment industry, forcing movie studios, record labels, casting directors, Hollywood agents, and actors to radically shift the way they do business." - Washington Post
