Vladimir Sorokin Says Russian Writers Must Fight Back Against Totalitarianism
Sorokin: "A Russian writer has two options: Either you are afraid, or you write. ... I write." - The New York Times
Comedians Like Bill Maher And Dave Chappelle Are Obsessed With Their Haters
And, quite frankly, it's ruining their comedy. "That isn’t just bad for public discourse—it’s bad for a mainstream comedy landscape that too rarely spotlights...
The Weight Of Confederacy Statue Removal Rests On One Company’s Shoulders
Devon Henry "has emerged as the go-to statue remover not only for , but for all of Virginia and other parts of the South."...
A Unifying Theory Of The Musical One-Hit Wonder
Here's the deal: "Being very different from the mainstream is really, really bad for your likelihood of initially making a hit when you’re not...
After Francis Bacon’s Friend Has A Row With The Tate, He’s Sending The Priceless...
Barry Joule "said he is so frustrated by the Tate’s failure to exhibit an earlier donation of the artist’s work that he has cancelled plans to...
Meet The Stressed Out Gig Workers Getting Paid Badly To Make A Ton Of...
What a shock: NFT art is also made by low-paid young gig workers. That's so pandemic era. - Vice
A Story About The Banning Of The Book Persepolis Has Led To Another Graphic...
Chicago Public Schools quietly banned and removed the famous graphic novel in 2013. In 2023, a graphic novel will be published that "follows a...
When Disney Collides With Reality
The lash, backlash, and backlash to the backlash around Florida's repugnant "Don't Say Gay" bill is stressing the Mouse out. And "all of this...
Merle Oberon’s Big Secret
In racist Hollywood, Oberon kept her Sinhalese and Maori heritage quiet. "Oberon's mother Charlotte Selby, who had darker skin, followed her as her maid."...
Does Nostalgia Get In The Way Of Music Venue Innovation?
That innovation might not be what music lovers expect. "The picture for live music in Britain is beyond bleak, but it’s more complex than...
Broadway Decides To Drop Vaccine Checks, But Not Mask Mandates
The theatre owners "announced the decision as many governments and businesses nationwide have been loosening restrictions, but with cases rising in New York City...
So Globalism Is Dead You Say? Think Again
International data flows surged as the pandemic sent in-person interactions online. The annual growth rate of international internet traffic roughly doubled in 2020. But that was...
Amazon CEO Teases Big Things Ahead For Amazon Video
“We have more invention in front of us in the next 15 years than the last 15 — and our team is passionately committed...
How The Restitution Of Africa’s Art Stalled
More than half a million such objects—by some accounts, more than ninety per cent of all cultural artifacts known to originate in Africa—are held...
Digital Avatars – The Future Of Music Tours?
May 2022 sees the latest technological advances in musical immortality when Abba return to the live stage after a 40-year absence. But this time...
On Being An Art Critic In A Weird Time For Journalism
There doesn’t seem to be a widespread, clear understanding of the distinction between journalism and criticism in the New York art scene. - Hyperallergic
Somehow, We Decided There’s No Truth. But We Need To Return To The Idea
If truth is a problem now for everyone, if the idea seems empty or useless in ‘the era of social media’, ‘science denialism’, ‘conspiracy...
The Murderous Bunny Rabbits Of Medieval European Manuscripts
"Far from being sweet and adorable, rabbits in the margins and illuminated letters of these texts ... are frequently shown wielding swords, axes, and...
The International Dance Community Has Mobilized To Help Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has hit the tightknit ballet world hard, and dancers have responded with an unprecedented storm of activism. - Washington Post
Independent Media Under The Taliban: Things Aren’t As Grim As You Might Think
Saad Mohseni, founder and CEO of Afghanistan's first independent radio and TV networks: "On one side, we're dealing with a culture ministry that's constructive...
How The Internet Is Recording Ukrainian History
Archivists and librarians around the world have been working to catalogue thousands of websites that hold pieces of Ukraine’s past and present, ranging from policy papers...
Brooklyn Public Library Fights Back Against The Wave Of School Book Bannings
Under a program called Books UnBanned, anyone in the US aged 13 to 21 may request a free eCard from the BPL, gaining access...
How LA Shaped Amanda Gorman As A Writer
"The first event I went to was at the L.A. Times headquarters. I was so blown away. They had journalists there, and honestly,...
“We’re Going Back To The Cold War”: Russian Ballet Is Getting Cut Off From...
"Russia's invasion of Ukraine has upended ballet, as prominent artists shun Russia's storied dance companies; theaters in the West cancel performances by the Bolshoi...
Los Angeles’ Role In American Literature
Until the middle of the century, its most visible work was crafted by outsiders from the East or Europe, bewildered by what they perceived...
