A New Virginia Woolf Book Is Coming Out, Merely 84 Years After Her Death
Hurray for research! “The archivist led her into a reading room and handed her a cream-coloured box. She lifted the lid, hands shaking, and...
Some Science Fiction Writers Want To Return To An Earlier Era
How about this one, from 1929? “In Out of the Void, Stone didn’t imagine the future so much as she imagined a different present. Imagine, she asked...
Ballet Helped This Olympics Star Win Her First World Championship
Valerie Allman: "I grew up dancing. That was my first love and I never expected that there would be such a parallel between dance...
Why Marilynne Robinson Writes About Beauty, And Faith
“The beauty, the moral authority, of high Christian tradition is just very persuasive. The beauty of it all seems right. It seems as if...
Why Is Horror Having Such A Moment? Ask The Authors
“We have been living in a moment of constant crisis and existential dread for years now. Many use this as the reason horror is...
The Seven Steps To Being A Good Literary Citizen
Those who love books in this rough time should probably do a little more to keep the literary community going. For instance: “Give yourself...
A Statue Of Trump And Epstein Won’t Get A Permit For Reinstallation On The...
Perhaps unsurprisingly, “The National Park Service denied a second permit to reinstall the controversial statue, which featured a plaque reading, ‘We celebrate the long-lasting...
How John Leguizamo Gets Ready For His Nights At The Theatre
“I try to write at least two hours every day, if not longer. Writing is my favorite part of the day. It’s my creativity...
A Judge In Britain Throws Out Terrorism Case Against Irish Rap Group Kneecap’s Mo...
“'The charge is unlawful and null and this court has no jurisdiction to try the charge,’ the judge said to cheers from the...
What The Heck Is ‘VistaVision,’ And Why Should Moviegoers Care?
VistaVision is a selling point of the new Leonardo DiCaprio One Battle After Another, or at least that’s the public relations push. “A TV set...
Restoring The Sound Of William Faulkner’s Piano
The musician who rescued the piano says, "The irony is we want in their original state. … But to keep them in their...
Frida, Before And Beyond Diego
“Just three blocks from Casa Azul, the new museum centers on the artist’s family and her origins. It’s intended to be a prequel of...
Quick-Read Kissing Books In Nice Covers Is The New Name Of The Romance Game
831 Books truly, deeply understands its audience (you know, the audience whose dollars fund all other publishing?). “You love holding a book that almost...
No, Progressive Casting In Films Doesn’t Lose Money
And in some cases? It’s a great idea for box office receipts, or so a new study show. - The Guardian (UK)
Sure, It’s A Masterpiece, But Did Brueghel Actually Approve Of His Painting?
The thing is, “we know dismayingly little about Bruegel, given his greatness.” - Washington Post (MSN)
Ronald Perelman Sued For Money After His Paintings Survived A House Fire, Apparently Unscathed
The judge was not sympathetic; nor was he super friendly to the insurance company. But how are the Twomblys? - The New York Times
The Vancouver Symphony Is Now On Strike
“The union says more than 97 per cent of its members voted in July in favour of job action after its last offer to...
Disney Investors Are Now Calling To Investigate The Kimmel Decision
That is, the one to take the popular host off the air. - The Guardian (UK)
Social Media Has Made Dostoevsky A Hot Property
“Fyodor Dostoevsky — rigorous dialectician and grand inquisitor into the human soul — is having a moment. The American ‘new right’ has enlisted the...
A Bilingual “Romeo and Juliet” Hits London
A Welsh-English bilingual version of the tragedy, called Romeo a Juliet, is about to set off on tour, ending at Shakespeare’s Globe in London –...
How June Squibb Handles Being A Movie Star At Age 95
She was a career stage actress who took her first film role at 60 and her first lead at 94. Since then, she’s starred...
Aspen Art Museum Takes A Turn To The Global
Twenty years after founding its gala, ArtCrush, in a town where an apartment can run north of $4 million, the museum is attempting a...
The Documentary Culture: The Impulse To Record Everything
Richer and deeper memories appear to enhance your individuality: a thin and shallow autobiographical narrative appears to lead to a less substantial self, whereas...
How Late Night TV Became So Political
To understand how network late-night hosts became such critics of Trump, you have to take the long view, because their increasingly political commentary preceded...
Philadelphia’s Painted Bride Arts Center Settles Into A New Home
“The first floor, equipped with lighting and a sound and video projection system, will be home to poetry readings, film screenings, open mics, and...
