Spotify’s Joe Rogan Problem Is So Much Bigger Than Rogan
"Spotify has a responsibility for what it’s amplifying. Does that mean that it has the only responsibility? Does that let the producer, the content...
When We Compare Schools To Factories, We’re Ignoring History
Sure, "we like stories about education that feel true" - but this one simply isn't. And keep in mind that "those who want us to forget...
The Week When Not Only Spotify But A New NFT ‘Scam’ Infuriated Musicians
"For a few days this week, a new firm called HitPiece sold nonfungible tokens, or NFTs — pieces of code asserting ownership over a digital object...
Jason Epstein’s Influence On American Publishing Was Massive, And Continued For Decades
Epstein was the editor of Philip Roth, Jane Jacobs, and W.H. Auden; one of the founders of The New York Review of Books; and...
The Latest Book Cover Trend Is A Bit Distressing
Or at least, distressed: Young women, well-dressed, sad ... and entirely faceless. - The Guardian (UK)
The Treasury Department Says The Art Market Is Vulnerable To Money Laundering, But Doesn’t...
Doesn't need regulation ... for now, anyway. "It’s often the case that there are larger underlying issues at play, like the abuse of shell...
The Damage, And The Lie, Of The Myth Of Solitary Genius
The erasure of collaborators - and the sometimes terrible behavior to others - is just the tip of the iceberg. See: A new novel...
Why Is Britain Having Such A Hard Time Repatriating The Parthenon Marbles?
"The situation circles, perhaps conveniently. It’s not up to the government, it’s up to the trustees. And yet it’s not up to the trustees,...
NFTs Just Got Worse
Didn't seem possible, but hey, celebrities are magic. - The Atlantic
The Winter Show Is Back On, For Now, In The Spring
The art fair was online only in 2021, and then it was going to be in-person in the, er, winter, and now it's planned...
Critics Of The Tennessee School District’s ‘Maus’ Vote Are Missing Something
"The elimination of Maus from a Tennessee county language arts curriculum does not live up to its more hysterical billing. It is not a ban, and...
Dune Leads Nominations At The BAFTAs
What? Yes, the science fiction epic earned 11 nominations - including for Best Picture. - BBC
North Korea Arrests Dance Instructor And Students For ‘Capitalist’ Dance Moves
Teenager dance students and their teacher will likely be sentenced to hard labor, and their parents may be expelled from the ruling party after...
Native Tribes Push To Gain Some Hollywood Influence With Tax Credits And Production Companies
The Cherokee Nation, for instance, is offering cash rebates. "The ability to take control of that storytelling directly is important, so we want opportunities...
Todd Gitlin Defined The Way Many People Saw The Sixties
Later, Gitlin critiqued identity politics, annoying some former colleagues in Students for a Democratic Society and other causes. In 2021, he pulled together "a...
Lou Stovall Took Screenprinting From Grocery Stores To Gallery Walls
"In those days, silkscreen was mostly used for commercial posters. Bold, flat, attention-getting signs — STOP, or SALE. Curator Danielle O'Steen says 'he felt...
The Perfect Wordle Guessing Strategy Teaches Us Quite A Lot About English
"In Wordle, your own language skills, memory, and the Wordle dictionary mean that no human (with the possible exception of an eccentric memory champ) could...
Study: Documenting How Humans Have Altered Evolution
They confirmed, for instance, that on average, all over the world, animal species seem to be getting smaller. This runs contrary to a theory...
Smithsonian Chooses Founding Director For New National Latino Museum
The museum, along with the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, was authorized by Congress in December 2020. The museums will be the first new...
Remembering Post Modernist Choreographer David Gordon
He combined movement and words in ways that could be stimulating or jolting, focusing on family or fantasy, or delving into Ionesco, Shakespeare, or...
The Book Tour Has Gone Online (It Might Stay There)
Even as international travel restrictions are being lifted, some writers say they will continue to carry on with virtual events because they are more...
Spotify’s Pickle: It Needs Rogan And Music Lovers
Spotify’s business needs all the podcasters it can get. Especially ones like Mr. Rogan, who draws listeners by the millions. But the threat of...
Is This Little Bejeweled Sphinx Really “The Talisman Of Napoleon” (And Worth $250 Million)?
Ben Davis: "Allow me to introduce you to the evidence in favor of the Talisman's authenticity and importance, which has impressed noted Napoleonic jewelry...
What Happens To Your Brain In A Bad Breakup
Love changes us so deeply—at a physiological level—that when it’s lost, we hurt more than if we had never loved at all. - The...
Can Literature Actually Change History (Not Just Literary History)?
Four scholars offer their answers in a roundtable — including the observation that, in the rare instances when that does happen, the book itself...
