Graywolf Press Has A New Publisher Who’s Looking For Talent In New Places
Carmen Giménez is a poet who co-founded Noemi Press in 2002. One of Noemi's co-publishers says that Giménez "really helped pull the curtain back...
Is Boston’s State Seal A Racist Symbol Or A Historical Reminder?
"Activists and members of the state’s Indigenous population have long objected to the image, which one critic called the 'last state flag of white...
Film Can Change Minds About Anything
Even birds widely depicted as annoying thieves or scavengers - or so Canadian filmmakers hope. - CBC
Questioning The Ethics Of White Men Collecting Black Art
Albert Barnes "thought an appreciation of African masterpieces would also advance the cause he fervently promoted alongside modern art: the advancement of African Americans...
A Phoenix Record Store Turns The Audiophile World On Its Head
A California company spent years lying about where its music came from. "'It’s the biggest debacle I’ve ever seen in the vinyl realm,' says...
The Documenta Mess Highlights A Political Chasm, Not Only In Germany
It's "the latest cultural event to highlight a growing divide between the German establishment’s views on a boycott of Israel and those of artists,...
The Planned Merger Of Penguin Random House With Simon And Schuster Is Scary For...
That includes Stephen King, who testified at an antitrust trial against the merger. Industry insiders agree. The president of the Authors Guild said, "Reduced...
Church In Texas Illegally Performs ‘Hamilton’ With Added Anti-LGBTQI Messaging
"There is no doubt that this is a violation of copyright. Not only did RGV Productions and The Door Christian Fellowship Ministries of McAllen...
Alda Merini, Italian Poet Who Died 13 Years Ago, Has Become Widely Famous On...
Merini was "the voice of the marginalized. The lady of the Navigli. The mad poet. Alda Merini didn’t like these labels, but as one...
Why Do Theatres Make Access For Their Disabled Audience Members So Incredibly Difficult?
The UK's arts access card for disabled audience members has been delayed until 2024. In the meantime, "It's the Wild West out there for...
The No-Drama Funny Girl
Julie Benko, who replaced Beanie Feldstein at 26 performances before being tapped to take over between Feldstein and Lea Michele, "has established herself in...
Dance Apps Are Cheaper And COVID-Safer Than Classes, But Are They Any Good?
Ask a dance critic a question like this, and get a thorough answer. - Washington Post
The Summertime Joys Of Reading Outside
"Enjoying a book alfresco is one of summer’s simple, iconic joys, right up there with running through a sprinkler, spotting the evening’s first firefly...
Lessons From A Week On Los Angeles’s Newest Infrastructure Project
The 6th Street Viaduct, which has been reviled in its three weeks of life, gets a full design diary by Carolina Miranda. "The police...
What Really Happens Where Our Electronics Get Recycled
The e-waste workers of India, taking apart our discarded cellphones to make new machines: "No doubt we are at constant risk here, but what...
Mary Ellin Barrett, Daughter Who Fiercely Defended Irving Berlin’s Image, Has Died
In the 1980s, "Barrett offered a new portrait of her father: droll, self-effacing, with an unspoken perfectionism that would doom him to bitterness in...
Hitler’s Favorite Play Has, At Very Long Last, Lost Its Antisemitism
For decades after WWII, Oberammergau "resisted calls from prominent American and European intellectuals to tone down the play’s classic anti-Semitism. The Jewish people continued...
Straight People In Michigan Are So Homophobic That They Completely Defunded Their Library
Normal country; everything is fine: "Residents of Jamestown Township voted to defund the Patmos Library by a 25-point margin, after a local conservative group led a...
Well, That Didn’t Last Long
"Five years almost to the day after it began, Hollywood’s evangelistic fervor for streaming has been extinguished this week by the Batgirl imbroglio." - Variety
Why So Many Adults Are Keeping Their Kid Culture
If life in the 1930s was marked by a Great Depression, and the 2010s by a Great Recession, one might say our current decade...
Polish Museum Implores Visitors To Please Not Have Sex In The Museum
“Guests in love, please understand — most of the exhibits in our museum are objects ‘born’ many years ago and subject to completely different...
Pittsburgh Arts Advocates Want To Revamp City’s Percent-For-Art Program
“Right now, Percent for Art is reactive based on location, as opposed to opportunistic and strategic as to where’s the greatest need.” - WESA
Hollywood’s Critiques Of Online Culture Are Getting Pretty Good
The internet by design has sanded complex ideas down to trending hashtags, stripping subtlety from language and producing younger generations who confuse attention for...
It’s Been Two Years Since A Massive Explosion Destroyed Beirut. Architects Are Picking Up...
Since the explosion, architects and designers have dealt with the after-effects in different ways, with some choosing to leave Beirut and others moving within...
The Ukrainian Guy Selling Music Discs That Have Survived Russian Bombing
I noticed a listing for an LP that read “Nirvana ‘The Best’ LP survived after AIRSTRIKE from Kharkiv, UKRAINE. For help. - The New...
