I’m Sorry I Ever Invented The Phrase “Manic Pixie Dream Girl”, Says Film Critic

MEDIA Posted: July 15, 2014 11:42 pm

Nathan Rabin: “So I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to pop culture: I’m sorry for creating this unstoppable monster. Seven years after I typed that fateful phrase, … I would welcome its erasure from public discourse.”

“All Of Us Are Trying To Figure Out How To Get People To Care About News And She Just Saved Journalism In A 30-Second Video”

“I kind of fell into this avenue of media literacy influencing to help Gen Z get invested back into print media,” said Kelsey Russell (whose first video got 1.7 million views), acknowledging... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-09-22
Independent Booksellers Have Started Using TikTok As A Marketing Platform

“Bookstore owners and staffers agreed that TikTok increases their visibility when they make a concerted effort to use it. … Though it’s time-consuming to monitor and to apply tags and trending sounds... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-09-22
The Louvre’s First Female Leader Wants To Give That “Giant Ocean Liner” An Overhaul

Yes, she wants to make the world’s largest museum more welcoming, relevant, and diverse. She also wants to carve an entirely new second entrance into the building (for the people who want... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-09-22
A Pair Of New Artistic Directors At Louisville Ballet

“Lexington-native Mikelle Bruzina and Harald Uwe Kern were named Louisville Ballet’s new artistic directors after former artistic director Robert Curran’s abrupt resignation earlier this year after nearly 10 years with the ballet.”... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-09-22
Four Days After Abruptly Canceling Its Season, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Closes Down

The organization’s entire board of directors has resigned. “This means,” said a statement, “that the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony will cease all operations as of today, and will not return for any future seasons.”... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-09-22
What Hollywood’s Striking Workers Are Doing While The Strike Continues

The strike has taken a toll on many less visible members of the industry, who say they are now looking outside the industry for work or considering leaving it altogether. – The Wall... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-09-21
Things Emily Dickinson Collected — Now Online

Last week, a public database cataloging all those family objects—more than 8,000 of them—went live. The unparalleled collection has been assembled by the Amherst-based Emily Dickinson Museum and stored in an undisclosed warehouse... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-09-21
Southbank’s New Leaders Have A Plan

Mark Ball and Aaron Wright are eager to recapture that past glory and make new connections with a programme in which established artists, rising stars and rebels rub shoulders, and different, hybrid... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-09-21
Inside The Science Of Figuring Out Crowds

Crowd science has long been working to understand how throngs can turn dangerous. It has borrowed from psychology and epidemiology, and now is also incorporating complex systems theory, physics, and physiology, combined... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-09-21
Double-Barrelled: From Rainbow to Gunboats

On Sept. 11, 2023, from a perch above the East River you could see a skywide rainbow over New York City. On Sept. 18, from the same perch, you could see U.S.... Read more

AJBlog: Straight|Up Published on: 2023-09-20
Patricia Mooradian talks about moving the historic Jackson House to Greenfield Village

Patricia Mooradian, President & CEO of The Henry Ford, talks about The Jackson House, its historical importance and incorporating it into Greenfield Village.... Read more

AJBlog: Aaron Dworkin Published on: 2023-09-16
Meet poet, hip-hop artist, actor and teaching artist Emmett Phillips

Emmett Phillips is a hip-hop artist, actor, poet, and teaching artist based in Des Moines, Iowa. In this podcast, Emmett shares his journey from his early days in hip-hop through his time... Read more

AJBlog: Measure for Measure Published on: 2023-09-14
If You Believe in Auguries . . .

. . . the double rainbow over New York City on 9/11/2023 was a good sign. Even if you don't believe in them, this was wondrous to see. My amateur video was... Read more

AJBlog: Straight|Up Published on: 2023-09-12