Tag: 01.09.21
How Our Media Diet Has Changed
While Covid-19 quarantines have made television one of the more dominant mediums around, they’ve also altered the diet of what we watch within that medium. Pre-pandemic,...
The Fictional America And How It Powers Fictions No Longer True
"In the extraordinary drama of America, fiction is paramount to preserving systemic structures of imbalance. That’s how it has been for centuries, and that's...
Louvre Reports 72 Percent Drop In Admissions For 2020
The museum has reported one of its worst attendance figures ever, with around 2.7 million visitors—a 72% drop compared to 9.6 million in 2019....
On Hearing The Music While You Read
Writers have to listen as well as read. "As I read The Waves, I started to 'hear' language as if for the first time....
Writer Jenny Offill On What Can Be Done During The Pandemic
If you have elderly parents and kids to care for, not much. "The pandemic has been through all these different stages and you’re constantly...
Thieves Made Off With Most Of San Jose Dance Theater’s Handmade Costumes
The carefully designed and handmade costumes are priceless for the ballet company, but not useful for almost anyone else, says costume director Renee Forbes....
Instagram Has Turned Into A Source Of Funding, And Patronage, For Indigenous Beadwork Artists
When artists drop collections on Instagram, they often sell out in a matter of minutes. Beadwork takes time; there's no way to mass-produce, and...
The National Society Of Film Critics Picks Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland As Best Pic
But not just best pic: "The film won best picture and best cinematography, while Zhao was awarded best director and star Frances McDormand was...
Reckoning With Author Patricia Highsmith At 100
Highsmith - author of The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers on a Train, not to mention The Price of Salt (renamed Carol to go...
One Of The Coolest Trends That Should Stay Post-Pandemic
Renting your own movie theatre isn't cheap, but (once we can gather in greater numbers than two or three), it's not exactly unaffordable. And...
Why Has Post-War Britain Been Obsessed With Portraiture?
Seriously, Britain, what's up? "The best-known artists are the ones who wedded their style to 'human clay.'Â America, on the other, hand has seen...
Dr. Fauci Says That Theatres May Reopen In The Fall If Vaccination Program Is...
He said that "the timeline hinged on the country reaching an effective level of herd immunity, which he defined as vaccinating from 70 percent...