Tag: 03.06.21
How To Write A Second Novel When Your First Wins The Pulitzer
Viet Thanh Nguyen says it wasn't as easy as writing The Sympathizer, his 2016 Pulitzer-winning novel: "I would write in 50-page chunks – I...
Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Followed By A Security Guard, Who Said She Looked Suspicious
The poet, who is 22, "wrote on Twitter that a security guard 'tailed' her while she was walking home Friday night. 'He demanded if...
After Investigations, Hollywood Foreign Press Association Promises Change
Does anyone believe them? Hm. The Time's Up Organization tweeted a reaction: "On behalf of the many artists who look to us to hold...
Math, Music, And Moby Dick
Three great tastes that taste great together. But seriously: Literature is replete with math (and music), and here's a professor who can talk about...
Pandemic Inspires 1200 New German Words
This truly seems to delight English speakers. "For example, Coronamutationsgebiet is an area where coronavirus mutations are widespread. A Geisterveranstaltung (ghost event) is an event with no people...
Some Are Vaccinated, And Very Ready To See A Movie In The Theatre Again
As New York cinemas open with precautions in place, "what movies are even playing in theaters these days? For those in attendance, the film...
A Lot Of Black People Already Knew About Dr. Seuss
"I assumed most people knew that Seuss, despite the support he expressed for civil rights, was capable of depicting human beings of other races in demeaning...
Chloe Zhao Makes History With Her Golden Globe, And China Reacts With Anger At...
Zhao, the second woman ever to win a Golden Globe for directing and first Asian woman to win the prize, was at first feted...