Yearly Archives: 2021
How To Write A Novel In A Month
Don't start writing the sex scenes just before your in-laws arrive, for one. - The Guardian (UK)
Making The Change You Want To See Behind (And In Front Of) The Cameras
Gugu Mbatha-Raw has become a producer as well as a star actor. "Acting is just one department of the entertainment industry. ... curious...
Randall Kenan Should Take His Rightful Place Beside Gabriel Garcia Marquez In The Canon...
"Whether owing to regional or racial bias, or to the author’s deeply ingrained humility and privacy, Kenan has not taken his rightful place in...
The Royal Albert Has Seen A Massive Drop In Sales Since News About Omicron...
The concert hall in London is feeling the pain - and asking the British government to make masks and proof of vaccination required for...
The Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick For The NEA
Maria Rosario Jackson will be both the first African American and the first Mexican American to lead the NEA. - Washington Post
If You Need A Warped, Tortured, Or Villainous Movie Character, Call Britain
They have the actors to suit any Hollywood twistedness or despair. And, let's face it, "There is clearly a very strong appetite for bleak...
New York Wants To Do What To Penn Station Now?
Redevelop it, of course. Not everyone's a fan: "A plan to redevelop New York’s Pennsylvania Station (or Penn Station) and its surrounding blocks is facing...
What Omicron? Spidey Got Off To A Pandemic-Busting Weekend Start
The third movie in the Tom Holland Spider-Man universe busted records, reaching the third biggest opening ever, not just during the pandemic. What does...
Will NFTs Transform The Art World?
"If you believe the hype, NFTs are poised to transform the art world, changing not only how art is bought and sold, but also...
The Oneida Nation Puts Up A Glowing Art Show
But it's not for winter warmth - the giant purple and green tipis are meant to draw attention to the disproportionate affects of the...
Saturday Night Live’s Last Show Of The Year Represented Just How Bleak Things Feel
Especially in New York, where last-minute omicron-variant cancellations led to a very strange night. "The rigid format—with every sketch introduced by one of the...
Why People Who Aren’t Rich Can’t Stop Watching Real Housewives And Succession
Basically? Schadenfreude. (And there's a lot more sociological analysis in this article - yes, in USA Today.) - USA Today
Eve Babitz’s Words Had A Powerful, Frank Effect On Los Angeles
Her books - like Eve's Hollywood and Sex and Rage - brought new views of the city to those outside, and her frank, fresh...
Buildings Become ‘Sky Gardens’ With Designers Who Bring Humans And Nature Back Together
OK, sure, we may not want too much forest or savannah in our skyscrapers, but some is good for humans. - The Observer (UK)
The Joys Of The Baghdad Book Fair
"Patrons savor the chance to browse aisles of paperbacks and hardcovers stacked on tables in pavilions from different countries. ... To revel in what...
Building A Tutu That Can Stand Up To ‘Nutcracker’ Demands Takes A Long Time
Ask a wardrobe supervisor: "To build a singular tutu it’s 80-100 hours. ... There’s 15 yards of tulle, and 10-14 layers, depending on the...
The Dramatic Trust Fall Of Going To Theatre In 2021
"We have to trust that most people no longer venture out while sick, that they are not manufacturing fake proof of vaccination, that they...
Richard Rogers, Who Turned Architecture Inside Out And Altered The Skylines Of Paris And...
The Pritzker Prize-winning architect who designed the Pompidou (with Renzo Piano), the Millennium Dome, and Lloyd's of London, has died at 88. He had...
The Wildest Parties Of Art History
As our holiday parties go on yet another COVID-19 hiatus, might as well look at parties painted by the greats. - The Guardian (UK)
Inside The First Manhattan Bookstore Owned By An Asian American Woman
Owner Lucy Yu made the decision "to embark on this journey—now, in the midst of a pandemic, on the heels of so much anti-Asian...
YouTube TV Loses Disney, ESPN, ABC Content Over Dispute
It's about money, of course, but subscribers - especially sports fans - may not care about the reasons. "The outage came during an ESPN...
The Wide-Angle Vision And Broad Legacy Of bell hooks
Kimberlé Crenshaw explains how hooks's books and other writing worked: "Sometimes people say things, or write things, that so capture your experience that you...
Why Is Such A Great Actor Such A Not-Great Director?
"As a movie star, George Clooney is a happy warrior, always ready with a thoughtful quote or charming anecdote, and he’s the rare celebrity...
How A Sculpture Became A God Again
You can thank the FBI - and also the people of Nepal, who restored the temple and convinced others that the deity had not...
Chris Noth Accused By Third Woman Of Sexual Assault
A now-30-year-old tech executive has texts and other evidence from the alleged assault in 2010, by the then-35-year-old The Sex and the City star....