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How Navalny’s Prison Diaries Made It Into Print
“Navalny wrote about how it was becoming more difficult to get his messages and memoir pages out. 'Everything that I write and keep, or...
Fired Dallas Black Dance Theatre Members Aren’t Giving Up The Fight
“The dispute threatens to cloud the company’s new season, with the fired dancers demanding to be reinstated and vowing to form picket lines at coming performances....
Author Joy Williams Says The ‘Comfy Story’ Writers Enjoy Telling Must Change
“I’m always trying to convince myself that fiction will rise up and throw away the crutches that have been supporting it for far too long.” -...
Architects Love A Tricky Site
“Some projects seek to soar above the mucky stuff. Others embrace the difficulties, making them into an occasion to create something that would never...
The Ur-Designer Who Knows Apple Has Lost Its Way
Don Norman: "Apple fell prey to the disastrous part of design, which is that design is about making something beautiful and elegant. And I...
The Culture In Agriculture
In Wisconsin, “'The Hay Rake Ballet' in an alfalfa field — set to opera music in front of a rapt crowd who oohed and...
Netflix Seems To Be Bouncing Back
Subscribers, money, growth, live sports, Christmas Day NFL games … what is happening to the streamer that for a while seemed doomed to fall...
Can One Make Money On OnlyFans Without Making Content About Sex?
"For every university student raising cash by sharing nudes, there’s a wholesome housewife uploading DIY tips or an up-and-coming musician posting his latest tracks.”...
Composer Max Richter On The Most Streamed Classical Album Of All Time, And Working...
Richter’s 8.5-hour Sleep, based on the neuroscience of sleeping, is 10 years old, and still popular. But the composer’s newest music is for a...
British Film And Drama Schools Aren’t Exactly Filled With Working-Class Students
Actor Naomi Scott, who didn’t go to drama school, would like to change the chances for young working-class Brits interested in acting with material...
There Is No Way To Make Teenage Fame Safe
“Fame, like football, takes a toll. The effects can be particularly destabilizing when the star in question is still just a kid. And all...
Instagram And Facebook Are Tagging Searches For Megalopolis With A Really Creepy Warning
“Instead of seeing posts about Francis Ford Coppola’s latest film, they’re shown a warning, titled, ‘Child sexual abuse is illegal.’” - The Verge
A Novelist Shared Her Notes About The Dust Bowl With John Steinbeck
He got The Grapes of Wrath; Sonora Babb’s novel contract was cancelled; and Steinbeck dedicated his book to her male supervisor. What would Tom...
A Documentary Exposing The Far-Right In The UK Was Yanked From A London Film...
The director: “Fear is its own form of censorship, it’s not deliberate, but it works out that way and the only people benefiting from...
The Emergency Tailors Of New York Comic Con
"Armed with glue guns, zip ties, Popsicle sticks and safety pins, the Paladins of Cosplay come ready to fix.” - The New York Times
Looks, Ten; Sound, Exciting
The remodeled symphony hall in San Diego has stepped up, as has its entire neighborhood. But how does it sound? - Los Angeles...
When Writing Criticism Feels Like Dumping Your Time Into Quicksand
"Sometimes we study a text so closely that we see past the violence right in front of us. … There is no objective analysis.”...
The Greatest American Art Form Started In Britain
But the U.S. comprehensively remade horror - particularly historical horror, starting, but far from ending, with the Salem witch trials: “The bad conscience of...
The Death Of The Auteur
Directors used to have power - maybe too much power, of course, but their visions were important. Then came superhero everything. - The Guardian...
This Revival Of Yellow Face On Broadway Is Not, In Fact, Bad
That’s because it’s the play Yellow Face, by David Henry Hwang, that "centers around a fictionalized playwright named DHH.” - Gothamist
Bozo The Clown Is Back In Action In Chicago
Chicagoans of a certain age have a lot of affection for him. “The show represents a time when the city itself felt simpler and...
Ousted Director Of LGBTQ Film Fest Sues Nonprofit For Defamation
Damien Navarro “sued Outfest in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging he was retaliated against after he raised discrimination and ethics concerns to the...
The Dancer And Choreographer Bringing A Hip-Hop Fantasy To The Big Screen
“Often in films, this type of dance can become commercial. There’s nothing wrong with that, but there’s a different type of beauty to the...
Saying Goodbye To The Minnesota Sinfonia
The orchestra, which was known for improving access for students and low-income folks in the Minnesota, will play its swan song concert this weekend....
The Arts Are Not A Meritocracy, But Should They Be?
“Evidence consistently demonstrates that regional artists predictably struggle for equal opportunities. 'Postcode matters,’ one regional artist with decades of experience tells ArtsHub.” - ArtsHub