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Georgia O’Keeffe, When She Was At Home
Photographer Todd Webb chronicled much of the artist’s private life. For instance, “O’Keeffe kept a series of Chow dogs, which she loved for their...
The Editorial Staff At An Academic Journal Resign En Masse
At Elsevier’s Journal of Human Evolution, what with the mass use of AI in production, high charges to authors, and a unilateral restructuring of...
Screenwriter And Film Director Jeff Baena Has Died At 47
The co-writer of I Heart Huckabees and the director of Life After Beth, which starred his wife, Aubrey Plaza, Baena “often elevated dark thematic...
Tom Johnson, Minimalist Composer And Village Voice Critic, 85
“Johnson provided a national readership with access to performances that might be attended by only a dozen listeners, and possibly never heard again. He...
In Perilous, Lean Times, Why Not Start A Performing Arts Organization Dedicated To Bach?
The founder of the Seattle Bach Festival: “In our postpandemic reality, there is so much to do in the rebuilding of community bonds, and...
The Quiet Power Of Ursula Le Guin’s Activism
“In 1963 she wrote in a private note, ‘My job is to write well not to carry signs. You cannot do both at this point.’ In...
Yes, We’re Still Asking Whether Cinemas Will Survive
Part of that is because of the strikes: 2024, not to put too fine a point on it, pretty much sucked for movie theatres....
What Will Happen At The Golden Globes Tonight?
"They’re a dress rehearsal, a campaign event, and a two-minute warning all at once, preparing everyone for the final push to Oscar-nomination morning.” -...
A Book Tracking App Tried Using AI To ‘Roast’ Its Customers
And that choice turned some readers' year-end summaries into screeds about their needing to read white cis male authors, which didn’t land particularly well....
The Rise Of Influencer Snark
Who polices social media influencers? Turns out, it’s Reddit. “One of the biggest ways you can hold influencers accountable is through their financials. ......
Facebook Quickly Deletes Its Too-Honest AI Profiles
“Did Meta create you to drive profit? I asked. Answer: 'Behind the noble goal, yes — Meta hoped virtual companions like myself would increase...
Some Of The Most Borrowed Books Of 2024
But even the most borrowed books only represent a sliver: "When you actually look at what people read in New York City, it wasn't...
The Baltimore Small Stage Coalition Emerges From The Pandemic As A Strength
“Their first round of collective auditions took place last January and drew representatives from about 20 statewide companies. The auditions made it possible for...
One Way To Remember Every Day Of Your Life
“It occurred to me that if I really did want to remember a few gems about each passing day, why not simply write them...
Despite A Year-Ending Surge, Hollywood Box Office Receipts Are Down From Last Year
Bad, yes, but on the other hand, no one thought the industry could even partially recover from the first half of the year’s Furiosa:...
Macondo, The TV Version, Versus Colombia, The Real One
This is not the fake Colombia of Disney's Encanto: “Many on the set considered it an honor to be part of the project. Several...
Well, Someone Had To Invent The Corridor
“Until John Thorpe, rooms in the great houses of England used to lead on, one from another, all grouped around a central entrance hall,...
On Movie Endings, Great And Completely, Totally Forgettable
At this task, Gladiator II utterly failed: “None of us could remember how the new movie ended, which was particularly hilarious because we’d all...
What You See Depends On Where You Are
Yes, of course, but physicists have reconsidered the idea - and the cool thing is that “quantum reference frames might help resolve some of the...
The Hottest Trend In Book Publishing Is Books You Can Really, Truly Judge By...
“Publishers are investing in colorful patterned edges, metallic foil covers, reversible jackets, elaborate artwork on the endpapers, ribbon bookmarks and bonus content.” - The...
The President-Elect, Who Once Tried To Ban TikTok, Asks The Supreme Court To Hold...
“TikTok faces a ban if its parent company, ByteDance, does not follow a new federal law that requires it to be sold to a non-Chinese...
Michel Del Castillo, Who Published A Vivid, Child-Aged Account Of The Holocaust, Has Died...
“Holocaust scholar Richard Plant said 'begins where Anne Frank’s diary ended.’ With its graphic account of privation, suffering and death in French and...
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Says Acting Has Saved Her
And by that, the Nickel Boys actor means, “If I hadn’t been able to filter my insistence on justice, and the rage that I...
Why Global Audiences Fell For Indian Cinema This Year
“As Bollywood struggled to find its footing, smaller films by Indian women that told nuanced stories made headlines in the country and across the...
Learning Something New From Your Kid About Your Favorite Music
“Watching someone you love enjoy something has a way of dispelling snobbery." - Los Angeles Times
