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What Does A Botany Professor Do After Her Book Becomes A Surprise Smash Hit?
Robin Wall Kimmerer takes her students out on two-week-long foraging field trips, plants trees that will better meet the climate changing nature of her...
The Good Friday Agreement Included Equality Of Expression For All Sides, Including Rap Groups
And that is why “Irish-language rap trio Kneecap have won their case against new Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch after she blocked an arts...
Hollywood’s Addiction To Sequels Is Going To Kill The Future Of Hollywood
In 10 years, they’ll be making sequels to what, exactly? - Variety
Canada’s Largest Publishers Have Had It With OpenAI
And they’re filing a major lawsuit over copyright violations. "The suit was filed by several leading Canadian media companies, including the owners of the National...
How To Win The Best Picture Oscar
If your cast is a big, happy family - or at least looks like on on Instagram - you’ve exponentially increased your chances. -...
Hal Lindsey, Author Of The Late, Great Planet Earth, Has Died At 95
Lindsey was “a onetime Mississippi Delta tugboat captain who became a campus preacher and improbably vaulted to fame and riches by writing that the...
We All Need To Apologize To LMM
Everyone who made fun of Moana - and that’s a lot of us - needs to beg forgiveness. Why? “The music of Moana 2 is the...
Does Music Have A Future In Health Care?
Tech folks would like to think so. "Soon, you'll have the option to subscribe to music on demand where the ‘demand’ comes from your...
What Maggie Nelson Likes About Emma Corrin, And Vice Versa
Corrin: "The vulnerability was always the hook for me.” - The New York Times
How Period Films’ Composers Use Odd Instruments To Recreate Sounds Of Their Times
For instance, for Nickel Boys, "Composers Alex Somers and Scott Alario recorded traditional instruments, children’s choirs and even the sounds of toys, then processed...
Her Name Turned Into ‘Moana’ When She Was Fourteen
Even her teachers called her that instead of her name. But Auli’i Cravalho now says, "I’m looking forward to directing, to producing, to starting...
The Issue For Gen-Z And Reading Isn’t Really Books Or Phones
Instead, it’s time. “Pundits and parents alike have emphasized preprofessional courses and downplayed the importance of humanistic study. ... In this environment, spending hours...
How Do Cities Decide What To Save?
“Landmark laws across the country have come into existence to preserve things we deem culturally significant. But they don’t always protect what we actually...
Writing A Recipe Versus Writing Fiction
Michèle Roberts, author of French Cooking for One, says, “Writing a recipe is very close to writing a poem, which is about choosing words...
A Graphic Novel About Elon Musk Is Having A Very Hard Time Finding A...
France? Sure, France published the book. But, the book’s author says, “I’m told that there was interest from various international publishers at the recent...
The Google Empire Is Under Assault From All Sides
"For many years, Google’s sprawling empire has faced little legal scrutiny, allowing the company to freely build up its search engine, browser, operating systems,...
The Blue Man Group Is Leaving New York, And Chicago Too
It’s been more than three decades and more than 17,000 performances Off-Broadway. But apparently, it’s time to head to Florida. - The New York...
Why Are Adults Returning To Ballet?
“I’d always been curious about ballet,” says one woman who started taking classes “after a major life shift.” She’s far from alone. - Los...
A Real-World Lesson From This Season Of Yellowstone
Never mess with a showrunner who can destroy your character and your legacy. - Variety
Eileen Diss, Set Designer Who Collaborated With Pinter And Won Six BAFTAs, Has Died...
Aside from the many, many collaborations with playwright Pinter, “her influence on BBC design work, ‘a slightly crazy mix of boarding-school perfectionism and free-spirited...
Evaluating Wunderkind Conductor Klaus Makela
“It is safe to say that no conductor in modern history has been entrusted with so much at such a young age. Does he...
Why This Weekend’s Two Blockbusters Arrived At A Perfect Time
Both movies tell similar stories. And both arrived on the same day, "at a moment when stories of crumbling empires plundered by deceitful despots...
What It’s Like To Write About The Science Behind Being Human
Sarah Zhang of The Atlantic: “Sometimes, before I understand intellectually why a story is interesting or good, if I feel myself emotionally gravitate to...
How Public Libraries Can Prepare Themselves For The Incoming Administration
Well, this is a cheery article. “There are fewer than two months—and honestly, about one month with the holidays—to shore up your institutions to...
Just Give Denzel Washington His Third Oscar Statue Now
OK, it’s still a bit early, but the race to the Academy Awards has definitely kicked into higher gear. - Vulture