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Texas Prisons Regulate Women’s Reading Material And Self-Education
“Living in a cell the size of a parking space without a television, tablet, phone, or air-conditioning and an only temperamental radio signal, a...
How To Shop In A Used Bookstore
Some wisdom from Michael Dirda includes wearing grubby clothes, starting at the sales cart - and taking your time. - Washington Post
Center Theatre Group Lays Out A Tentative Path For Recovery, Including Reopening The Mark...
"The post-pandemic picture is improving but from such a low that no one can feel confident about moving forward. Theater attendance hasn’t yet rebounded...
As Ailey II Turns 50, There’s Plenty To Be Proud Of
The two years of apprenticeship is so tough that former dancers who went on to sitcom work, Broadway, and even the unionized top-level Ailey...
Today Isn’t The Only Day To Avoid Getting Tricked Online
Hinst for fake-info spotting every day of the year: “Stop when you see something that's 'too good to be true, or too crazy to...
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Thinks We Should Be Listening To Older Women All Year Long
In pursuit of info, the first season of the actor’s podcast “featured guests like Carol Burnett (90), Isabel Allende (81) and Darlene Love (82)....
The Glorious Possibilities Of Public Art
From Jeanne Claude and Christo’s wrappings to Banksy’s newest tree, “public art requires us to be present, to bring it to life with our...
Stop Trying To ‘Keep Up’ With Books
On social media, erstwhile readers post out of "a combination of obligation, social performance, genuine curiosity, love of books, and a desire to be...
Hollywood Seems To Be Selling A Conflict-Free Colorblind Past
But it’s weird. “The bones of the world are familiar. There is only one change: Every race exists, cheerfully and seemingly as equals, in...
There’s A Treasure Trove Of New Marvin Gaye Music In Belgium
The catch is that he left it, and a lot more, with a friend, and never returned. So “the fate of hugely valuable...
Booksellers At Portland’s Fabled Powell’s Books Get Requests For Monster Romance
Or, as it’s more commonly called, ‘monster smut.’ One bookseller says, “We had one that actually sold out really fast where it was called...
The Banksy Superfans Who Travel Hours To See His Newest Works
"The group now has 20,000 members worldwide and covers 'every single aspect of Banksy' from the 1990s to today, Mrs Holmes said. The group...
Hundreds Of Canadian Artists Are Worried, And Vocal, About Proposed Anti-Trans Legislation
Among 400 others, “the list of stars who signed the letter includes actor Elliot Page, Great Big Sea frontman Alan Doyle, actress Elisha Cuthbert,...
Actor Bill Nighy Is Somehow More Charming Than You Might Even Have Imagined
Here is the actor, answering readers’ questions in a way that one can practically hear. Just wait for the phone book reading section. -...
A Perfectly Written Rejection Letter For Gertrude Stein
Sure, this is a work that would later become The Making of Americans, but in 1912, it was an experimental poetry manuscript rejected out...
If You Really Want To Reach Those ‘Book Goals,’ Here Are Some Strategies
Make it a community affair - or read in a new spot in your town or city. Adjust your genre plans. Or, you know,...
What Singers At DC’s Black Opry Think Of Beyonce’s New Album
"No matter how you feel about Cowboy Carter, this is a historic moment. Not only is Beyoncé using her enormous platform to deliver an...
Book Ban Fans Are Targeting Public Libraries In Different Ways Than School Libraries
But make no mistake: They’re coming at, and for, public resources as well. "Sometimes destruction from the inside via library boards is aided in...
Lorraine Graves, Who Dazzled As A Groundbreaking Harlem Ballet Principal, Has Died At 66
"Graves broke barriers — not only as a celebrated dancer for a multiracial company that showcased African American excellence in a traditionally European art...
Facebook Is Cutting Its News Tab For Those In The US And Australia
The feature debuted in 2019, and has already been cut in France, Germany, and the U.K. "The change comes as tries to scale...
A 30-Year Quest To Find The Author Of A Book Picked Up For One...
The author of the book died by suicide in 1963. "All she left was a note by her bed for her son, Abbas, that...
Chance Perdomo, Star Of Gen V And The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina, Has Died...
Perdomo, in a “Breakthrough Brit” video, talked about the power of art and acting. "There’s no point in just ranting at someone. … But...
In The This Seems Fine Department, AI Only Needs A 15-Second Sample To Clone...
"OpenAI suggested several steps that it thinks could limit the risks around tools like these, including phasing out voice-based authentication to access bank accounts,...
For Arts Ecosystems, Dance Is A Harbinger Of Health
The infrastructure necessary for dance to succeed requires development - and support. That’s why "the fall of the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing...
The OED Goes Japanese In Its Latest Update
Most of the new Japanese words relate to food, but there’s also art, including “kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by joining...