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You’ll Never Guess Who Won The Streaming Wars
A Merry Scottish Christmas, anyone? - Wired
No One Knows Joan Baez Like Her Friend Of 37 Years, Who Made The...
Somehow, the friendship has survived - and "honesty, even at its most uncomfortable, is far more compelling than just another celebrity swan song." -...
If Gens Z And Alpha Can’t Read Cursive, Will Brands Change Their Logos?
Coca-Cola. Coors. Hallmark. Even Instagram - all with cursive script logos. Are they distinctive enough to stay, or will they follow Eddie Bauer and...
The Wallace And Gromit Claymation Studio Is Running Out Of Clay, Quickly
When the factory that made the very specific sort of clay Aardman Animations uses, the company bought up all the backstock - but now...
Will Gen-Z Bring About The End Of Dating Apps?
In a recent study, most college students "are forgoing regular app usage (79 percent) in favor of in-person connection." Time truly is a flat...
The United States Has A Ballroom Dance Guy
That guy is Derek Hough, who's barnstorming across the country, sharing his joy in competitive (and expressive) dance. - The New York Times
The Vatican Makes It Easier To Visit An Ancient Roman Necropolis
"In the past, organized tours of the necropolis were generally only granted to approved groups of academics, students and other specialists." Now, anyone with...
Athletes Are Reshaping Parts Of The Art Market
"Many sports figures are being courted by galleries, auction houses, art shows and museums." - The New York Times
Season Six Of The Crown Started Off With Some Very Weird Choices
The script choices were so disturbing that Vulture's critics called "an emergency discussion" to thrash out why the season's early episodes are haunted. -...
The Musical About A Finnish-Candian Socialist Island Utopia Opens In Finland
"Although set at the start of the 20th century, play producer Mika Kaartinen says the theme of searching for a better life resonates just as strongly today." -...
In This Climate, And With The Strikes, The Marvels Didn’t Ever Stand A Chance
You didn't read this in the headlines last week, but hey, The Marvels was "the biggest debut ever for a Black woman director." -...
The Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall Is Gorgeous
But is it the right place for art? - Hyperallergic
The Now-Former Poetry Editor Of The New York Times Explains Her Resignation
"I can’t write about poetry amidst the ‘reasonable’ tones of those who aim to acclimatize us to this unreasonable suffering. No more ghoulish euphemisms....
The Backlash Against Univision For Its Friendly Trump ‘Interview’ Has Gathered Steam
The interview with the former president "was conducted by Enrique Acevedo, an anchor from Mexican network Televisa who is not a Univision journalist. The...
Has Sony Revealed The Secret Of Its Terrible Spider-Man Spinoffs?
We're all in on this now, right? It's all one big meme? - The Guardian (UK)
Ridley Scott Couldn’t Care Less About Being Historically Accurate In Napoleon
But he does care if audiences get "bum ache" from sitting too long, so his imperial movie is a mere 158 minutes. - BBC
Nora Roberts Has Been Laughing All The Way To The Bank
"Before Roberts, the romance genre was dominated by tepid and virginal women who were overpowered by brooding men. Roberts changed all that by thrusting...
An Epic Pandemic Theatre Trek
Part I, in which "a Lakota playwright, 7 Indigenous actors, and an L.A.-based ensemble survive a pandemic, cross thousands of prairie miles, and confront...
Making Art About Ballet, Behind The Scenes
Karon Davis - daughter of Ben Vereen and Nancy Bruner - says, "I want to show what happens before you get to that point...
Chicago’s High School Teachers Created A Nationally Prominent Museum
"Wander back in time, not to 1987, but to September 1982. ... Chicago Public Schools system would treat Spanish-speaking students as if they...
Composer David Del Tredici, Pulitzer Prize-Winner, Has Died At 86
Del Tredici "became best known for a midcareer shift toward a style that came to be called the New Romanticism, which yielded a series...
Gaming Should Be For Everyone
And designers can make that world real, if they want to (or if there are incentives). - Wired
Women Were The Backbone Of The Writers’ Strike
Why were so many strike captains women - and many women of color? One says it was natural for her: "I’m loud. I know...
Why The Hunger Games Succeeded Where Its Striving Imitators Failed
There's no idealism in Panem - just a cynical reality that we, entertainment-drowned and manipulated, know all too well. - The Atlantic
Tales Of The Booker Shortlist
"It’s rare for me to experience such a clear starting impulse for a story, but I trusted it," says Chetna Maroo. - The Guardian...