The writer herself has questions."Writers are, often, to generalise, outsiders, observers, given to the long view, odd if not downright awkward. ... How do these propensities relate to the construction of literature as an international sport?" - Irish Times
From Jóhann Jóhannson's score for Sicario to the many joys of Shrek 2 to Howard Shore's scores for The Lord of the Rings, music makes these movies - not just better, but essentially makes them what they are. - The Atlantic
Patricia Highsmith's "politics are horrendous. She is homophobic despite being gay, antisemitic, anti-everything. Yet she is one of the most psychologically astute writers of the 20th century, particularly brilliant at allowing us into the dark parts of the human psyche.” - The New York Times
"Even as the stories were still being written and published, tens of thousands around the world behaved as if Holmes and Watson truly lived and breathed." Why? - The Guardian (UK)
The best piece of advice the actor says he's ever received: "'Know your lines and don’t hit the furniture.' That is Spencer Tracy’s acting advice. I’ve always thought, dead on.'" - The Guardian (UK)
"Turning to fiction allowed for stories that would otherwise have disappeared into the chest of time, to live on, and slowly but surely they are educating, bringing forth that we all share this place together. The 24-hour news cycle leaves little room for reflection or deeper understanding." - LitHub
"In rehearsals, they tightened the structure, fine-tuned the music and lyrics, tamping down the sentimentality. Still, the show is plenty sentimental." - The New York Times
The end, says Stephen Graham Jones."The story is running along the top of a flat mesa, and it's nighttime and 95% of it is even-footing. But then at the very end, you jump off into the night, into the darkness, and you trust." - NPR
“The Elvis plaintiffs bring this action to enforce these exclusive rights against the defendant that has built its entire business model based on copyright infringement at a scale never seen before," according to the lawsuit. - The New York Times
Edgar Allan Poe "seems in deliberate, even flagrant, contrast with what were once regarded as the great themes of American literature: the freedom of self-reinvention promised by a new society and its frontier, exploration, rugged individualism, and the struggle to conquer nature." - Slate
Or so lovers of (ridiculously) loud dance music claim. "At Gaffe, a DIY space in northeast London, a sign shows two arrows pointing in different directions. One says 'Dancing,' the other 'Yapping.'" - The Guardian (UK)
