Stories

This week, a new organization called the American Entertainment Alliance will begin publicly pushing for legislation to force the biggest entertainment and streaming companies — including Netflix, Disney, Amazon Prime Video and Skydance — to allocate half of their original content budgets to shows and movies from independent producers in the United States. - The New York Times

"'As soon as we opened we were aware of the lack of opportunity for the entire minority community,' said Dale, 80, in a recent interview. 'It was definitely the mission.'” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

"The sticking point, as discussed by city officials at a public meeting last Wednesday before a vote on a revised contract, was Art Basel’s demand to essentially halve the nearly $1 million annual rent the fair had previously paid to Miami Beach." - The New York Times

Fear spreads its message more quickly - but it also paralyzes most people to inaction, exactly not what most writers of climate fiction would prefer. - The Guardian (UK)

"Toledo's art scene has long been tied to its glass industry. In 1962 ... local workers created the studio glass art movement here." - NPR

That is to say, Netflix is reporting box office numbers, for the very first time, for La Bola Negra. - Los Angeles Times

"Pink was precisely the color Frank Lloyd Wright envisioned for this museum in his plans, and it’s the color we would see across the street from Central Park today had prejudices not stood in the way." - El País English

"As people become less involved in a task, they can become less prepared to step in when needed. Researchers have called this the out-of-the-loop performance problem." - The Conversation

"A representative for Michaels did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday." - The New York Times

Though some books are more easily adapted than others, "the quality of the source is irrelevant." - The Guardian (UK)

By now, anyone at all online knows it's Billy Evans - but who is he? - The New York Times

Ouf. "Is it wistful or cruel, the movies looking at poets only to find them pitiable, even or especially when they’re howling at the moon? The last artists who can’t make money, who have a pressing and practical concern about old books and what’s in them." - LitHub

Composer Sam Watts: "I knew it was going to be a bit camp and high drama and all the glorious things. ... So I just went with that - dark but fun." - BBC

Basically? "It’s a two-hour whirlwind of pop music-infused teen joy, thoughtful discussion of cultural revisionism, complex young characters, and dynamic performances." - KC Studio

"It’s his essays about art and artists that matter most to me now. Reading them, you often feel you’re standing next to him in the museum or even looking through his eyes at a painting or a sculpture. You pay attention to his attention." - The New York Times