"Throughout history, those willing to sacrifice for cause and comrades ... have often prevailed against more powerful forces that mainly rely on material incentives such as pay and punishment. ... Yet little scientific attention is paid to understanding why this is so or what to do about it." - Aeon
"Award-wining director Mohammad Rasoulof and colleague Mostafa Al-Ahmad were taken into custody for posting a statement on social media urging members of the Iranian security forces to lay down their weapons." When Panahi went to prosecutors' offices out of concern for the other two, he was also arrested. - The Guardian
Mercedes Dorame's work, "in quiet ways, illuminates how Indigenous life and thought remain present in Los Angeles and its landscapes." - Los Angeles Times
"Playing Fanny Brice on Broadway has been a lifelong dream of mine, and doing so ... has been a great joy and true honor. Once the production decided to take the show in a different direction, I made the ... difficult decision to step away sooner than anticipated." - The New York Times
Jane Campion, who directed the artsy Power of the Dog and won Best Director for it at the 2022 Academy Awards, is worried. "I do think they're going to be more picky about other projects or, maybe, what's sad is not taking risks on people without names." - BBC
"The Civic Center will now be the permanent home of Wright’s smallest structure, a doghouse he drew on the back of an envelope at the request of 12-year-old Jim Berger so the family could accommodate their new golden retriever in style." - Hyperallergic
Artists might more normally be working in the studio, but "though artist-as-intersectional-avatar is not an unusual circumstance, the curators’ efforts go above and beyond what typically occurs in an arts and activism role." - Hyperallergic
"Bookstores, like wines, have different notes, different flavors, each one distinct. There are the musty, quirky ones with haphazard piles and dusty rows, usually with both used and new books. There are the small indie stores, quaint, cozy and scrappy." - The New York Times
Well, they're also good for stealing a sense of wonder, or any sense of self-reliance in the wild. But hey, also, "Do not eat anything just because a plant ID app doesn’t say it’s toxic." - Slate
"Friends and colleagues who worked with him on this side of the Atlantic, and theater makers who never met him but look reflexively to his tenets — including openness and presence in the moment — spoke ... about Brook’s impact as an artist and a human being." - The New York Times
The worry doesn't come from money, but from audience grades - a B+ for Thor: Love and Thunder follows a B+ for Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness and the tepid B for Eternals. - Los Angeles Times
The actor took a while to decide, but when she said yes, she dug into Richard's words. "Is there a different experience the audience has when they hear misogyny come through a female body? Does it highlight it more? ... And I hope it does." - NPR
Fans don't have to see everything. Instead, they can follow the series and movies the way they would with comic books - only committing to several superheroes or stories they're interested in. (Sorry, Disney overlords; we have other things to do with our time.) - Wired
It's actually quite pleasing for architects - and fans of community spirit as well. "You can gut it and bring all of this modern stuff in … but people love the ‘imagine if walls could talk’ kind of feel."- The Guardian (UK)
