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William Morris’s Farmhouse Is Restored And Reopening, After Millions Of Pounds And Many Years

Kelmscott Manor "was a place of huge inspiration for an artist who dramatically influenced fashions and ideologies with fabrics and furniture, stained glass and wallpaper still produced today." - The Guardian (UK)

The British Museum Removes The Sackler Name From Its Walls

Mostly. "The Sackler name would remain on a list of donors to the museum’s Great Court, because the museum 'has always recognized the important relationships we have with each of our benefactors.'" - The New York Times

How Propaganda Became Entertaining

Blame (or praise) WWII. - The Atlantic

Journalists Supposedly Run Toward Wars, And So Did This Illustrator

Two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, artist George Butler took flights, busses, and other paths "to Odesa in southern Ukraine, where he stayed for a few days before continuing on an overnight train to Kyiv, at the heart of the conflict." - The Guardian (UK)

The Artist Studios Of The World Trade Center

They're part of a nonprofit that helps provide NY artists "with places where they can work, a signature need for artists in a real estate market that has long pushed them to live in cavernous, defunct industrial spaces." - The New York Times

Samuel L. Jackson’s Honorary Oscar Award Speech Was Pretty Great

The 73-year-old actor was nominated, but didn't win, for his role in Pulp Fiction. "In an emotional acceptance speech, Jackson looked back on his career, noting his early, nameless roles, including what he described as 'Gang Member No. 2' and 'Black Guy.'" - Washington Post

Historic Wins At The Oscars Overshadowed In The Moment By Ableist Joke, On-Stage Slap

Ariana DeBose was the first out queer actor of color to win a major acting award. CODA? First Best Picture win for a streamer. Jane Campion won her first, and Will Smith won his - not long after mounting the stage to slap comedian Chris Rock. - Los Angeles Times

Oscars Live Updates, The Vanity Fair Edition

This one will be heavy on the red carpet and after-party updates; we'll add other live update news sites here (here's NPR; here's Washington Post; here's the Los Angeles Times) as the show gets closer. - Vanity Fair

It’s Hard To Make A Living As A Theatre Artist

The group Artists Who Code is trying to help artists (and not just theatre artists) make a transition to the world of actual remuneration for skills - that is, technology. This might sound depressing, but the pandemic meant the group grew quickly. - Los Angeles Times

The Charles Dickens Museum Got Shadowbanned On TikTok

It took a full-blown Twitter campaign to get the author's name, and the museum's name, and all of the museum's content, unbanned. You probably know what the problem was. - LitHub

Is Streaming Going To Win Best Picture At Last?

"Three years ago, Hollywood was engaged in a knock-down, drag-out fight over the future of cinema — what, exactly, constitutes a film — with the Oscars as the boxing ring." Then, well, you know what happened next. - The New York Times

Darcy’s White Shirt Is Going On Exhibit In Jane Austen’s House

Yes, Austen lovers, that shirt. "Jane Austen Undressed focuses largely on the undergarments that Austen heroines would have worn under their Regency dresses, but one of the main draws is bound to be the Firth shirt." Um, indeed. - The Guardian (UK)

What Happens When Kids (And Some Adults) Learn History Through Video Games?

"Teachers may not even notice that the student asking why the Ottomans didn’t colonize America or what happened to Burgundy may have a view of history that was molded by Paradox games." - The Atlantic

The Resurrection Of Andy Warhol

Not that his influence ever went away, "but if Warhol seems particularly ubiquitous right now, that’s because he is — onscreen, onstage, in museums and in the streets." (The article doesn't even mention Todd Haynes' Velvet Underground documentary, with prominent Warhol moments.) - The New York Times

Fine, Let’s Rank All Of The Full-Length And Short Movies Nominated For Oscars

Yup: "There are actually 53 movies nominated across all 23 Oscar categories this year, ranging in quality from great to terrible." - Vulture

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