The site is - of course - going to become a residential development. "The artifacts found at the site include pottery sherds, stone tools, and humans remains likely dating back to the Tequesta people who lived along the Miami river." - ARTnews
So said the UK children charity Booktrust's new writer in residence, SF Said. Unlike many recent censorship fans in the US, he said, "I really don’t think an adult should ever dismiss or belittle a choice that a child has made themselves." - The Guardian (UK)
Enlist your friends, of course. One of the friends: "Like many other adoptees, I used to victimize myself and isolate. I didn’t want to talk to others because they wouldn’t understand. ... With the movie, I felt more legitimate." - The New York Times
Another moment, that is. This certainly isn't the first go-round. Best Supporting Actress nominee Kerry Condon: "My friend at home was like, ‘Everybody’s celebrating like crazy. It’s like they’ve won the World Cup.’"- Los Angeles Times
"The library was a haven. It was the one place we could all go and not spend a dime, but be filled with everything we needed for our minds and spirits." - The New York Times
Never bet against a war movie. The Netflix "adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 novel about an idealistic German soldier sent to the trenches scored a record-equalling 14 nominations last month but few anticipated it would capitalise on so many of them." - The Guardian (UK)
Sure, Disney owns the animation rights, but the story and characters came out of copyright on January 1, 2022. And director Rhys Frake-Waterfield "wasted no time jumping on the opportunity to incorporate the characters into his microbudget slasher flick." - Time
"The company’s previously flatlining Bing app almost surpassed Google in downloads last Saturday, and search interest in Bing is spiking. The astonishing screenshots—as long as they stay within reasonable bounds—will likely bolster the surge. They’re great marketing." - Slate
"In a converted conference room on Thursday, the dancers honed their pliés and pirouettes, while row upon row of new cars could be seen in a distant lot through the ceiling-high windows, and workers passed by outside dressed in bright red coveralls." - NPR
Consider the way ink diffuses into water. "The algorithm first turns complex images in the training data set into simple noise—akin to going from a blob of ink to diffuse light blue water—and then teaches the system how to reverse the process." - Wired
The Bulgarian journalist, Christo Grozev, says "the ban was down to 'concerns about public safety and security,' he was told, but was given no more information on what those risks were." - BBC
A union representative said that "the hope is to show publishing employees that they have more options beyond just 'stick it out or leave. ... There is now a third option of collective action and standing up together for what is right.'" - Publishers Weekly
In another potential Oscars signal, the small-budget domestic science fiction movie that could racked up another win for writer-directors Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan. - The Hollywood Reporter
The museum's director calls museums "empathy machines" and says the mission goes "beyond caring for objects and collections to 'caring for beliefs and ideas and relationships.'" - The New York Times
