"Dance on the Beach was part of a masterpiece of 12 major panels, which Max Reinhardt, the theatre director, commissioned in 1906 for his avant-garde theatre in Berlin." Years later, the Nazis declared Munch a "degenerate." - The Observer (UK)
Why? It's a mystery. "The abrupt switch, at a high-profile venue in one of the biggest markets in the world, is head-spinning news in the lucrative ticketing business." - The New York Times
Only connect: "The strongest predictors for people to maintain their happiness and health throughout the course of their lives were people who described their relationships as having satisfying levels of quality and warmth." - NPR
Without Iron Man, there's a leader-shaped hole at the center of all of the various stories. Is Paul Rudd really supposed to fill that hole? - The Guardian (UK)
Schnee's "ebullient fabric designs and avant-garde home furnishings store in the heart of Detroit introduced midcentury modernism to baffled and delighted Midwesterners" - and changed the look of contemporary houses for good. - The New York Times
Itinerant artist and poet Ser Serpas says that "Parisian trash is sturdy." The 27-year-old, "like, many of her peers, she favors objects that bear the marks of use, as if, having inherited a sorely used world, she’s making stanzas from its leftovers." - The New York Times
The list of those testing positive and missing Sunday's Critics Choice Awards, a few days after the Golden Globes, included nominees Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, "head cheerleader" Jamie Lee Curtis, and planned presenter Michelle Pfeiffer. - The Hollywood Reporter
The star of Everything Everywhere All at Once says, "But the only way we can keep this going is by getting the right storytellers, having the studio executives understand and keep putting it forward." - HuffPost
Natalie Murray Beale says, "We looked a lot at the physical aspects, ensuring she would not be too reverent of the conductor’s podium, because after all it’s just her workplace." - The Observer (UK)
Six producers of potential Oscar contenders explain why they did it anyway. Says the producer of Banshees of Inisherin, "Your aim is to be invisible and make sure that nothing interrupts" the director's process. - Los Angeles Times
Bad news for writers and artists: As AI improves, the plagiarism will become less apparent. "There’s no quick technological fix to these issues. As has been the case for nearly all instances of bad information spreading online, readers and editors will again have to figure this out themselves." - Slate
