The actress spent the seven decades after her Hollywood career ended as a result of the 1950s-era hysterical anti-Communism as an impassioned activist for human rights. - Washington Post
"Pandemic-induced production delays, jittery Hollywood studios continuing to postpone blockbuster release dates, and a wider lack of mid-budget fare – from rom-coms and buddy movies to dramas – will push back the timeline on a full recovery for cinema owners until possibly 2024." - The Observer (UK)
"This particular sculpture ... was stolen on the night of June 16, 1999, from the house of its caretaker in Thalkhu Tole. The community was heartbroken: 'When it was lost, we felt as if we lost our history, we lost everything.'" It's been found, at a museum in Singapore. - Hyperallergic
"Sometimes writers draw from older stories—myths, histories, ancient epics—when crafting new ones. One might find in that rewriting an opportunity to recast a celebrated figure." Obvious. but many new (or popular on BookTok) works are strong on the retelling right now. - The Atlantic
He says the ideal audience for his new film is an elementary school teacher afraid of coming out, and "parents of kids who are gay and will have to deal with the day when their kids have the courage to come out to them." - Variety
Talking with a man who won a photography contest with an AI-produced image, "you definitely get this feeling of almost resentment toward human artists, too, where he’s saying, like, you know, you all think you’re so special. And I just proved that you’re not." - Slate
"Writing with clarity of vision is tricky given how embedded Vaughan Williams is in British musical culture. He wore many hats in his time: symphonic composer, choral society conductor, folksong collector, hymn-tune compiler. ... He remains the nation’s favourite composer." - The Guardian (UK)
The dancer and choreographer, who built the ballet from that tiny beginning to "the country’s leading Hispanic dance performance and education troupe," has died at 92. - The New York Times
PNB "is basking in the aftermath of successful summer tours" to NY and LA. "With almost 40 dancers on full-time contract, its own critically acclaimed orchestra and a thriving ballet school that serves hundreds of students in both Seattle and Bellevue, PNB has earned an international reputation." - Crosscut (Seattle)
Abortion: Yes, artists make art about it. But they'd kept it somewhat quiet for years. Now? Everything's on the table - and in some cases, out front. - The New York Times
The author of a new book argues that while math can give some pretty cool possibilities, the real-world evidence isn't there. She argues that "there are still plenty of cool ideas, including weather control, faster-than-light communication, and creating new universes, that don’t contradict known science." - Wired
Polshek was the opposite of a starchitect. He "went the other way, embracing a modest approach to architecture that prioritized a design’s social value over its aesthetic worth." He designed buildings like the Santa Fe Opera, the Bill Clinton library and museum, and more. - The New York Times
Volunteers held the line for a decade, but now local government has stepped in to save and shore up the tower in Dublin where Joyce began Ulysses. - Irish Times
