To summarize the BeReal user experience: once a day, at a random time, the app sends a push notification to its users, granting them two minutes to snap a two-way photo using their phones’ front- and rear-facing cameras. Only after posting the daily photo can users see what their friends have posted. - The New Yorker
The Twitterverse had a high old time when news and photos hit of the final session of the Conference on the Future of Europe at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, wherein members were treated, apparently without warning, to Angelin Preljocaj's Danse l'Europe. - The Independent (UK)
The idea of intelligence without a brain can sound mystical or speculative, but the initiative has attracted quite a lot of human intelligence so I was intrigued. - The New Yorker
"He's an unknowable icon, the internet's adorably tragic boyfriend, a prolific actor who never seems to be acting. ... Wesley Morris and Alex Pappademas discuss memorable examples of Keanu being Keanu (including the time he literally played himself) — and why we see ourselves whenever we look at him." - The New York Times
In addition to what was left behind at the office, there was another enormous problem for the publishing house: its warehouses are also located in Kharkiv, from which it is not possible to transfer books because of constant shelling. - LitHub
The Belgium-born, Amsterdam-based director, known in the US for his Broadway stagings of A View from the Bridge, The Crucible, Network, and West Side Story, will be artistic director of the Ruhrtriennale, one of Europe's largest interdisciplinary arts festivals, for the 2024-26 cycle. - M-Festival.biz
Translators do their best to represent the journalists conducting the interviews, while also acting — intentionally or not — as connectors across cultural divides. - The New York Times
Angie Belcher, comedian-in-residence at Bristol University (yes, really) and founder of the practice Comedy on Referral, has already had a successful NHS-funded course for trauma survivors, and she's about to start one in London for men at risk of suicide. - The Guardian
"A couple of recent high-profile physical attacks on comedians ... have left some comics wondering if the stage is becoming less safe, and have led some clubs and venues to take steps to beef up their security at comedy shows." - The New York Times
The first article the new owner published online was a listicle of hook-up sites with an old contributor's name slapped on the byline. As predictable backlash from literary folk arose, plans were posted for more listicles (mood ring colors, cloud types), then removed weeks later. - The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Ed Henry initially alleged last year that journalists at the two outlets — including NPR media reporter David Folkenflik, CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter and anchor Alisyn Camerota — had 'longstanding grudges against Fox News and/or individuals associated with the company' that guided their reporting on his firing." - The Daily Beast
With five companies (the Met, Detroit, Chicago, Omaha, and Seattle) sharing a revival of his X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X directed by Broadway eminence Robert O'Hara (Slave Play), attention is being paid to Davis's other operas and his work as a jazz pianist. - The New York Times
Or you could call it a frieze. Hockney was inspired, he says, by the Bayeux Tapestry as well as by the seasons in Normandy, where he now lives. - Artnet
