Ever since the prize was first mooted in the early 1990s, many have wondered whether the prize is necessary, patronising, or even fair. A common position amongst its detractors is that the prize is sexist and discriminatory. - The Conversation
"A large community of TikTok users have carved out a corner called 'BookTok'. BookTok influencers are predominantly teenagers and young women, … (and) when a book catches on among users (a common hashtag on BookTok videos is #TikTokMadeMeReadIt), the real-world results can be impressive." - Publishers Weekly
Unlike the then-popular CSI-style investigative American cop show, The Wire embraces the cold-hearted nature of ancient Greek tragedy. - The Conversation
"As Broadway rolls out its return, costumers are again busy with the meticulous, mess-making handiwork that makes the industry sparkle onstage. … 'When you need a costume for Hamilton, … you can't just buy it from the 18th-century clothing shop down the street.'" - The New York Times
The phenomenon of self-publishing is often linked to online book production methods. However, there is a much richer history of self-publishing that goes further back than its digital counterpart. - The Conversation
"Artist Bill Fontana is currently working to record the sounds that the (cathedral) 'hears' through its ten monumental bells, with plans to livestream the audio at IRCAM in Paris next year, and hopefully at museums and cultural sites around the world in the future." - The Art Newspaper
A reborn FWP might enable us to confront five of the more pressing problems afflicting America today, a quintet we might think of as The Five Nobodies. - USA Today
"By all accounts, it was a minor miracle that Adult Swim ever made it off the drawing board. … It seems right that one of modern TV's most consistent generators of bizarro humor — and cult followings — had origins that were, themselves, pretty freewheeling." - The New York Times
Ali Gass, formerly the head of the ICA San Jose and the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago, has raised $2.5 million to start a new institution called the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco. - The New York Times
The City Hall commissioned poster, captioned "NO STOPPING NEW YORK," shows Kanami Kusajima dancing in Washington Square Park. But she uses a small speaker, and since this summer's battles over loud partying there, the cops have been after her for using amplified music. - Curbed
The province has five UNESCO World Heritage sites and 420 sites with national heritage status. Record rain in July led to floods that killed more than 300 people and caused $18 billion in damage — including to ancient monuments and active archaeological sites. - The Art Newspaper
"After spending more time in development hell than any other project in Hollywood, the museum was plagued by more production and budgetary setbacks than Apocalypse Now." Yet, argues Mary McNamara, the delays have allowed the museum to offer things it couldn't have otherwise. - Los Angeles Times
After more than 30 years as Resident or Associate Choreographer with the Houston Ballet," said Christopher Bruce in a statement, "both the company and I feel … it would be appropriate for me to step aside in order to allow another choreographer (an) opportunity." - Houston Chronicle
The 76-year-old former administrator, who worked at (among others) Covent Garden, the Paris Opera and the Met and was co-director at Bayreuth 2008-2015, was pulled "lifeless" from the Isar River near her home in Munich on Sunday. (in French) - Forumopera
