Stories

And considering that series' success - though a very rapid fall-off after the ... let's call it disappointing ... final season - why aren't there more adaptations? - Washington Post

McConnell acted in a few of Alfred Hitchcock's movies, and had an acting career of her own separate from him. But "while her acting career was linked to her father, she made clear in her book that her mother had a strong cinematic partnership with him." - The New York Times

Consider "Tricky Dick," "Slick Willy," and, of course, the recent president, that "short-fingered vulgarian." - LitHub

It's a board game. About birds. - Slate

At least, according to the Edinburgh Book Festival's director, who says, "One thing is for certain, we are not going back to the festivals of 2019." - BBC

Sorry, but how did they pull this off? And why Christmas in August? (Spoilers in the article. Lots of delightful spoilers.) - Los Angeles Times

Performers fanned out across the city to play Billy Joel's 1976 hit in a new music video meant to improve, er, New York's state of mind. - The New York Times

Broadway isn't back, baby. Thanks, Delta. - CNBC

Yes, it's because of all of the Indigenous rep. - NPR

In case you were worried, Disney's doing much better now, which is possibly a good sign for the economy. - Los Angeles Times

And if you're one of the legion who adore Lizzy and Jane, or Meg and Jo, or ... etc., here's a list for you. (If you're not there yet, here's a starting point.) - LitHub

Yeah, no thank you, a lot of Americans don't want to reckon. Better, some imprints think, to make a lot of money off of conservative books like Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming Catastrophe or American Marxism. - The New York Times

"Multiculturalism was the response to civil rights demands, which required a revised narrative of U.S. history. For this scheme to work—and affirm U.S. historical progress—Indigenous nations and communities had to be left out of the picture or somehow woven into the story." - Boston Review

Artist Martine Gutierrez plays all the parts of goddesses, queens, and other icons on bus shelters in NY, Boston, and Chicago. "I think confusion is delicious," the artist says. - The New York Times

Historian Litwack "illuminated dark corners of the American past by exploring the bitter legacy of slavery and segregation and by confronting the lingering presence of white supremacy in the national consciousness." - Washington Post