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How Indigenous Communities In Brazil Are Dealing With Threats From The Internet

Using Nhandeflix, "users can find Guarani cultural productions like Roda Cutia (a Guarani children’s song), Bicicletas de Nhanderú (a documentary about a Guarani-Mbya town in southern Brazil), … and Como a noite apareceu (a fictional film based on a Guarani legend).” - El País English

The End Of The Mega Gallery

“Are we witnessing the art world’s Napoleonic march to Moscow, an over-expansion propelled by hubris that is now inevitably falling to its knees?” - Artnet

Rating The First Ever World Cup Halftime Show

Well, that happened. “Purists saw it as another concession to American spectacle.” - The New York Times

Renoir Sure Painted A Lot Of Young Girls

Who were they? - LitHub

Emmy Voters Seem To Be Afraid Of ‘The Boys,’ And That’s A Shame

“The superhero spoof … received not a single Emmy nomination in a major award category. Despite the fact that it dared to land savage, serious and entertaining punches about everything warped in American culture — corporate greed, celebrity worship, moral hypocrisy and how they all fit together.” - The New York Times

In The UK, Fifty Years Of Post-Punk, Radical Fanzines See A Massive Resurgence

Why? “Digital attention span is at an all-time low. … You’re almost definitely going to spend more time looking at a zine than anything you see scrolling. It’s more interesting and more real.” - The Guardian (UK)

The Women Bringing Whoopi Goldberg’s Legacy Back To Broadway

“The theatrical return not only highlights Goldberg’s enduring comedic chops but also showcases her versatility as a playwright with a deep empathy for everyday people often lost to stereotype.” - The New York Times

The Irish Times Catches Up On BookTok And Bookstagram

“Contemporary readers remain as eccentric as ever. Some buy two copies of each book: one to read messily and another to display smartly on the shelf. ... And many, many of them annotate. Furiously. Dedicatedly. Fanatically.” - Irish Times

Inside The Beloved Art Deco Library Of Los Angeles

A”fter outgrowing several smaller downtown locations, the municipal dream of a monumental downtown library was financed through a $2.5m municipal bond measure approved in 1921” - and now it houses 89 miles of books. - The Guardian (UK)

There’s A Big Plot Twist At The End Of The Odyssey

Don’t blame Homer for this one, and don’t read this story if you don’t want spoilers. - Slate

Resurrecting The Nearly Lost Art Of Film Projection

“In advance of The Odyssey’s release, Imax contracted 130 experienced projectionists and required each to attend an intensive, weeklong training program.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

Will Videogamers Lose All Access To Physical Games?

Looks like that future is not just coming but nearly here. “Game stores and preservationists also have to adjust to the fact that physical games are going to be harder to come by.” - The Verge

Spotify’s Weird New User Experience Design Flaw

"There are a number of panels in the app, and the layout is confusing. The service constantly tracks your activity. The app also seems to have an odd hostility to playing actual albums.” And now? Auto-playing music videos. - Wired

A Little Too Ironic That The Awards For Best TV Are Quite Hard To Find On TV

“The new leaned-down Emmys will only broadcast 19 categories, compared to last year’s 26.” And the word Primetime has been, well, removed. - Vulture

Ghana’s Handpainted, Sensationalist, Often Inaccurate Film Posters Have Become Collectible Art

“Heavy J was creating a poster ... for the animated fairytale The Little Mermaid. The man with the knife wasn’t a killer but the film’s kind-hearted prince, Eric. The skull was also unrelated to the story. ‘We add more to make people interested,’ said Heavy J.” - The Guardian (UK)

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