The TV series version of Fanny and Alexander is more than five hours long, but the opera (perhaps sadly) has to be shorter. “The key to their adaptation was to capture the look and feeling of the movie with efficiency, and in new ways." - The New York Times
"The author was Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, just 23 years old when his novel was published in 1938 and a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany. In 1935, he had made his way across Europe to reach Britain, where he was promptly classified as an 'enemy alien' and interned.” - The Observer (UK)
“A screwball mélange of satire, slapstick and gonzo body horror, would have been notable enough for starring two Oscar-winning actresses, Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn,” but the visual effects blew everyone away, long before the term CGI even existed. - The New York Times
“Athletes, coaches, and choreographers are now facing the fact that they’ve been unintentionally breaking the law nearly every day, through the music that soundtracks their performances. And as rumors of the dollar amounts in musicians’ complaints spread, many athletes began to question” if their sports can continue at all. - Slate - Slate
Robin Wall Kimmerer takes her students out on two-week-long foraging field trips, plants trees that will better meet the climate changing nature of her area - and writes another book. - The New York Times
And that is why “Irish-language rap trio Kneecap have won their case against new Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch after she blocked an arts grant to the band, citing anti-British politics.” - The Guardian (UK)
And they’re filing a major lawsuit over copyright violations. "The suit was filed by several leading Canadian media companies, including the owners of the National Post and Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, and CBC/Radio-Canada.” - The Verge
Lindsey was “a onetime Mississippi Delta tugboat captain who became a campus preacher and improbably vaulted to fame and riches by writing that the world would soon end with natural catastrophes and ruinous wars.” - The New York Times
Everyone who made fun of Moana - and that’s a lot of us - needs to beg forgiveness. Why? “The music of Moana 2 is the biggest mark against it with derivative melodies and clunky lyrics that screech the action to a halt.” - Vulture
Tech folks would like to think so. "Soon, you'll have the option to subscribe to music on demand where the ‘demand’ comes from your own biometrics, serving you music to calm you down, invigorate you for an exercise workout, help you focus at work, or treat ailments.” - Wired
For instance, for Nickel Boys, "Composers Alex Somers and Scott Alario recorded traditional instruments, children’s choirs and even the sounds of toys, then processed them into something that Somers describes as ‘slow and ambient and textural.’” - Variety
Even her teachers called her that instead of her name. But Auli’i Cravalho now says, "I’m looking forward to directing, to producing, to starting a production company. ... But I have so much growth to do before then. I grew up without a television.” - The New York Times
