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All About Pedro Almodóvar’s Mother

She earned money by writing and reading letters for illiterate neighbors in their village, and Pedrito noticed that what Mama said aloud didn't always match what was written in the letters — she improvised things to make the recipient happy. Years later he recognized the huge lesson she was teaching him. - The Guardian

Much Beloved Dance Retreat Lost In California Forest Fires

Cohasset, a Butte County community atop a ridge north of Chico, is home to about 400 residents and the site of a 26-year-old annual dance and yoga retreat. It took place on a 26.5-acre property that featured hand-built huts, lavender fields and manzanita trees they danced with. - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)

Satellite TV Business Is In Dire Straits

The numbers bear out a dire situation for satellite TV. Just 13 million U.S. households subscribe to it, a decrease of about 15.3 percent from last year. - The New York Times

Why The Traditional TV Business Is Tanking

While subscriber numbers are tanking, programmers prop up revenues by raising carriage fees for their channels—the aforementioned “higher contractual rates.” Instead of making TV bundles more attractive through choice and flexibility, the industry has chosen to fleece whoever hasn’t reached their personal breaking point through routine price hikes. - Tech Hive

Once-Lucrative Late Night Talk Shows Are Facing New Austerity

Late night, it appears, is now firmly in belt-tightening mode. Or as one veteran late night producer says, “there’s definitely a new reality when it comes to budgets.” - The Hollywood Reporter

Alan Cumming Is Taking Over A Theatre In His Native Scotland

The Emmy- and Tony-winning actor will become artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre, a well-regarded company located near his birthplace in the highlands of Perthshire. He begins the job this January and his first fully-programmed season will be in 2026. - BBC

Why Is Children’s Experience Of Time Different From That Of Adults

"It's strange that we don't still really know the answers to questions like when do children have a proper distinction between the past and the future, given that this seems to structure the entire way that we think about our lives as adults." - BBC

The Breakdancer Who Got Zero Points At The Olympics Is Now Ranked No. 1 In The World

Yes, Raygun (civilian name: Dr. Rachael Gunn), the Australian academic whose singularly odd performances and (ahem) perfect score made her one of the viral sensations of the Paris Games, is — due to quirks in the rules of competitive breaking's governing body — temporarily leading the sport's rankings. - The Wall Street Journal (MSN)

Just Like The Old Days: Russian Books That Would Be Banned At Home Are Being Smuggled Abroad For Publication

"The StraightForward Foundation ... acts like a pro bono literary agency. It connects Russian authors, writing about sensitive topics, to publishers abroad, who publish their work in different languages. The foundation only requires that the authors agree to post the Russian versions of their manuscripts online for free for readers back home." - NPR

Judge Throws Out City Of Portland’s Lawsuit Against Oregon Public Broadcasting

In October 2023, OPB's environmental reporter filed a public records request for documents about Portland's Clean Energy Fund. City officials denied it, and she appealed to the D.A. He ruled in her favor; OPB sued to keep the documents confidential; that case has now been dismissed. - Jefferson Public Radio (Ashland, Oregon)

Longtime San Francisco Symphony Chorus Director Calls Budget Cut “Deeply Insulting”

"Vance George, who led the Chorus for 23 years, called the Symphony’s proposal to slash up to 80% of the group’s budget 'simply awful,' in a letter addressed to Symphony CEO Matt Spivey on Sept. 4." - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)

Florida School District Must Restore Banned Books To School Libraries

Under a settlement agreement, the School Board of Nassau County (along the border with Georgia, about 35 miles northeast of Jacksonville) must restore access to 36 titles with LGBTQ content which it had ordered removed. The authors of one of those books were plaintiffs. - AP

Who Will Succeed Glenn Lowry At MoMA? The Guessing Game Begins

One thing which these reporters seem confident of is that the Museum of Modern Art's next boss is unlikely to be a white man. Here's a look at five probable candidates. - ARTnews

Francis Ford Coppola Sues Variety For Libel

The director filed suit against the trade magazine and two of its executive editors over a story posted in July which quoted anonymous sources saying that Coppola kissed scantily clad female extras uninvited. - TheWrap (MSN)

War, Love, And Impressionism: The Story Of Eduard And Berthe

In an excerpt from his new book, Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism, Sebastian Smee writes about the partnership, both romantic and artistic, between the great Impressionist painters Edouard Manet and Berthe Morisot. - The Washington Post (MSN)

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