Did Nick Ut take the famous photo Napalm Girl? "Ten days before the premiere of the documentary The Stringer at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night, the Associated Press published an extraordinary 23-page report of a six-month investigation rebutting the movie’s premise.” - Washington Post
A regular rotation of theatre articles and criticism from daily papers (whatever those are) isn’t coming back. So it’s up to theatre makers to keep writing, posting, blogging, making video about the process and the products - and critics need to deal with it. - The Stage (UK)
The artist in residence in Dublin says, “The fact that I wore a dress for all those years now boggles my mind. I was afraid for a long time to be queer in those spaces, because they were occupied by wealthy, upper-class white people.” - Irish Times
But there’s a plan to manage the deficit - and to raise more funds, despite historically low audiences for core “classical” concerts (unless Yo-Yo Ma is there). - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Grant also argued a new investigation was needed because people who were at the paper at the time that private investigators who carried out ‘unlawful activity’ were instructed were still in ‘positions of great power.’” - BBC
They climbed no mountains, and were aided directly in getting visas by Labor Secretary Frances Perkins. But, to be fair, Maria did arrive from a convent with her guitar. - Slate
Diamond Dagger winner Mick Herron “is the quintessential writers’ writer and his Slough House novels have, by general consensus, reinvented the spy thriller, going on to delight millions on the page and on screen.” - The Guardian (UK)
"I still believe that we can forgive those who have forgotten, be more tolerant of those who have forgotten history, and admire those who choose to record and remember these events. Ultimately, it's about paying attention.” - NPR
“The museum has removed any language referring to DEI from its website. On a page outlining the institution’s mission and values, the words 'diversity, equity, access and inclusion' have been replaced with 'welcoming and accessible.’” - Hyperallergic
“The video is grainy but ominous: three hooded figures, clambering over one another to tug at a heavy access door of the Drents Museum ... and then an explosion and a flurry of sparks in the wee hours of Saturday.” - The New York Times
The 19th-century Danish painting is about freedom from long oppression, but "for many, the power of the painting also lies in its extraordinary history. Its chance rediscovery in 2012 not only ended decades of speculation but resolved a thriller that had long haunted the art world.” - The Guardian (UK)
