“Beginning with Mr. Waugh’s great-grandfather Arthur, the family has produced nearly 200 books and thousands of pieces of journalism; all four of Auberon Waugh’s children, including Alexander, became writers.” - The New York Times
“His statue joins that of another Arkansas native, Daisy Bates, a civil rights leader who headed the state’s NAACP chapter and mentored the Black students who came to be known as the Little Rock Nine.” - ARTnews
Movies that shift "feminist shifting “the struggle of feminism into the past strip it of its political essence and allow it to be viewed in terms of battles won without having to confront those still to be fought, or those within feminism itself.” And Italy loved that. - The New York Times
Domingo wanted someone rooted in stagecraft to help as he made the film. Specifically, he “wanted his best friend, his San Francisco theatrical co-conspirator Sean San José, a San Mateo resident who co-founded Campo Santo ... and is currently director of San Francisco’s Magic Theatre.” - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
“People living in regional Australia recognise the positive impact of the arts on wellbeing, social cohesion and the economic opportunities created through tourism. However, artists based in regional and remote areas are still adversely impacted by their location.” - ArtsHub
The actor who made his name in raunchy movies like Swingers and Wedding Crashers says that Hollywood execs are too concerned with IP now. "The people in charge don’t want to get fired more so than they’re looking to do something great,” he claims. - Variety
Ashley Park is now in-demand on Netflix - but says the theatre’s the thing, even if it’s not Broadway. “I love community theater and high school theater youth groups — really any time I get to witness storytelling in its most pure and honest form.” - The New York Times
The carved stone-and-marble panel was installed by the Crusaders when they reconsecrated the church in 1149 and went missing after a fire ravaged part of the building in 1808. During recent construction work, the panel was found standing on end in a rear corridor, its underside covered with graffiti. - Artnet
“When it comes to the health consequences of phones, so much depends on context. How someone uses an app matters, as well which app. One person might use Instagram to message with friends, whereas another could just scroll their feed aimlessly, feeling worse about themselves.” - The Atlantic (MSN)
He's famous for “Avenue A Cut-Out Theater, a three-foot-tall cardboard model of his townhouse at 166 Avenue A. He filled it with hand-painted and photographed cutouts of police officers in riot gear, drug addicts, homeless people, sex workers, hawks, pigeons and dogs.” - The New York Times
Another sudden, grim, creepy reminder to journalists to save PDFs. One former staffer: “Heart is breaking for the folks that have been there so much longer, poured so much of themselves into it just for it to be taken away with ZERO notice. How is this ok?” - The Verge
Casey McQuiston explains why romance is literature - if you know how to read it. “Romance holds a mirror to our wants and needs. If we want to study works that sit within a greater literary tradition, romance has one of the richest.” - Time
