Stories

In Farewell to Manzanar, Houston “recounts the more than three years and about 10,000 other Japanese Americans endured at the camp until the war ended. Given its location, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, the weather could be fiercely hot or freezing cold.” - The New York Times

One fan’s contribution: “Whenever allegations come out about an artist whose work is important to me: I see the moment I learned of them as an inflection point. From that very instant, it's on me.” - NPR

“A game’s popularity often depends not on quality, Ingold said, but on the whims of the biggest Twitch streamers or the algorithm that drives Steam, the main distribution platform for computer games. Independent studios struggle to break through. Many close.” - The New York Times

“It was an improbable place. An artist collective known as JJU, or John Joyce University, hidden in the foothills of Altadena, resembled a 1960s fever dream of communal living.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

As author Brandon Taylor noted on social media, it’s a little disingenuous for The NYT to publish this article since it’s a whole newspaper that could focus more on books. Still, BookTok was special, and the BookTok goodbyes were intense. - The New York Times

Her neuroscientist friend Daniel Levitin believes "that music is a golden thread in the fabric of identity” - and that music therapy could help many other stroke survivors. - The Guardian (UK)

University of Georgia students did not like this sculpture: When it was “extricated from a concrete pad in a cornfield outside Athens for conservation, it was missing 32 pieces and bore decades-deep scars of etching and graffiti, and a bullet wound in its neck.” - The New York Times

“The lawsuit accuses the Broad of failing to take 'reasonable steps to prevent retaliation and wrongful termination against Walker who opposed discrimination in the workplace.’” - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)

The group was formed out of the ashes of the San Antonio Symphony in 2022, and things looked rosy. But “bitter disputes have erupted among board members and donors. And financial strains have forced the orchestra to make last-minute trims to its season.” - The New York Times

Students in Texas are lobbying their state legislature, and one says, "Student voices have been silenced far too long in decisions affecting our educational realities. Our declaration is the product of diverse student perspectives across Texas coming together to envision a future that serves all of us.” - Book Riot

Or rather, when is a broken Calder still a Calder? "Richard Brodie, an art collector, says his ability to sell the work has been undermined by the Calder Foundation,” and he is suing to get the artist’s name back on the piece. - The New York Times

Let’s stop complaining about the Oscars. “Awards season is an intrinsic part of the Los Angeles economy, and keeping the major events in place will do more to help those in need than a statement-making cancellation ever could.” - Vulture

Sánchez primarily worked in "an era when Latina and lesbian artists — she was both — were largely confined to the shadows.” - The New York Times

Who’s smearing whom? “Depending on who you’re hearing, information is misinformation, victim is offender, and power is in the eye of the beholder.” - The Guardian (UK)

“No matter how small, quiet, or private the expression, art can move the needle in fighting for our collective freedom.” - The New York Times