His Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy books have influenced tech bros in ways that might shock (and disappoint) him. But “Adams’s ability to see the future wasn’t confined to the page. In the early 1980s, he came to understand that mobile phones would forever change human relationships.” - Irish Times
The movie did, but the actor who voiced the character? Ouf - not to mention the way the Mouse House treated both Adriana Caselotti and the actor who voiced Prince Charming (they had to sneak into the premiere, for instance). - Salon
The indie star says, “You want a shortcut to art? You want to have made a product, you don’t want the internal process. … It breaks my heart that some people would forgo the chance to actually get to know what they have to say.” - The Guardian (UK)
“Members of SU’s theater community argue that the Lee, a relatively new building that opened in 2006, is an irreplaceable part of the school’s creative ecosystem that shouldn’t be razed to accommodate a glitzy, donor-driven project.” - Seattle Times
“Like many tragedies, this one is marked by a dark irony: A man devoted to the principle of individualism has ended up living a life defined by a reliance on others.” - The Atlantic
Franz Boas "decided to acquire for the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where he was a curator. He was driven by a concept known as ‘salvage anthropology,’ in which researchers saw collecting Native cultural possessions as a way to safeguard them." - The New York Times
Looks like … maybe? “Ticketmaster may have misled fans, some of whom paid more than £350 for tickets with a face value of £150, in the way it priced tickets for comeback gigs this year.” - The Guardian (UK)
A heartthrob for most of his life, the actor came out publicly in 2003. He said, “I’m positive that love exists … and is available to us all the time.” - The New York Times
As a matter of fact, it’s raised enough to get the heck out of Arts Council England a year earlier than planned during “an uncertain public environment for classical music in the UK.” - The Guardian (UK)
Cherix is an insider, chief curator for drawings and prints. “The board, which was anxious about leaks to the news media, summoned its members to a hastily called meeting on Friday morning for a vote to appoint Cherix; among those who attended, the approval was unanimous.” - The New York Times
“The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologised on Friday after hundreds of its members criticised it for not supporting Oscar-winner Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian who was recently detained by Israeli settlers.” - BBC
No real surprise: "Romance dominated in terms of genre popularity across the US, with 22 states seeing it as their top searched genre. … Romance was especially popular in the south.” - Book Riot
What’s going on at the tech and everything else giant? "The change shocked many employees inside the studio, including one group busy putting the finishing touches on Amazon’s presentation at the year’s biggest theater convention, CinemaCon.” - The New York Times
