Although he was widely known as an art critic for the Village Voice during the mid-1980s, and even though he has continued to write literature and art criticism in the decades since, Indiana had by the beginning of the 21st century faded into relative obscurity, with many of his books going out of print. - ARTnews
She had spent decades as a TV and public radio journalist and host, and, this past February, she suddenly found herself unable to utter anything but gibberish. Here's how her neurosurgeon identified and remedied the problem and how she and the therapists recovered her ability to speak. - The New York Times
"If I look at the internet, I found that I got quite depressed," the 66-year-old said. "It scared me because I started to go down a dark hole. So I try to avoid it, because it doesn't make me feel good." - BBC
"In 1905, Morgan’s bibliophilic nephew recommended a co-worker in the library at Princeton: Belle da Costa Greene. … She would remain at the helm of Morgan's library for nearly the rest of her life, and after Morgan’s death in 1913, she led the effort to make his vast private collection accessible to all." - Smithsonian Magazine
"In his 20s, 30s and 40s, his life and career had been not only unorthodox, but by many means, a disaster. … (For) the multitudes of readers who adored him and his work, there might be a message about what we think of as failure and the possibility of redemption." - The New York Times
"Polanski, who fled the U.S. decades ago after admitting to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old, will no longer face trial over an alleged assault of another minor after reaching a settlement. … (This case) had been due in civil court in Los Angeles next August, but has now been withdrawn." - France 24
"Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Ken Burns and singers Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah were among 20 recipients of National Medals of Arts, while the 19 recipients of National Humanities Medals included playwright-screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and historian Jon Meacham." - AP
"A dancer, singer, actress and comic impersonator since childhood, Ms. Gaynor was much admired for her stamina and versatility over more than seven decades in show business" — ranging from movie musicals (most notably, South Pacific) to Las Vegas revues to TV variety shows to cabaret. - The Washington Post (MSN)
“She said that with the wars raging between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Palestine, with deaths being reported every day, she could not hold a celebratory press conference,” Seung-wo told Korean reporters. - LitHub
"Gates’s business dealings and art making are not at odds: Salvage from the buildings goes into his art installations; proceeds from his art sales fund his building renovations and community programs. … He hopes to demonstrate "an open model for what an artist can be.'" - T — The New York Times Style Magazine
"Fan Bingbing, once one of China’s most famous film stars, is returning to the screen after a more than five-year hiatus following her alleged involvement in a massive tax evasion scandal." - The Guardian
No writer who heard it would touch it. From bookstores to biographers to journalists, the literary world had everything to gain from an untarnished Alice Munro. Open secrets require closed doors. - The Walrus
"The attempted murder trial of (Hadi Matar,) the man charged with severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack was put on hold Friday while judges consider a request to move it to another county. Jury selection had been scheduled to start on Tuesday." - AP
But he finally realized there was no avoiding it. "There is this moment of incredible tension and excitement before going on stage, you know, before appearing. And then when you're there, everything is amazing. Everything is just incredible. So I think I'm the best version of myself." - NPR
Lowe’s "passion for historic preservation — and in particular for the Beaux-Arts mansions, museums and towers of the Gilded Age — helped stem the tide of urban renewal that was leveling large swaths of American cities in the decades after World War II.” - The New York Times
