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The literary community mourns today the loss of Dorothy Allison—a beacon of light, grit and feminine determination. Allison’s novels Bastard Out of Carolina, Trash, Two or Three Things I Know for Sure, Skin and Cavedweller taught the world about Southern and queer identity, abuse and feminism. She was a trailblazer, known for weaving the written […]
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Perhaps you don’t want to reward The New York Times for not settling with its digital workers (they have a handy Games site here), but if you’re feeling stressed right now, there’s a reason you’re doing crosswords somewhere (or Wordle or Connections equivalents). – The New York Times Source link
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Seven months to read more than 150 novels… how do the Booker judges do it? It’s “impossible”, said Robert Webb, serving on last year’s panel: “You finish as many as you can and the other ones you put to one side after a respectable but undisclosed fraction has been read.” Well, maybe, but somehow I
The Booker Shortlist Is, Like, Really Good Read More »
Gold Rush Keeping pace with Hollywood’s perpetual awards horserace. Sign up for the newsletter here. An indefinable musical by a French auteur is headed for millions of streaming subscribers. Most of them will be entirely unprepared. Photo: AGE 114 – WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS – PATHÉ FILMS – FRANCE 2 CINÉMA For months, I have had a
Netflix Fans May Not Be At All Ready For Emilia Perez To Hit Streaming Read More »
In one of the Rolling Stonesâ most crucial songs, Sympathy for the Devil, itâs not Keith Richardsâ guitar that defines the melody or propels the piece. Itâs a series of stark piano chords, struck by a studio musician, that give the piece its earth-shaking power. Likewise, in the Whoâs classic cut The Song is Over,
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âLife is short and the world / is at least half terrible,â observes the poet Maggie Smith. But which are the books to reach for when the terrible half is in the ascendant? Iâve come to treasure a particular category Iâd define as the literary comfort novel: elegant and beautifully written stories that renew our faith
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Something wicked this way comes on the packaging of Mattel‘s “Wicked” dolls. There’s a website listed on the toy box, but instead of linking to the webpage for the movie adaptation of the Tony-winning musical, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, Mattel has mistakenly listed the URL to a pornographic website. The film’s official website
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Popular music changes all the time, but there’s been one consistent element in practically everything released in the last two decades: Auto-Tune is everywhere. What started as a simple audio processing tool in the 1990s has become the dominant force in music. Artists are training to sing with Auto-Tune; songs sound like Auto-Tune. Like it
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Heretic, the twisty new A24 horror movie from writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, starts with a question: Why would two young female Mormon missionaries enter the house of a sketchy older man despite strict instructions never to do so unless there’s a woman present? And why would they stay when it’s clear to every
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What’s the price? Everything has one; admission, subscriptions, memberships, special exhibitions, box seats, refreshments, souvenirs, and on and on – a full menu. What the price is matters. Generally, nonprofit arts organizations in the US receive about half of their revenue as “earned income,” and … [Read More…] Source link
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