Art and Culture

You can still type a sym­bol orig­i­nal­ly invent­ed for Cicero near­ly 21 cen­turies ago — at least if you con­fig­ure your key­board prop­er­ly.  The char­ac­ter ⁊ appears in Uni­code as U+204A, but is bet­ter known as the…
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In groups, sometimes with full-throated yawps, it’s time to take back public, communal reading. – The New York Times Source link
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Well, from Apple, in any case: “The pay-as-you-go plan would see publishers paid only when Siri AI uses their content,” which is similar to the Apple News+ model for print (er, digital). – Nieman Lab Source link
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And now, after an improbable path whose twists and turns even the Roadrunner would have a hard time navigating, it’s a feature film. – The New York Times Source link
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The Rumpus—that most enduring of indie online lit mags—is launching a new editorial initiative. El Arboroto is a new vertical catering to Spanish-language readers and writers. Per the press release, the new…
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“Games on Netflix have had mixed results,” but the plan is to focus on kids and sports, or so it seems. So much for narrative synergy. – Los Angeles Times (MSN) Source link
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And NPR gets right down to it with the owner: What is “Monster smut,” and why is it so popular right now? – NPR Source link
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The announcement sat in my inbox like many local press releases do, the subject line fairly standard. “Statue Dedication Anchors New Bedford Whaling Museum’s Melville in Our Seaport Weekend Aug. 13-16.”I scrolled through the email with…
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Amid a torrent of fan-friendly news about Disney projects across the media spectrum, Disney leadership took time on the first day of the three-day D23 fan fest weekend in Anaheim for panels that offered a behind the scenes look at the…
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