“Sarli became an instant sex symbol in her feature film debut, in El Trueno Entre las Hojas (Thunder Among the Leaves) in 1958, when she became the first woman to appear fully nude in a mainstream Argentine movie” – and during Argentina’s military dictatorship, her movies were censored, one not being shown until the return of democracy. – The New York Times
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This Man Started An Online LGBT Magazine That’s Blocked In His Own Country
As The Atlantic runs a story for the end of Pride Month with the headline claim that “The Struggle for Gay Rights Is Over,” perhaps the author needs to chat with Khalid Abdel-Hadi, a Jordanian whose magazine, created in a place where only 7 percent think LGBT people should have equal rights, is blocked in his own country. (video) – BBC
Women Are Still Working On Changing The Discussion Around The Female Body In Art
Artist Donna Huanca uses semi-nudes to claim space in what she says is still a very male space. “I’m trying to distort the male gaze, to have it be so powerful that it reflects back in a different way.” – Los Angeles Times
Colson Whitehead Is The First Novelist On The Cover Of TIME Since 2010
As Emily Temple notes in LitHub, that 2010 cover was also the first in about 10 years – and as she also says, “Maybe in 2029 it will be a woman! (Just kidding, there definitely won’t be magazines by then.)” Not to take away from Whitehead, of course; as the profile says, “If greatness is excellence sustained over time, then without question, Whitehead is one of the greatest of his generation. In fact, figuring his age, acclaim, productivity and consistency, he is one of the greatest American writers alive.” – TIME Magazine
As Nataki Garrett Takes Over The Reins, She Talks To Bill Rauch About His Legacy At The Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Rauch, who came into the festival wanting to change the audience and the acting company demographics (and who has succeeded in the latter; the former is stickier, as he also acknowledges in the interview), says, “I have, throughout my career, been very concerned with how marginalized voices can be put at the center of the art and the discourse in our field, and throughout my years at OSF, … I have been challenged by colleagues, audiences, and guest artists.” – HowlRound
Is Morality Hard-Wired Into Mammalian Brains?
Maybe morality started with food. Really. – The New York Times
The Breakout Star Of ‘The Last Black Man In San Francisco’ Says The Acting Life Is Wild And Unpredictable
Jonathan Majors is involved in so much work this year that – and the travel involved with promoting that work – that he has developed a philosophy to deal with it all. “‘That’s the beauty of being an actor. You’re kind of a journeyman. … ‘Home’ is right there. Right here,’ he said, touching his hand to his chest. ‘If you think, ‘I’ve got to get back to New York, I’ve got to get back to Atlanta, I’ve got to get back to L.A.’ — you’re lost. If you can’t find peace inside, you’ll never be at peace.’” – Los Angeles Times
Guggenheim Workers Vote To Unionize
The vote, in which 57 voted to join the union and 20 against, will see more than 90 arts handlers and facilities staff join the same union that represents roughly the same folks at MoMA PS1. – Hyperallergic
The New York Times Is Pretty Sure You Like To Read Memoirs
The story is about 50 memoirs from the last 50 years, but The New York Times has also ranked them. Want to know what number one is? (You know BuzzFeed would make this a quiz, asking how many you’ve read, but now you can do that on your own.) – The New York Times
Writers Guild Fights Back With Cease And Desist Letter To Agencies
The writers/agents fight hit a new level of ugly in the last week of June. “After being slapped this week with lawsuits from two of Hollywood’s biggest talent agencies, the Writers Guild of America fired back on Friday, sending a cease and desist letter in which the guild accuses agencies of engaging in anti-competitive behavior.” – Los Angeles Times