Actually, you’ll need to understand Keats, and his theory of negative capability, first – Twombly certainly did. – Los Angeles Review of Books
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At The SAG Awards, Mrs. Maisel And Black Panther Come Out Ahead
And so does Glenn Close. What does this mean for the Oscars? Hm. (Full list of nominees and winners at the link.) – Los Angeles Times
Was ‘Rent’ The Last Broadway Musical To Go Live On TV?
Even before star Brennin Hunt broke his ankle 10 minutes before the end of dress rehearsal, Fox was rethinking its live Broadway musical plans. Why? Money, of course: “The television network might make its own jukebox musical based on the songs of a popular artist for its next live musical telecast. Developing a show from scratch, as opposed to mounting a Broadway show like Grease or Rent, allows Fox to ‘create our own IP and have some ownership,'” said the Fox Entertainment president. – Forbes
The Booker Is Losing Its Hedge Fund Sponsor
Can we stop calling it the “Man Booker” after the Man Group pulls out? Yes, but, well, we may be part of the problem: “Relations between Man Group and Booker organisers had been strained for some time, with a company source suggesting they felt underappreciated.” – BBC
The Fight Over Repatriating African Skulls From European Museums
And not just skulls, but also entire skeletons: “For centuries, African bones have lay in boxes all across Europe, placed under microscopes or displayed in some attempt to better understand the role of humans through scientific endeavours.” – VICE Canada
Author Angie Thomas Says Books Can Help Spark Social Change
But not if the books don’t get published – and, says the author of the wildly popular novel The Hate U Give (which also became a popular 2018 movie), that’s one of the publishing industry’s challenges. – The Guardian (UK)
An Actor From Mexico Has Been Denied Visas To Come To The U.S. For Oscars Publicity
Director Alfonso Cuarón and Netflix sent letters to assure authorities that actor Jorge Antonio Guerrero Martínez, who played Fermín in the movie Roma, wasn’t going to the U.S. to work but rather to give interviews – but the letters went unread. “I tried giving it to the consul. They grabbed the paper and literally just returned my passport through the teller window. … If they don’t want to read it, then it’s going to be very difficult.” – Los Angeles Times
Using Dance To Provoke Conversation [AUDIO]
Choreographer Donald Byrd, artistic director of Seattle’s Spectrum Dance Company, creates dances that spark discussions about the magnificence, and the problems, of African Americans in a racist country. – PRI
Can Happiness Be Measured (By Economists)?
Some are trying. One, who has written a book called Happiness, thinks that “happiness should become the goal of policy and the progress of national happiness should be measured and analyzed.” – LitHub
Lamia al-Gailani Werr, Archaeologist Who Helped Rescue Iraqi Art, Has Died At 80
Werr, an expert on Mesopotamian stone seals, helped assess the damage to the Iraqi National Museum and its art, and also helped “catalog the objects that remained, found storage facilities for them and acted as an intermediary between the museum staff and occupying forces.” – The New York Times