Jane Heap and Margaret Caroline Anderson were, separately, forces to be reckoned with. Together? “Via their shared endeavors and the cross-pollination of their ideas—artistic, literary, and spiritual—these two remarkable women left an indelible imprint on avant-garde culture between the wars.” – The Paris Review
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Unrelenting Online Abuse Is Affecting Freedom Of Expression
That’s especially true for women, especially women of color, Jewish women, and other women who face abuse on multiple fronts. “There are much wider implications for democracy when women are reluctant to come forward for fear of the abuse they will suffer.” – Irish Times
Tom Maschler, Founder Of The Booker Prize, 87
Maschler upended the “clubby” world of British publishing and established all kinds of new and powerful voices. “Among the authors Mr. Maschler discovered, incubated or published and who would win the Nobel Prize in Literature were Gabriel García Márquez (‘the greatest writer I have published ever,’ he once said), Nadine Gordimer, Doris Lessing, Mario Vargas Llosa and V.S. Naipaul. He also published or nurtured Martin Amis, Jeffrey Archer, Julian Barnes, Bruce Chatwin, Roald Dahl, John Fowles, Clive James, Ian McEwan, Edna O’Brien, Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth and Kurt Vonnegut.” – The New York Times
The Stories Our Clothing Tells
We know the power of “For sale: Baby shoes, never worn,” for instance, but also: “What particular sadness (or happiness) may be found in this worn heel or that frayed cuff? In the coat that is so pristine, we can only deduce that its owner gave it just a single outing?” – The Observer (UK)
One Hundred Years Of Photos Of Men In Love
What does a new book filled with photos of men loving other men illustrate? “Seeing ourselves in the past is as much about being certain of our present and, dare I say, our future.” – Hyperallergic
Help End Sexism And Racism In Classical Music By ‘All-Naming’ All Composers
What? Here’s the (beautifully depicted) deal: “There will be a time when we’ll go to concerts again. We will buy our tickets, shuffle shoulder to shoulder down the aisle, and find our seats. The lights will dim, and the conductor will walk onto the stage to introduce the program. They might talk about Beethoven, Schumann, and Bartók. And they might talk about Alma Mahler, Florence Price, Henry Burleigh, and Caroline Shaw. Many of us, used to the conventions of classical performance, will hardly notice the difference: ‘traditional’ white male composers being introduced with only surnames, full names for everyone else, especially women and composers of color.” – Slate
Library E-Book Lending Surged During Lockdown In Britain
The British borrowed 3.5 million more ebooks (and a total of 5 million more e-books, audiobooks, and e-comics) between March and August than in the same time in 2019 – and a lot of them were crime thrillers, a report shows. – The Guardian (UK)
Edith O’Hara, Founder Of 13th Street Repertory Company, 103
Her life was like a New York urban legend: “Ms. O’Hara didn’t move to Manhattan until midway through her long life, but once she did she plunged into the theater scene with gusto. Her children called her the Hurricane.” – The New York Times
Parts Of The Made In L.A. Visual Art Biennial Have Been Up For A Few Weeks, Quietly
To be fair, the Hammer Museum show hasn’t officially opened. Still: “At Bloom & Plume Coffee in Historic Filipinotown: Customers linger on the sidewalk awaiting shots of espresso and oat milk lattes to go, as the K-pop girl group Blackpink spills from the café’s speakers. Unbeknownst to many of the customers moving through morning routines, they are attending one of the city’s most anticipated art events of 2020.” – Los Angeles Times
Analyzing The Gender Politics Of Netflix’s Newest Gothic Series
The series comes so close. And yet. “Perhaps, in more deft hands, this storyline could be a transgressive investigation of the ways in which women, and particularly mothers, are forced to carry terrible burdens, as well as, perhaps, provocative commentary on femme identity, queerness, and found family.” – BuzzFeed