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Liz Smith, Longtime Tabloid Queen Of Gossip, Has Died At 94

Basically, she knew it all, at least everything in New York. “From hardscrabble nights writing snippets for a Hearst newspaper in the 1950s to golden afternoons at Le Cirque with Sinatra or Hepburn and tête-à-tête dinners with Madonna to gather material for columns that ran six days a week, Ms. Smith captivated millions with her tattletale chitchat and, over time, ascended to fame and wealth that rivaled those of the celebrities she covered.”

The Museum That Preserves Not Only Major Stories, But Family Photos As Well

The National Museum of African American History has a department – the Community Curation Program – that preserves the images Black and African American families have passed down for decades. “Walter Forsberg, a media archivist with the museum, said even the everyday items offer a glance into black culture of the time that often was left out of movies, TV and other media.”

A Prizewinning Poet Who Wants People To Feel The Press And Urgency Of Her Language

Jennifer Tseng, whose The Passion of Woo and Isolde just won a poetry prize, on the urgency of writing under the current U.S. president: “This is an ongoing dilemma for me as a writer. How can I take pleasure in the beauty of language without obscuring meaning; can I allow myself to be dazzled by words without losing consciousness? How do I cultivate ambiguity and possibility without endorsing neutrality? Can I let my work be led by complexity without losing sight of simple, urgent messages?”

Bridging Ballet And Broadway With Brigadoon (Yes, Brigadoon)

Robert Fairchild, the recently departed New York City Ballet principal dancer who starred in An American in Paris and will now co-star in a City Center Encores! production of Brigadoon, says, “The two disciplines, ballet and singing, they’re really at odds with one another, because they come from such different parts in your body. It’s exciting, but it’s definitely a challenge to both sing and dance at the top of your game.”

Honorary Oscars Happen Without Much Of A Hint Of What’s Splashed All Over The News

Dustin Hoffman, who was accused of sexually harassing a 17-year-old production assistant on the TV set of Death of a Salesman, was even a presenter.

The Glorious Return Of The Greek Aulos [VIDEO]

It’s an ancient Greek double pipe that has a bassoon-like reed, holes you can cover with a finger or a sliding device, and it was the coolest thing in Greek performance. “It takes a lot of practice,” says one modern aulos-creator and player.

China Is Leaving Hollywood, So Hollywood Needs To Find New Money

The drop-off is dramatic, sudden, and likely soon going to be even steeper: “In 2016, Chinese investment in the U.S. entertainment industry hit $4.78 billion.This year, investments have shrunk to $489 million as of Sept. 30, according to the research firm Rhodium Group. Beijing has tightened control on money leaving the country, fearing that the outflow of capital could weaken its economy.”

The Snippet, Decontextualized And Sometimes Fake, Is The Text Of The Instagram Age

The problem comes in when there’s no context – and there is no context on Instagram or Tumblr, at least not usually in a single inspirational post. “This kind of fragmented sharing is about words that springboard or support the ideas of the sharer. A sentence can be powerful, but without context, it remains general (or worse, generic)—accessible, open-endedly inspiring, and void of the rough, gritty detail that represents (and foments) critical response. There’s a limit to how much ‘idea’ can be shared in a single sentence.”

Radhika Jones Set To Succeed Grayson Carter As Editor Of Vanity Fair

Jones is currently the editorial director of the books department at The New York Times and has worked at Time and The Paris Review as well. “Her deep familiarity with celebrity, journalism, art and publishing were probably big draws for Condé Nast, whose editors are often expected to mingle among influential people in the disparate spheres covered by their publications.”

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