Of course, LGBT lit goes back way farther than 1997, but here’s a sampler from the NYT in honor of Pride Month.
Author: ArtsJournal2
An Entire Generation Missed Seeing Asian Americans On Their Screens
What (the heck?!) happened between The Joy Luck Club and the just-wrapped Crazy Rich Asians?
This Composer Has Led The Way In Experimental Music For 50 Years, And He’s Not Stopping
Roscoe Mitchell: “I’ve always believed in studying music across the board. I’ve never been fascinated with putting myself in certain categories. Especially now that there’s a lot of folks out there that want to know how this improvisational thing works. And the way that I would describe that, of course, is like composition in real time.”
Feminist Dystopias Are Everywhere, And The Observer Wonders Why
Well, there’s actually a lot to talk about. Or create. “Sci-fi lets you look at a society where things are done in other ways; ways too complicated to expound on in an essay. How could you generate a superficially gender-equal, godless society and then expose its failures? It is just too complex.”
The Structure – And Meaning – Of ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ Ballet
The story is purely about royal succession, which you’d think wouldn’t appeal to Americans. (And indeed, the ballet used to be reserved for touring European companies.) But there’s more:
“The fairy godmothers whom the monarchs invite to the heiress Aurora’s christening in the Prologue take the drama into a new, larger dimension: pure classicism. They make this a ballet about ballet itself — ballet as a language of harmonious idealism, in which radiant physical geometry keeps marrying music.”
The Tallest Building West Of The Mississippi Makes Its Debut In L.A.
The building “with a curling lobby skylight that looks like a ski jump reflects the resurgence of downtown Los Angeles as the city’s cultural center and economic engine” but also reflects the importance of Koreans and Korean Americans to, and in, the city.
Harry Potter’s Been Around For 20 Years, And The Series’ Readers/Watchers Remain Ensorcelled
The original readers are fully integrated in adult life now; what did the series teach them? “A 2014 study found that teenagers who identified with Harry displayed more tolerance towards refugees, immigrants and LGBTQ people. In 2016, another study found that Harry Potter readers were less likely to vote for the then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.”
Did The Producers And Writers Of The New Tupac Biopic Infringe On A Journalist’s Made-Up Character?
The journalist, Kevin Powell, is suing based on many similarities to his work, including that of a character who in his seris of 1990s Vibe articles was a “composite character.” In addition, he “argues that a bulk of the film appears to be based on his jailhouse interviews with [Tupac Shakur].”
The Showrunner For ‘Power’ Says Every Character Is Based On Her (And Shakespeare)
“What are some references you’ve used to frame the storytelling on the show and move the characters and narratives forward?
“A lot of Shakespeare. I’ve used Richard III because he’s ruthless in getting what he wants and then ghosts of the people he killed start haunting him.”
The Era Of Super Festivals May Be Ending, With Niche Music Events Springing (Back) Up
The super-festival arena may be oversaturated now, considering the collapse of two recent supposed new fests. One promoter says: “We want to under-promise and over-deliver. I don’t feel like any promoter today should ever feel like ‘I’ve got this.'”