Emphasis on the one. “For Webster, new nationhood provided unique opportunities for language reform — opportunities that would fade quickly, he warns, if not grabbed before America’s language, like Britain’s, deteriorated owing to homegrown ‘corruptions’ such as regional dialects, affectation, nostalgia for English manners and customs, class divisions, and innumerable other evils.” – The Atlantic
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BookEXpo’s State Of The Biz: Number Of Indie Bookstores In US Up 20 Percent In Last Ten Years
“The booksellers association again gained membership, rising from 1,835 individual companies (all but a handful independently owned stores) a year ago to 1,887, an increase of more than 20 percent since 2009. The number of store locations is now 2,524, compared to 2,470 in 2018, as independent sellers such as Shakespeare & Co. in New York continue to expand.” – Seattle Times (AP)
The ‘Goddess Of Democracy’: The 30-Year Afterlife Of The Statue That Symbolized The Tienanmen Square Demonstrations
The original statue, modeled on the Statue of Liberty, was crushed by a tank when the People’s Liberation Army wiped out the multi-day protest in Beijing on June 4, 1989. But every so often a replica appears, particularly in Hong Kong. – Global Voices
Broadway Racks A Record Season At The Box Office
Attendance hit 14.77 million while ticket sales topped off at $1.83 billion in grosses, according the Broadway League, the national trade association tied to the Great White Way. That’s a 7.8% season-over-season increase in terms of grosses, easily topping the $1.7 billion from the 2017 to 2018 season. It’s also a 7.1% increase in attendance, up from 13.79 million in the previous season. – Variety
’13 Reasons Why’ Does Not Lead To More Teen Suicide: Showrunner Refutes Reports On Study
Brian Yorkey: “As the Los Angeles Times recently reported, a new study using Centers for Disease Control data claims to show a correlation between 13 Reasons Why and an increase in teen suicide. However, the research failed to substantiate the author’s own hypothesis. … [In fact,] the show’s positive impact has been observed in numerous independent pieces of research.” – The Hollywood Reporter
For The First Time, Meredith Monk Allows Another Director To Stage Her Work
Says Yuval Sharon, who’s directing a revival of ATLAS for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, “It’s a big deal to me, and it’s a very big deal to Meredith. It’s a huge risk on one hand, but I feel it’s coming at a really important moment. The transference of her ideas is central to who she is and how she works.” – San Francisco Classical Voice
Out Of Debt And With A CEO Who’s Sticking Around, Orlando Ballet’s Terrible 2010s Are Over
This decade has been pretty rough for the company, which lost its home to mold, cycled through executive directors at an alarming rate, and nearly closed for good in 2015. Now Orlando Ballet’s in the black, audiences are up 40% in two years, its shows are hits, and its new HQ is being built. – Orlando Sentinel
Michelle Terry Loves Running Shakespeare’s Globe, But Starting The Job Was Not Easy
She had plenty of experience in that theatre as an actor, but taking over the artistic directorship after the contentious departure of Emma Rice was quite a challenge: “The big learning curve was understanding my place as artistic director in the organisation, at a point when it was bruised and people needed healing. It was traumatic.” – The Stage
Netflix Is First Studio To Speak Publicly (And Unhappily) About Georgia’s New Abortion Law (No Hasty Decisions, Though)
The company’s chief content officer said in a statement, “Given the legislation has not yet been implemented, we’ll continue to film there, while also supporting partners and artists who choose not to. Should it ever come into effect, we’d rethink our entire investment in Georgia.” – Variety
There Will Be No Roof Garden Or Avant-Garde Spire At Notre-Dame: French Senate Votes To Make It Like It Was
“On Monday evening, the French Senate approved the government’s Notre-Dame restoration bill — but added a clause that it must be restored to the state it was before the blaze, striking a blow to the government which had launched an international architecture competition to debate ideas on the restoration.” – The Local (France)