Williams was dyslexic but instead of getting tested, she was told she was lazy and stupid. She dropped out of school and got addicted to drugs – but when a psychologist gave her the learning disability diagnosis, her life changed. Then, “becoming fascinated by how the written word could convey a story, she went on to publish her first book at 28 and eventually landed a $1 million contract to write a mystery series about a tough female private investigator named Keye Street.”
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Let’s Take These 15th Century Wooden Church Sculptures And Paint Them Neon, OK?
Said no one ever … except this woman in Spain, who gave Mary eyeliner and a bright pink headscarf, and who said, “I’m not a professional, but I always liked to do it, and the figures really needed to be painted. So I painted them as I could, with the colours that looked good to me, and the neighbours liked it.”
L’ubomir Gašpar’s Cimbal Project: Jazz At The Crossroads Festival
Jazz fusion from Slovakia on a sort of hammered dulcimer? Yes.
Alfonso Cuarón Wins The Golden Lion At The Venice Film Festival
That’s amid a festival crowded with male auteurs – and only one woman director, who won a prize and exhorted more women to direct movies.
Call To Action: Want To Help The Fire-Ravaged National Museum Of Brazil?
Here’s an action list from the museum in Rio de Janeiro.
The Film (Review) Industry Massively Underemploys Women Of Color As Critics
The numbers, from a study by Dr. Stacy L. Smith of USC Annenberg, don’t lie. “Not only are they under-represented, but they are also denied the chance to review major film releases, the report released on Friday has found. White male critics outnumber female critics from under-represented racial and ethnic backgrounds by 31 to 1.”
Sonny Rollins At 88
The jazz saxophonist’s creativity is unmatched – and here’s the music to prove it.
Taking Charge Of Your Career By Playing Lizzie Borden Is A Bold Move
And Chloë Sevigny is making that move. But “will we ever allow her to be known first as an actress and second as a downtown personality — the epitome of cool”?
Hundreds Of Artists Demand More Gender Equity At Photography Festival In France
The writers of a letter say that Rencontres d’Arles Photography Festival director Sam Stourdzé has to take real action. This year’s numbers are damning: 12 men and three women, but that’s not all: “Throughout the world female artists who have been trained in the best art schools constitute more than 60% of the graduates. Yet, they receive less support, pay, and rewards, and represent barely 20% of the artists exhibited in France.”
Beethoven’s Teenage Buddy Anton Reicha Finally Gets His Own Spotlight
Reicha, a theorist and composer who taught at the Paris Conservatory – and influenced Berlioz, Liszt, Franck, Gounod – was a quirky, unconventional thinker whose theories presaged Ives and Bartok. “Reicha was driven by a desire to bring the same structure and logic to music education that he saw in other sciences.”