Category: Writing and Writers

At 92, the Bard of Bollywood Is Still Writing About Love

The New York Times – Music:
The poet and lyricist Gulzar has profoundly shaped the idea of tender romance in India through his verse and songs in more than 150 musicals.
A New Play in Budapest Signals a Cultural Reawakening for Hungary

The New York Times – On the Runway:
A one-woman show about the perils of authoritarianism draws on a memoir by the Hungarian-American writer Kati Marton. Under Viktor Orban’s government, it might not have happened.
How Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s Writings Help Explain A.I. Fears

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The collected essays of Dario Amodei help explain why some people are so worried about artificial intelligence.
Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81

The New York Times – T Magazine:
Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.
With ‘Seven Guitars,’ Ruben Santiago-Hudson Keeps the Light on for August Wilson

The New York Times – Music:
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, a recent Tony nominee for “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” returns to the director’s chair for this season’s revival of “Seven Guitars.”
How to Do a Fall Reset, According to Artists, Chefs and Writers

The New York Times – T Magazine:
We asked artists, designers, chefs and writers how they’re embracing the seasonal shift and preparing for upcoming projects.
Authors Wrangle With Publishers Over $1.5 Billion Anthropic A.I. Settlement

The New York Times – Business:
The tech giant must pay $3,000 per pirated book that it used to train its chatbot. Many authors fear they could lose funds to others in the book business.
Kenyans Made a Living Writing College Essays. Then A.I. Arrived.

The New York Times – Business:
Thousands of Kenyans made a living writing essays for overseas students. With A.I., the work has dried up, a warning for online gig work that has been a global lifeline.
Putin Is Coming for Russian Literature

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The Kremlin is redefining what it means to be a writer in Russia.
“The Invisible Hand of Maria Edgeworth”: An Economist, Erased

The New York Times – Business:
Maria Edgeworth sneaked economic theory into her best-selling novels. Two centuries later, a new book finally gives her the credit she deserves.
The ‘Odyssey’ Scholar Emily Wilson, a Critic of the Movie, Is Redoing Her Translation

The New York Times – Movies:
Wilson, who was the first woman to translate the Homeric tale into English, caused a firestorm when she criticized Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film.
A.M. Gittlitz Roots for the Mets (and a Better World)

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Through another lost season, A.M. Gittlitz, the author of a new history of New York’s underdog baseball team, is trying to hold on to hope.