Category: Writing and Writers

The Economist Is Putting Names (and Faces) to Its Magazine

The New York Times – Business:
Nameless no more, writers for The Economist are mixing it up on video from its studio in London.
Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin’s Creator

The New York Times – Business:
Bitcoin’s creator has hidden behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto for 17 years. But a trail of clues buried deep in crypto lore led to a 55-year-old computer scientist named Adam Back.
Hollywood Writers Union and Studios Reach Contract Deal

The New York Times – Business:
With the global entertainment business reeling during a period of rapid change, there was little enthusiasm on either side for a costly standoff.
Write It Up! How Fast Do Our Journalists Type?

The New York Times – Business:
When it comes to breaking news, it’s a race not only to get the story, but to record it. We tracked down some of the speediest fingers in our newsroom.
Roger Allers Dies at 76; Helped Put ‘Lion King’ on Screens and Onstage

A Disney fan who once “flew” off his couch as a 4-year-old Peter Pan, he was a co-director of the animated film and a co-writer of the Broadway musical, both of them megahits.
Hollywood’s Woke Era Is Over. Now It’s Turning the Culture War Into Camp.

Hollywood used to be vexed by political debates. These days it turns both sides into frothy, cartoonish entertainment.
Lamorna Ash Goes From a D.J. Set to Church, and Back Again

When the writer Lamorna Ash set out to explore young people’s relationship to faith and religion, she found herself questioning her own.
Bahram Beyzaie, Filmmaker Who Led Iran’s New Wave, Dies at 87

Despite a ceaseless battle against government censors, he was celebrated as one of his country’s greatest auteurs, winning praise from luminaries like Martin Scorsese.
How a Travel Writer Became Timothée Chalamet’s Ping-Pong Nemesis in ‘Marty Supreme’

For Pico Iyer, making his acting debut in the hit movie “Marty Supreme” was the latest journey in a life full of unexpected voyages.
To Be or Not to Be: That Is the Question Filmmakers Can’t Resist

The Shakespearean monologue that is featured twice in “Hamnet” has long informed the movies, often in surprising ways that can make us rethink the words.
Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts Want to Get Under Your Skin

The couple are gearing up for the Broadway opening of “Bug,” about a descent into paranoia and psychosis in a squalid motel room.
John Darnielle on His Favorite Books and Annotated Lyrics

The novelist and musician is a voracious reader of books in translation. In “This Year,” he annotates the literary lyrics to 365 of his own songs.