ACA banner 20232 UPDATED Aug. 15 : Registration for the Arlington Center for the Arts’ ( ACA ) fall session is open, while summer programming winds up this week save for “Vacation Arts Camp Plus” the week of Aug. 21.That is currently full, but one can join the waiting list, says Aneleise Ruggles, communications director. […]
When I began working on the design for the cover of Kyle Dillon Hertz’s debut novel The Lookback Window , I had two goals in mind: I wanted the book to be taken seriously, and I wanted to get it into the hands of readers who might not otherwise find it. Right from the beginning […]
Photo by Louis Reed on Unsplash For me, the term “mad scientist” brings to mind images of bubbling beakers filled with neon liquids; elongated, menacing silhouettes; and of course (Pinky and) the Brain. There is a long history of stories from Frankenstein and The Island of Dr. Moreau all the way to Rick and Morty […]
When you come to love a television show, you don’t want to wait a long time for the next season. Unfortunately, Netflix shows have a longer wait time between seasons than most other networks or streamers, and in 2023, those wait times will be a bit longer for good reason . In the summer of […]
Writing a screenplay is an exciting endeavor that requires creativity, structure, and careful planning. With the advancement of AI technology, tools like ChatGPT OpenAI have become valuable companions in the screenwriting journey. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore how to effectively utilize ChatGPT for crafting engaging and compelling screenplays. How to Use ChatGPT for Writing […]
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Happiness’ is a poem by the American writer Raymond Carver (1938-88). Carver is probably best-known for his short stories, especially the anthology favourite ‘ What We Talk about When We Talk about Love ’, but he was also a gifted poet, and his poetry helps us to clarify our […]
PETER HOWITT’S 1998 romantic dramedy Sliding Doors stars Gwyneth Paltrow as a not-particularly-convincing young English gal whose entire life hinges on whether she catches or misses a train. In the life where Helen Quilley makes that train, she catches her boyfriend in flagrante delicto. She moves out, cuts her hair, starts her own PR firm. […]
THE LABOR OF BEING lies at the heart of Sinking Bell , Bojan Louis’s first short-story collection, which made NPR’s list of “Books We Love” from 2022. In the context of genocidal colonialism, forced assimilation, and the cultural erasure of Diné voices, existing at all constitutes an act of strength. While history necessarily marks these […]
Photo by Hasnain Babar on Unsplash I can’t usually stomach full-fledged horror, but give me a flicker of the unsettling or otherworldly in literature and I’m hooked. There’s no idyllic suburb in which I’m not looking for a barbaric ritual, or a new friend whose eyes I’m not searching for some terrible secret. In the […]
Photo by Markos Mant via Unsplash There’s something inherently magical about reading in the summer. Perhaps it dates back to those formative elementary school days of furiously cataloging summer reads for the chance at winning a free personal pizza, but the words “summer” and “reading” bring only positive associations to mind. With only a few […]
