RSL Ondaatje Prize 2022 Longlist Announced
The Royal Society of Literature (RSL), the voice for the value of literature in the UK, has today unveiled the longlist for the 2022 RSL Ondaatje Prize. An annual prize of £10,000, the RSL Ondaatje Prize is awarded by the RSL to an outstanding work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry that best evokes the spirit of a place.
Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival Returns For 10th Edition With Nina Kraviz, Motor City Drum Ensemble And More
After a decade of showcasing both local New York talent and world-renowned dance music acts, Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival (BEMF) makes its triumphant return October 3-6 2018 for its milestone 10th edition. Touching down for four nights across some of Brooklyn's finest venues, the festival is pleased to announce its full lineup as well as welcoming Nina Kraviz, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Mount Kimbie, DJ Hell, Breakbot and more top electronic artists from the borough and around the world.
Toronto Volunteer Orchestra Fat-Shames Singers
According to bbc.com, The Sheraton Cadwell Orchestra asked volunteer singers who were not “fit and slim” to wear dresses with a loose fit, to hide what they called “dietary indulgences.”
STAGE TUBE: Woman Sues OU to Reclaim Stolen Artwork by Nazis
A woman in Paris is suing the University of Oklahoma's Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art to try to retrieve a painting. The painting, 'Shepherdess Bringing In Sheep,' is an 1886 work by French impressionist artist Camille Pissarro. It was stolen from Raoul Meyer, a Jewish businessman in Paris, during the Nazi occupation of France.