"Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance."
On Baldwin's birthday, his eternal advice on writing (which applies to all creative work): https://t.co/bdAD88YayJ
We are honored to publish Hisham Matar's new introduction to the re-issue of “Out of Place,” Edward Said’s beloved and enduring autobiography
(including previously unpublished family photos of Said, shared with The Key by his family)
https://t.co/cRtfqEbGLp
I don’t think it’s possible to overstate how much of our world’s crises are the result of our culture normalizing the idea that people should have very confident opinions on things they proudly admit they know literally nothing about.
Fernanda Torres reacts to Jennifer Lopez saying she found "I'm Still Here" healing during her divorce from Ben Affleck:
“Wow. That is so, so moving," Torres tells Variety. “This reaction speaks so deeply to Walter Salles' work ... Anyone, regardless of where they come from, can understand the foundational idea of family. It’s a sensitivity characteristic of Walter’s work. It’s a human matter.”
https://t.co/dg3Gq7Co5m
🧵One of the most unsettling stories to emerge from Syria’s postwar reckoning: a well-known Damascus hairdresser is now accused of a hidden role inside Assad’s prison system.
https://t.co/IkwYBb95tl
“I tell people, Make a list of ten things you hate and tear them down in a short story or poem. Make a list of ten things you love and celebrate them. When I wrote ‘Fahrenheit 451’ I hated book burners and I loved libraries. So there you are.” —Ray Bradbury https://t.co/9Nw6SZFuM6
For generations of TV viewers, David Attenborough has made the best use of television’s ability to amaze, Anthony Lane writes. Now, he is celebrating his 100th birthday, still dazzling viewers with nature’s wonder. https://t.co/v5MByULX7v
From @WSJFreeEx via @WSJOpinion: Life offers no guarantees to anyone, but those of us who treasure Robert Caro’s books want assurances that he will deliver the final installment of his Lyndon Johnson series, writes @matthennessey
https://t.co/e34NNRCx8v
the immeasurable joy of getting records back after eight (!!!) months, heightened by getting info that’s actually worth the wait, will never be lost on me.
hound these agencies for your records, y’all.
For those who love to watch Robert Caro interviews, you'll know that there's a subject he's said he still wanted to write about, and in the past he would keep it secret so he could one day do it. In this interview he finally reveals that it's FDR
https://t.co/9ot1nqGdaP
"Being on my own from a young age, Ive had many lean years and times filled with a lot of self doubt. I sometimes don't even know how I survived this business. All I can say -- to quote the great Jason Kelce -- is hungry dogs run faster." @jkbjournalist on her @PulitzerPrizes