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Podcast
fromOpen Culture
1 day ago

Hear Aldous Huxley Read Brave New World. Plus 84 Classic Radio Dramas from CBS Radio Workshop (1956-57)

Podcasting has evolved from niche experiment to mainstream medium, reviving oral storytelling traditions while differing significantly from radio's scripted, professionally produced format through intimate, off-the-cuff content.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Most Indians don't read for pleasure so why does the country have 100 literature festivals?

Sounding amused, publisher Pramod Kapoor recalls the reaction of the Indian cricketing legend Bishen Singh Bedi when he learned Kapoor was printing 3,000 copies of his autobiography. Only 3,000? he protested. I fill stadiums with 50-60,000 people coming to see me play and you think that's all my book is going to sell? Kapoor, the founder of Roli Books, explains that Bedi's legions of admirers were unlikely to translate into book buyers. That was in 2021.
Books
Photography
fromBOOOOOOOM!
9 months ago

"Wa Leng Wa Hor" by Photographer Adri Tan

Adri Tan's work explores grief and memory, focusing on the complexity of personal and cultural narratives as shaped by storytelling.
Writing
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
9 months ago

In Yamhill County, poetry and prose bloom in annual 'Paper Gardens' anthology * Oregon ArtsWatch

The Paper Gardens anthology celebrates local literary talents through readings and showcases over 400 submissions, marking Yamhill County's largest literary event.
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