The Rolling Stones are hitting the road next year on a tour sponsored by AARP

After 60 years, The Rolling Stones are still going strong and gearing up for another concert tour.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/21/entertainment/the-rolling-stones-tour-aarp/index.html?source=Snapzu

5 takeaways from Dolly Parton's "Rockstar," her glorious tribute to rock 'n' roll

From Beatles to Blondie, Dolly reimagines iconic songs, delivers original barn burners and has a blast doing it
Read more: https://www.salon.com/2023/11/18/dolly-parton-rockstar/?source=Snapzu

‘The book took me about a decade’: the 2023 Booker prize shortlisted writers on the stories behind their novels

From the paintings of Paula Rego to a Jamaican American childhood, the six novelists up for the UK’s most prestigious fiction prize share the inspirations behind their nominated books – and how they got them onto the page
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/18/it-took-me-a-decade-the-2023-booker-prize-shortlisted-authors-on-the-stories-behind-their-novels?source=Snapzu

Why the Age of Marvel Is Not Quite Over

After bombing with ‘The Marvels’ and releasing a glut of projects in recent years, there is still hope for the studio to push through the wreckage.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/age-of-marvel-is-not-yet-over-marvels-1235645779/?source=Snapzu

Texas Board of Education urged to reject climate-accurate textbooks

Republican state official pans scientific consensus as a “woke environmental agenda.”
Read more: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/11/texas-board-education-climate-change-school-textbooks-vote/?source=Snapzu

On collaborating with your spouse

Authors Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel discuss what they learned from writing a book together as a married couple.
Read more: https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/writers-chris-bachelder-and-jennifer-habel-on-collaborating-with-your-spouse/?source=Snapzu

Raising a Reader: 5 Novel Ideas for Motivating Kids to Read

Turn reading from homework to a hobby with fun, engaging ideas for encouraging reading in kids and teens.
Read more: https://www.bgca.org/news-stories/2023/November/raising-a-reader-5-novel-ideas-for-motivating-kids-to-read?source=Snapzu

Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC

As sci-fi show’s 60th anniversary nears, a collector pleads for BBC to offer amnesty to those with recordings discarded by corporation
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/nov/11/lost-doctor-who-episodes-found-owner-reluctant-to-hand-them-to-bbc?source=Snapzu

Why the Dying DVD Business Could Be Headed for a Resurrection

Netflix and Best Buy said adieu to discs — but with streamers deleting titles to cut costs, could DVDs and Blu-rays mimic the revival of vinyl and CDs?
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dying-dvd-bluray-business-resurrection-cds-vinyl-1235639108/?source=Snapzu

Spotify's new royalty payment update hurts indie musicians even more than before

Every sub-1,000 stream will still generate revenue for the company — but now, that revenue will not be shared.
Read more: https://boingboing.net/2023/11/11/spotifys-new-royalty-payment-update-hurts-indie-musicians-even-more-than-before.html?source=Snapzu

TV Actors Getting Back To Work After SAG-AFTRA Strike As Series Start Setting Return To Production Dates

Film and TV cameras are finally set to roll again as SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement. The strike is officially over at 12:01 AM tonight, ending a six-month production pause d…
Read more: https://deadline.com/2023/11/tv-series-return-to-production-dates-sag-aftra-strike-1235594633/?source=Snapzu

Is The Gilded Age's Opera War Based on a True Story?

The new season of the hit series details a battle between two high-society music venues, but how much of it is real?
Read more: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a45668059/ithe-gilded-age-opera-war-true-story/?source=Snapzu

Is Ghostwriting Ruining Literature?

Ghostwriting is a tradition that has been around since the 5th century, and has carried into the present day. But does it delegitimize a work?
Read more: https://bookriot.com/is-ghostwriting-ruining-literature/?source=Snapzu

Louis Armstrong Gets the Last Word on Louis Armstrong

For decades, Americans have argued over the icon’s legacy. But his archives show that he had his own plans.
Read more: https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/louis-armstrong-archive/?source=Snapzu

The Simpsons Is Good Again

After 34 seasons, 750 episodes, and a decades-long funk, the beloved show innovated its way back to popularity and relevance.
Read more: https://www.vulture.com/article/the-simpsons-is-good-again.html?source=Snapzu

National Memoir Writing Month - November 2023

November is National Memoir Writing Month. It's the perfect time to start writing your autobiography. It's not clear to me how November came to be National Memoir Writing Month. I suspect that National Memoir Writing Month was created by somebody who doesn’t like writing fiction.
Read more: https://thgmwriters.com/blog/national-memoir-writing-month-november/?source=Snapzu

Why so many celebrities are releasing memoirs

What's behind the recent glut of celebrity memoirs? Fans can't get enough of the rich and famous, and the stars want a chance to control the narrative.
Read more: https://journalstar.com/life-entertainment/nation-world/books/why-so-many-celebrities-are-releasing-memoirs/video_4d08d620-b120-5452-8c29-b8fc33f65934.html?source=Snapzu

The Secret Meeting That Broke Our Food System

Did you know you can patent a living thing? Decades of lobbying made that possible. Now just four companies control the intellectual property behind nearly ALL of the food we eat. We call them the "Life Cartel" and we broke down their plot to privatize everything.
Read more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoM6R2w4440?source=Snapzu

Editorial: Huntington Beach will let neighbors censor neighbors' reading choices. That's wrong.

Giving residents censorship rights over librarians and the public crosses a clear line that should never be breached.
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-10-30/editorial-huntington-beach-panel-censorship-city-libraries?source=Snapzu