“Even as organized labor in the United States has weakened significantly, the nearly 2,600 active members of Local 1 have retained their clout, allowing them to push for good wages and work rules.”
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The Next Harry Potter Is A (Self-Published) French Girl
“To fans, this was a story of literary injustice. Fourteen-year-old Achille, a diehard Pollock fan, wrote an open letter to the magazine Le Nouvel Observateur, demanding a response from the hidebound dinosaurs of the Parisian book world.”
The Return Of ‘The Lady And The Unicorn’ Tapestries
“Now they have been cleaned and rehung we have some idea of how they might have looked in the Middle Ages. They are really extraordinary.”
What’s The Matter With Minnesota?
“Any orchestra could slide off the road into the ditch the way Minnesota has done.”
Is That A Sequel – Or A Sell-Out?
“Continuation literature – as it has been hailed – falls into two camps: works that are licensed by writers’ estates and those that, like Austen, are in the public domain.”
What Were The Most Powerful Images Of 2013?
Let The Atlantic show you in this three-minute video of 80 photos culled from the year in photography.
The In-Jokes Onstage (Starting With ‘The Nutcracker’)
“The bodice of the principal dancer is adorned with a small oval cameo-style portrait of Balanchine. The women in the corps de ballet wear cameos of Lincoln Kirstein.”