Not Christmas Links #19

 
Fragment of lost 12th-century epic poem found in another book’s binding:
"Scholars knew the work about Guillaume d’Orange and the bloody siege of his city existed, but until now believed it had been lost completely."

"If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story of the reverse."

"An upside-down digital/analogue universe created from original artwork and recordings to commemorate the coming of age of Radiohead’s Kid A and Amnesiac."

"I understand that the culture of cinema is completely and totally dominated by the world of comic books. There’s a decent chance that North America’s five highest-grossing films released in 2021 will have a Marvel logo somewhere in the credits. But I am begging journalists to stop asking auteurs the Marvel Question — before it tears the moviemaking world apart."

"In some ways, Chloé Zhao embodies the typical Hollywood trajectory: A filmmaker makes a name for herself on the festival circuit with promising independent films, makes it to the Oscars with her bigger, more ambitious third outing, then captures the brass ring of directing a big Marvel movie."

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