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Late Fees

AUTHOR STUFF FICTION NON-FICTION Politics

A Fine Idea

February 25, 2022February 24, 2022 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Austin, Chicago, fines, late fees, libraries, Phoenix

Austin, TX, is the latest public-library district to eliminate late fees for overdue books

CREATORS FILM Politics

An Online Festival Isn’t a Festival

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Austin, Austin City Limits, COVID, festivals, SIFF, SXSW, The New Yorker

Let’s stop pretending they count

Arts

CREATORS Politics

We’ve Destroyed the Arts

October 6, 2020October 14, 2020 Neal Pollack 8 Comments Atlanta Opera, Austin, ballet, Blur, dance, Dave Rowntree, Josephine Baker, Los Angeles, Louise Alder, New York City, Opera, Pagliacci, Theater

Apparently, in a pandemic, culture is meaningless