MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• 'Wendy' Mixes Poetry With Platitudes As It Riffs On 'Peter Pan'
  Director Benh Zeitlin conjures up some practical magic in a loose retelling of J. M. Barrie's classic story. But ultimately, Wendy's clever twists aren't enough to keep your attention from wandering.
• 'Outsider' Actor Ben Mendelsohn On Australian Machismo And Mastering Accents
  In the HBO series, which was adapted from Stephen King's novel, the Australian actor plays a detective trying to solve a murder — and resisting the idea that the killer may be a supernatural entity.
• Fallout After Union Makes Plácido Domingo Announcement; Another Accuser Comes Forward
  The union representing opera performers said it had substantiated "inappropriate activity" by the famed singer. But its actions have angered accusers and caused rifts in its own governing body.
• 'Apartment' Will Stay With You, Long After You Shut The Door
  Teddy Wayne's new novel is a portrait of loneliness and male insecurity set against the backdrop of academia in the mid-1990s — and a precious, rent-stabilized apartment in Manhattan.
• How A Graphic Novel Resurrected A Forgotten Chapter In American History
  In Ghost River: The Fall and Rise of the Conestoga, Native artists retell the events of a brutal massacre in pre-Revolutionary Pennsylvania and bring a painful history to life on the page.
• 'Hood Feminism' Is A Call For Solidarity In A Less-Than-Inclusive Movement
  Mikki Kendall reveals how feminism has failed to consider populations too often excluded from the movement's banner — and forgotten to weigh the breadth of issues affecting the daily lives of many.
• 'Inside Story' Sheds Light On Facebook's Effort To Connect The World
  How can one company be so wildly successful — and so thoroughly distrusted? Tech writer Steven Levy reflects on Facebook's enigmatic leader and its drive for expansion in his new book.
• Union Says Plácido Domingo Engaged In 'Inappropriate Activity'
  The statement from the American Guild of Musical Artists contained no details, although an Associated Press story did, reportedly prompting the withdrawal of a $500,000 settlement.
• 'Supreme Inequality' Argues That America's Top Court Has Become Right-Wing
  In a new book, lawyer/journalist Adam Cohen makes the case that the Supreme Court has been "a right-wing court for 50 years," siding with corporations and the wealthy — and against the poor.
• Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty Of Rape, Sexual Abuse In Mixed Verdict
  Jurors in Manhattan spared the 67-year-old former producer the harshest penalty he might have faced but convicted him on two out of five counts. He faces the possibility of decades in prison.