Arts

From Fastballs To Greaseballs, 'K' Offers A History Of Baseball's Most Iconic Pitches

1:27pm April 18, 2019

by Dave Davies

NY Times baseball writer Tyler Kepner spoke to 22 hall-of-fame pitchers about what they throw, and how they get a mental edge over hitters. His new book is K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches.

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Arts

ArtsGreensboro Welcomes New President And CEO

7:21am April 18, 2019

by Neal Charnoff

One of the Triad's leading arts advocacy organizations has a new leader.

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Books
Arts

Writer Yanyi Reads A Poem From His Collection, 'The Year Of Blue Water'

5:11pm April 17, 2019

For National Poetry Month, writer Yanyi reads a poem from his first book The Year of Blue Water and explains how poetry helped him realize his desires.

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The writers' union says that talent agencies are taking too large a share in the deals they negotiate, and that conflicts of interest may prevent them from working in their clients' best interest.

Arts

The Writers Guild Of America Is Suing Hollywood's Biggest Talent Agencies

5:03pm April 17, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

At issue is "packaging fees" – deals that allow agents to be paid by studios, rather than receiving a standard 10 percent of writers' income. The writers say such deals create conflicts of interest.

In Purl, a sentient ball of yarn finds itself out of place at the office. The short film is one of several created through a new Pixar program called SparkShorts.

Arts

Pixar's SparkShorts Set Out To Ignite More Diversity in Animation

3:52pm April 17, 2019

by Megan Schellong

The animation studio has launched a series of short films intended to increase leadership opportunities for women and people of color — populations historically underrepresented in the field.

Books
Arts

In 'Southern Lady Code,' Helen Ellis Brings Her Hilarity To Southern Manners

1:35pm April 17, 2019

by Heller McAlpin

Amid disquisitions on the importance of thank-you notes and a hilariously graphic description of a mammogram, Ellis occasionally ventures into more weighty territory in her first work of nonfiction.

Arts

'SVU' Actor Channels 'Completely Different Energy' To Play 'Happy!' Hit Man

1:27pm April 17, 2019

by Dave Davies

After 12 seasons on Law & Order: SVU, Christopher Meloni plays a disgraced policeman-turned-hit man (who collaborates with an imaginary unicorn) in the second season of the Syfi Channel series Happy!.

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Tiger Woods Biographer Says Golfer's Masters Comeback 'Transcends Sports'

1:27pm April 17, 2019

by Dave Davies

Woods' recent Masters title follows a 10-year drought of major tournament victories. Jeff Benedict, co-author of Tiger Woods, says: "What we're seeing now is someone who loves what he's doing."

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Books
Arts

'Pickle's Progress' Is A Weird — But Secretly Sweet — Journey

1:13pm April 17, 2019

by Michael Schaub

Marcia Butler's new novel centers on a drunken, bickering couple whose lives are turned upside down after a car crash. It's a deeply weird book that succeeds because of Butler's considerable charisma.

The Problem of Democracy: The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality, by Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Berstein

'The Problem Of Democracy' Looks At Personality's Role In U.S. Leadership

11:20am April 17, 2019

by Scott Detrow

A new book focuses on how the Adams father-son duo spent years abroad making a case for our young country — yet both saw themselves rejected in favor of more charismatic and populist rivals.