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This week we're talking about all the fall books you need to read, all the fall art shows you need to see, the women playwrights of Fringe, Ursula K. Le Guin, and the power of zines today.

Theater Needs To Pay A Lot More Attention To Female Playwrights

"The Huffington Post focused on work written (and often also performed) by women at the 2015 Fringe festival in New York City. Here are eight wildly talented female playwrights on the process of creating their shows, the theatrical iteration of institutionalized sexism and what they're doing to change it." (Read more here)

33 Can't-Miss New Books You'll Want To Curl Up With This Fall

"Setting aside Jonathan Franzen's ubiquitously discussed new novel Purity, fall 2015 is an embarrassment of literary riches. Intriguing fiction debuts, humorous essays from masters of the form and new offerings from some of the greatest novelists of our time number among the treats in store for avid readers starting Sept. 1. We've rounded up 33 of the enticing books we can't wait to see hit the shelves this fall:" (Read more here)

28 Art Shows You Need To See This Fall

"In anticipation of fall, we scoured the calendars -- one editor on the East coast, one writer on the West -- and came up with 20 exhibitions (and eight honorable mentions) we're excited to ogle over the next few months. Whether you're in New York or Los Angeles, New Orleans or Detroit, St. Louis or Fort Worth, here's your guide to getting down with art in September and beyond." (Read more here)

Hopping Through Time With Ursula K. Le Guin

"In a 1966 novel, Ursula K. Le Guin wrote about a little device -- about the size of a lunchbox -- that allows its owner to communicate across land masses, even planets, in a flash. Though the ansible isn't currently a reality, we're constantly working to improve the speed with which we can deliver electronic information to far-flung readers. That Le Guin could even conceive of such a technology decades ago speaks to the powers of her imagination." (Read more here)

Here's Why You Should Stop Saying 'I Could Do That' About Art

"In a video posted last month, [Sarah] Green tackled the storied art phrase, 'I could do that.' As in, 'Hey, what's with that piece of conceptual art. I don't get it. Like, I could do that.' We've probably all heard it. Hell, we might have said it ourselves. But instead of dismissing the quirk as a tired reaction only amateurs would dare to utter, Green attempts to investigate exactly why this phrase is a less-than-helpful way to digest art. Let's break it down." (Read more here)

Why One Community Chooses Not To Tell Their Stories On The Internet

"The low-budget cousins of magazines, zines (pronounced but not spelled "zeens") are handmade collections of writings and illustrations reproduced typically by copy machines, stapled together, and sent through the mail. Their main virtue is acting as a non-commercial means of disseminating personal ideas." (Read more here)

For Artists With Developmental Disabilities, Dance Provides An Outlet And Inspiration

"Every Friday, during the last hour of the work day, Creativity Explored hosts a dance party. For the majority of the week, the space operates as a studio space for artists with developmental disabilities to create, exhibit and sell their work. However, for one hour every week, San Francisco-based Creativity Explored shifts gears entirely, transforming into a carefree, inclusive event revolving around rhythm and movement -- one that would probably benefit most work environments." (Read more here)

With A Polaroid Camera, Andy Warhol Was 'The Original Instagrammer'

"'Andy was probably the original Instagrammer, in a way,' Reuel Golden, editor of Andy Warhol Polaroids 1958–1987, told The Huffington Post over the phone. While the artist is well known for consorting with his own posse of Factory kids and superstars, as his films and photographs from the era reveal, he was also socializing with big-name actors, musicians, fashion designers and artists -- and documenting every bit of it." (Read more here)

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