Kynda

(KIN-duh): Old Norse for “to light up”
1000+ influence maps · 49,198 connections

Discover the connections that inspired your favorite works of culture, and the creators behind them.

In memory

Dolly Parton

1946–2026

Songwriter, actress, builder of Dollywood and the Imagination Library. From RuPaul to Miley Cyrus, the artists who came after her are on record about what she gave them.

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Photo: David Gahr · Public domain

Music

Who they listened to, and who listened back
Mighty Sparrow
Died September 27 at 91; he created the calypso sound across seven decades

All music

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Film

Directors, stars and the films that made them
Paul Thomas Anderson
His Cameron Winter concert film just premiered at NYFF; in theaters Nov 20

All film

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Television

The shows and showrunners behind the shows
The Simpsons
Season 38 episode 2, "Diary of a Chimpy Kid," airs today on Fox

All television

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Literature

Writers and the writers they read
Madeline Miller
Publishes Mestra, one of TIME's 50 most anticipated books of fall 2026

All literature

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Art

Painters, sculptors and their lineages
Gregory Crewdson
His Eveningside photographs open in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on October 10

All art

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Theater

The stage and its family tree
Stephen Sondheim
Into the Woods opens in the West End on October 7, running into January

All theater

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Dance

Choreographers and the bodies that taught them
George Balanchine
City Ballet revives his Pithoprakta, staged by Suzanne Farrell, on October 8

All dance

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Fashion

Designers and what they borrowed
Jonathan Anderson
Shows Spring 2027 Dior collection in the Tuileries, built around wénwán walnut

All fashion

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Comedy

Who made the funny people funny
Eddie Murphy
Just announced: Murphy to star in first scripted series, The Chairman, from Mad Men creator

All comedy

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Architecture

Buildings, and the builders behind them
Norma Merrick Sklarek
First major book about architect Norma Merrick Sklarek published October 6

All architecture

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Design

Objects, schools and the people who drew them
Isamu Noguchi
Award presented today at The Noguchi Museum, honoring Danh Vo and Yohji Yamamoto

All design

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Ideas

Thinkers, figures and movements
Fei-Fei Li
AMD is acquiring her company, World Labs, for $8.2 billion

All ideas

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Experimental
New kinds of maps, built the same way but in fields we're still learning. Read them as drafts.

Video Games

Designers, consoles and the games that taught the next ones
Hideo Kojima
Casts Bill Skarsgård as lead for his espionage game PHYSINT

All video games

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Food & Drink

Cooks, dishes and drinks, and where they came from
Alice Waters
Being honored at Food Forward's Tomorrow's Table benefit on October 6 in Los Angeles

All food & drink

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