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• The FTC Just Fined YouTube $170 Million. Does It Even Matter?

  06-09-2019 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Time and again, the money extracted from the tech giants amounts to apittance. The structural remedies that accompany those fines—the partwhere companies agree to change the offending parts of theirbehavior—can arguably have greater effect. But blaming the FTC forinadequately bringing Silicon Valley to heel on its own is like blaming afork for not holding soup. Could it do more? Should it? Just don’texpect real privacy change without strong privacy laws in place.”
  
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• Emily Nussbaum’s Case For Taking TV Seriously

  06-09-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Many people today take television seriously. Instead, Nussbaum’scontribution has been to argue for what precisely about televisionmerits our serious attention. – Los Angeles Review of Books
  
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• Banff International Competition Makes a Dynamic Case For String Quartets

  06-09-2019 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  As a launching pad, a young quartet could hardly ask for more. And inthe case of the Marmen Quartet, the prize followed on the heels of afirst-prize victory in another of the world’s leading chamber musicshowcases — France’s Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition. – Toronto Star
  
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• Do Book Prizes Matter? Researchers Crunched The Numbers

  06-09-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  In short, prizes matter. But more surprising is the effect of anomination alone. With only an appearance on the Booker shortlist, abook moves from total obscurity in the classroom and the pages ofliterary criticism to respectable showings in both—and it gets a healthypopularity boost along the way. Of course, a win gooses the statsacross the board, but the difference between utter obscurity and modestfame is arguably greater than the difference between modest and runawaysuccess. – Pu
  
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• Malcolm Gladwell’s Impending Tipping Point

  06-09-2019 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nearly 20 years and millions of sales after his nonfiction debut, Mr. Gladwell is at something of a professional tipping point.He elicits from readers the kind of polarized reactions usuallyreserved for talk-radio hosts. To one camp, he is a master storyteller,pithily translating business concepts and behavioral science to a layaudience. To others, he is a faux intellectual, dressing up ordinarytruths (such as an “Outliers” argument that success results from acombination of hard wor
  
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• Public Statues Aren’t Used To Commemorate History. They’re Used To Craft It. Consider The Age Of Statuomania.

  06-09-2019 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dozens of statues went up in western European cities in the decades between the revolutions of 1848 and the outbreak of World War I. Nowhere were they used more deliberately to craft a national history and identity than in Belgium, which had become an independent country only in 1830. – History Today
  
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• Claim: Arts In UK Rural Areas Are Disappearing

  06-09-2019 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ralph Lister, Director of the Somerset-based NPO Take Art, believes thatEngland’s rural arts infrastructure could disappear entirely within thenext five years unless ACE takes steps to address the fundingimbalance. – Arts Professional
  
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• Reimagining ‘Giselle’ For The Social Media Age

  06-09-2019 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Imagine this scenario: Hilarion likes Giselle, but she swipes right on Albrecht, and is smitten. Little does she know, Albrecht is already involved with Bathilde. When Giselle finds out, she livestreams her downward spiral (perhaps her hair even comes down in the midst of her heartbreak?), and enters a realm of women who’ve similarly been ghosted, or otherwise spurned by online relationships. This is the basic premise of Joshua Beamish’s new @giselle.” – Pointe Ma
  
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• Do Transfers Of London Shows To Broadway Say Something About The State Of Broadway?

  06-09-2019 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  It is certainly possible to say that roughly a quarter of all theBroadway shows announced have at least one, if not both, feet planted inUK soil. But to those who wield this ‘fact’ to suggest US artists aregetting short shrift, I say – with the appropriate eye roll – “Oh,please.” – The Stage
  
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• Head of Individual Giving and Trusts / English National Ballet / London

  06-09-2019 19:19
  The Head of Individual Giving and Trusts, leads, implements and develops English National Ballet’s individual giving and trust fundraising programmes, in line with the department’s...
  
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• Somerset House Exchange - Operations Coordinator / Somerset House Trust / London

  06-09-2019 19:09
  Somerset House are launching a new co-working space - Somerset House Exchange - in October 2019 and this is a new role within the team. We are looking for an exceptional team player...
  
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• Receptionist / Heatherwick Studio / London

  06-09-2019 19:08
  The studio is looking for a friendly and effective receptionist to join the Studio Experience team. This role is a full time role and its working hours are: 9am – 5:30pm Monday to Friday. The...
  
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• At 93, Betye Saar Is Finally Achieving Mainstream Art-World Stardom

  06-09-2019 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “After a latish start as an artist — she was in her 30s — she made steady initial headway in a male-dominated Black Power movement and a white-dominated feminist movement. And she has held her own in a mainstream art market that has been, until very recently, unwelcoming to African-American art.” Now she has solo shows at flagship museums on both coasts: MoMA and LACMA. Why now? “Because,” she says, “it’s about time!” – The New York Ti
  
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• Video Conservation Specialist / BFI / East

  06-09-2019 18:56
  Video Conservation Specialist
  £23,433- £27,690 plus generous benefits package
  Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2022 
  We are seeking a Video Conservation Specialist to join our...
  
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• 3D Designer / Visualiser / Studio INI / London

  06-09-2019 18:44
  Studio INI is looking for a creative 3D Designer and Visualiser to join its growing studio in Central London. Working at the forefront of experimental design methodologies and cutting edge...
  
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• Production Co-ordinator for Artist Film / Wrapt Films, Ltd. / England wide

  06-09-2019 18:37
  Wrapt Films are producing an artist film which will be filmed in various venerable institutions and some very interesting locations all over London and England. We are looking for a Production...
  
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• Curator of Exhibitions, Leeds City Museum / Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds City Council / Yorkshire

  06-09-2019 18:35
  Leeds City Museum is seeking to appoint a Curator of Exhibitions, who will work closely with colleagues on the development and delivery of an inspirational, challenging yet accessible and socially...
  
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• Age should be no bar to naked doorways | Brief letters

  06-09-2019 18:33
  Marina Abramović | Asterix and Obelix | Steam railways | Brogues | StarbucksI am disappointed in Marina Abramović’s apparent insistence on using young models for her naked living doorway (Royal Academy recreates infamous artwork, 4 September). A more challenging work would include different ages, with less sculpted body lines. How about facing your mortality when you are passing between pot bellies and man boobs and drooping breasts and child-bearing stomachs?
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• Curator of Exhibitions, Leeds Art Gallery / Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds City Council / Yorkshire

  06-09-2019 18:30
  Leeds Art Gallery is seeking to appoint a Curator of Exhibitions, who will work closely with colleagues on the development and delivery of an inspirational, challenging yet accessible and socially...
  
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• Ivan Fischer’s Daughter Got Kicked Out Of Music Conservatory For Exploring Her Range (Turns Out It Works As A Career)

  06-09-2019 18:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Classical singing is very beautiful but very specific. I meanwhile wasdeveloping an interest in all the other things my voice could do – Ifelt that I had such a rich instrument and I was only being taught tosing with 15% of it. I was listening to a lot of otherstyles of music, and what I enjoyed most was the singers who dared to bevery raw, like Björk or Thom Yorke, incredible musicians and singerswho are not afraid – if the emotion asks them to – to sound really ro
  
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• Head of Events & Venue Hire / Royal College of Music / London

  06-09-2019 18:26
  The Royal College of Music (RCM) is seeking to appoint an outstanding individual to the newly created role of Head of Events & Venue Hire.
  With 840 students from more than 60 countries, the RCM...
  
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• Documentation Assistant: Roman Provincial Coins / The British Museum / London

  06-09-2019 18:24
  The British Museum is seeking to recruit a Documentation Assistant to provide full MI+ documentation for the Balkans and Thrace region of the Roman Provincial coin collection
  Key areas of...
  
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• Children's Theatre Programmer / Watermans / London

  06-09-2019 18:23
  Children’s Theatre Programmer (0.4)
  Salary £28,335 FTEWe’re looking for a brilliant Programmer, to curate our high-quality children’s performance programme for our...
  
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• Coffee Shop Supervisor / Leeds Playhouse / Yorkshire

  06-09-2019 18:19
  Leeds Playhouse is seeking a Coffee Shop Supervisor.
  The Coffee Shop Supervisor supports the Food & Beverage Manager in overseeing the operation to achieve maximum sales and profit by having...
  
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• Heritage Open Days / Royal Society of Sculptors / London

  06-09-2019 18:05
  We're delighted to once again be taking part in Heritage Open Days. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the exhibition of our National Lottery Heritage Fund funded project, Cecil...
  
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• Making New Theatre From The Messenger Speeches In Greek Tragedies

  06-09-2019 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Show, don’t tell” is one of the most basic rules of dramatic writing. Yet the ancient Greeks told-rather-than-showing all the time: convention forbid onstage violence, so messengers recounted the tragedies’ grisly denouements. Five years ago, shortly after she had told friends she was giving up theatre, JoAnne Akalaitis got the idea to assemble some of those monologues — describing the sacrificing of Iphigenia, Pentheus being torn to pieces by the Bacchae, the poi
  
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• Cyberpunk convention celebrates work of alumni Sir Ridley Scott / The Northern School of Art / North East / Yorkshire

  06-09-2019 18:03
  The Northern School of Art is backing a major event that is celebrating one of the world’s best known sci-fi films which was directed by one the School’s most famous former students, Sir...
  
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• No art lover left behind: how galleries are finally welcoming disabled people

  06-09-2019 18:01
  After years of being shunted to the sidelines and made to feel in the way, disabled people are finally getting galleries to listen – and enable access to allA few weeks ago, Tate Modern found itself at the centre of a storm after wheelchair-user Ciara O’Connor took to social media to protest that there was no ramp to enable her to enter and experience a key cylindrical work in an exhibition by the Danish/Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson.Within days, more than 2,000 people had retweet
  
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• User Experience Lead / Barbican Centre / London

  06-09-2019 17:59
  The Barbican Centre is Europe’s leading multi-arts venue, including Visual Arts, Music, Theatre and Cinema. Our digital expertise is distributed across the organisation, with a cross-functional...
  
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• Business Administration Apprentice / Museum of London / London

  06-09-2019 17:52
  Do you want to join the Award winning Hospitality, Retail and Commercial events team at Museum of London? Then look no further - predominantly working within the corporate hospitality team who cater...
  
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• Financial Controller / London Symphony Orchestra / London

  06-09-2019 17:50
  The LSO is seeking a qualified Accountant with at least three years’ post-qualification experience with a proven track record, covering hands-on financial management and preparation of...
  
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• Ticketing & Sales Assistant / Liverpool Empire, Lime Street / North West

  06-09-2019 17:42
  The Liverpool Empire is looking to recruit casual ticketing & sales assistant based in the theatres Box Office.
  Reporting to the Ticketing & Sales Manager, or Deputy, the Ticketing &...
  
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• Filmmaker(s) / The Company / South East

  06-09-2019 17:41
  Ashford Railway Project                                                 ...
  
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• Front of House & Access Manager / Theatre Royal Plymouth / South West

  06-09-2019 17:37
  A vacancy has arisen in the House Management Department for a Front of House and Access Manager who will be responsible for delivering an exceptional Front of House customer experience and ensuring...
  
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• Theatre Pros Grade Boris Johnson’s First Week

  06-09-2019 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  “What we’re watching now is a man realising that the character heinvented for himself in order to get something he didn’t want doesn’twork when you’re prime minister. It was fine for panel shows and PRopportunities, and for getting him into No 10, but he didn’t think itthrough. He failed to write the final act, and now he’s trapped in hisown clown, in a costume that doesn’t fit any more, being forced toperform in a circus that’s packing up a
  
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• Human Resources (HR) Administrator Apprentice / Museum of London / London

  06-09-2019 17:29
  At the Museum of London we connect people with the lived experience of London. The story we tell is one of place and people, evolving through interaction and exchange. We summarise what we do in...
  
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• Theatre/Costume designer / The Company / South East

  06-09-2019 17:20
  Ashford Railway Project
  The Company is looking to recruit a Theatre/Costume Designer, local to the Ashford area, for a site-specific multi-media play celebrating Ashford & the Railways taking...
  
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• Paid Placement Opportunity / Get Changed Theatre Company / South West

  06-09-2019 17:20
  Get Changed is a charity based in Okehampton producing high quality arts projects that challenge public attitudes and raise the profile of the disability community.
  We are running a show-in-a-week...
  
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• Nightfall Light Festival | Call for Commissions Stockton-on-Tees / Stellar Projects / North East

  06-09-2019 17:20
  Nightfall Light Festival will take place on 5th & 6th December at Preston Park in Stockton-on-Tees and will be a multi-artform experience suitable for all ages. It will take the theme ‘By...
  
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• BIE Projects and Exhibitions Administrator / Barbican Centre / London

  06-09-2019 17:08
  Barbican International Enterprises conceives curates and manages a range of touring exhibitions, principally focused on the digital and moving image, but encompassing contemporary art, design, film,...
  
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• Clora Bryant, Pathbreaking Female Jazz Trumpeter, Dead At 92

  06-09-2019 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “[She] overcame sexist attitudes and outright hostility to earn a place on the bandstand alongside such musical stars as Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.” – The Washington Post
  
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• Casual Technician / New Wimbledon Theatre / London

  06-09-2019 16:58
  Are you interested in working in technical theatre, developing your skills or learning new ones? Do you have experience working on touring productions or as a member of an in-house crew? Are you...
  
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• Marketing/Communications Lead / Bradford Cares / Yorkshire

  06-09-2019 16:52
  Bradford Cares is a project raising public awareness of homelessness in Bradford, based out of the Bread + Roses cafe/arts centre. Throughout Winter 2019-2020 we will be running a campaign focused on...
  
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• Office Assistant / Sales Team / John Purcell Paper / London

  06-09-2019 16:51
  We’re looking for someone to take on a part time role at John Purcell Paper.The role would include the following:
  -          Working directly...
  
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• Theatre Bars Manager / The Lowry / North West

  06-09-2019 16:46
  Bars Manager – 40 hours per week, £28,143 per annum, plus staff benefits 
  The Lowry is an internationally acclaimed cultural landmark situated at the heart of MediaCityUK, one of...
  
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• LAPD Finds Trove Of Artworks Stolen From Homes 25 Years Ago

  06-09-2019 16:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  In 1993, there was a series of break-ins across the more expensive neighborhoods of Los Angeles in which dozens of paintings, antiques, and historic documents were taken. Two perps were captured year ago, but the art was lost until an auctioneer tipped off police this summer. More than 100 items have been recovered, and the issue now is finding their owners. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Workshops: Dramatic Improvisation for Actors / Three Worlds / London

  06-09-2019 16:29
  Three Worlds presents a two-day workshop for actors who want to develop their skills in dramatic improvisation.
  Saturday 28 September & Saturday 12 October10.30am–5.30pm
  We will work in a...
  
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• Creative Masterclass - We're Marketing / Creative Training Hub / London

  06-09-2019 16:27
  Creative Project Makers - We’re Marketing:
  8 October 2019, 11am -1pm at Creative Works: 7 Blackhorse Lane, London, E17 6DS
  Discover 8 defining steps to social media success and...
  
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• Visitor Experience Assistant / Step Ahead / London

  06-09-2019 16:25
  Our client, a museum and library dealing with life, medicine and art, require flexible, professional staff with excellent interpersonal skills to work as Visitor Experience Assistants. This role is...
  
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• Freelance Workshop Leaders - West Yorkshire / Tender Education & Arts / Yorkshire / West Yorkshire

  06-09-2019 16:24
  Tender is an arts and education charity committed to preventing domestic abuse and sexual violence amongst young people, by promoting healthy relationships. 
  We are looking for workshop leaders...
  
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