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• What Are You Buying When You Buy An NFT?

  19-11-2021 23:28 via slate.com
  
  Critics of NFTs assert that it’s ridiculous to try to claim ownership of something that can be infinitely reproduced on the internet, and pranksters will try to annoy collectors by simply copying and pasting the NFT image. – Slate
  
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• Spain Says UK Musicians Will No Longer Need Visas To Perform There

  19-11-2021 23:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Spain’s announcement means UK musicians and their crew will no longer need visas for engagements of less than 90 days, a change in policy that came after months of lobbying from trade groups on both sides. – The Guardian
  
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• Book Business Is Booming. Except It’s Difficult To Get Books To Sell

  19-11-2021 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  In 2020, both the United States and the United Kingdom saw their largest annual increases in over a decade — a worldwide paper shortage and a global shipping crisis mean they’re having a difficult time keeping up with that demand. – CBC
  
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• The Software That Changed How Music Is Produced

  19-11-2021 22:01 via billboard.com
  
  “It created a completely new type of producer. It gave access to a versatile tool that would do what people want without spending thousands and thousands of dollars and training.” – Billboard
  
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• A Worldwide Vinyl Shortage

  19-11-2021 21:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Around the world, vinyl pressing facilities are stretched to the limit with 24-hour, nearly seven-days-a-week production still not meeting demand. – CBC
  
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• Will This Movie Be The Last Of Its Kind, The Big-Budget World War II Epic?

  19-11-2021 21:02 via variety.com
  
  “Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, a $100 million historical drama about … the creation of the atomic bomb, could be considered one of an endangered species. These days, it’s rare for traditional studios to pump nine figures into a film that isn’t inspired by popular toys, novels or comic books.” – Variety
  
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• They’re Restoring The 1920s-Era Hollywood Sign

  19-11-2021 20:26 via deadline.com
  
  Crews uncovered in the foundation the names and handprints of some of the workers on the 1978 rebuild’s crew. The remnants of a “lean-to system” that was used to hold up the original 1923 Hollywoodland sign was also uncovered. – Deadline
  
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• Cary Grant, Aldous Huxley, And Clare Boothe Luce Dropping Acid Together: The Musical (We’re Not Making This Up)

  19-11-2021 20:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Yes, the actor, the writer, and the playwright/politician/doyenne all experimented with LSD in the 1950s, when it was legal. They never did it together, though — that was the idea of writer-director James Lapine, who’s rather familiar with hallucinogens himself. – The New York Times
  
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• Head On portrait award 2021 winner and finalists – in pictures

  19-11-2021 20:00
  
  Gideon Mendel claims this year’s Head On portrait prize with his image of sculptor Jenni Bruce standing in the remains of her bushfire-razed home in Upper Brogo, NSW.Here is a selection of photographs from the finalistsAustralian Life photography competition finalists 2021 – in pictures Continue reading...
  
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• Abu Dhabi Says It Will Build Two More Major Museums

  19-11-2021 19:29 via theartnewspaper.com
  
  “In Abu Dhabi there has been a very clear and conscious decision to invest in culture, and investing in culture does not just mean buildings. We’re investing in infrastructure, both soft and hard—whether it’s institutions, music programs, or school curricula.” – The Art Newspaper
  
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• Patrick Reyntiens, Who Worked Miracles With Stained Glass In Britain’s Bombed-Out Cathedrals, Dead At 95

  19-11-2021 19:02 via theguardian.com
  
  While he did a great deal of high-quality work, his most admired projects were in two modern monuments which replaced medieval landmarks destroyed in World War II: Coventry Cathedral (the baptistry) and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (the lantern tower.) – The Guardian
  
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• ‘I Am That I Am’ ‘I Am That, Am I?’ Brion Gysin and the Divine Tautology

  19-11-2021 18:51 via artsjournal.com
  The Brooklyn-based publisher DABA is bringing out the most complete edition of Brion Gysin’s permutated poems published and recorded to date. The book is gorgeous to look at, sets the poems in their rightful context, and does justice to Ian Sommerville’s computer collaboration.“The whole idea of the permutations came to me visually on seeing the so-called Divine Tautology in print. It looked wrong, to me, non-symmetrical. The biggest word, That, belonged in the middle but all
  
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• What Does An Investment In Mental Health For Dancers Look Like?

  19-11-2021 18:31 via pointemagazine.com
  
  Encouraging dancers to pay attention to their mental health is one thing, but actually providing access to services sends an entirely different message. – Pointe
  
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• New York Times Declares, “Yannick Nézet-Séguin Is Now New York’s Conductor”

  19-11-2021 18:04 via nytimes.com
  
  Zachary Woolfe, classical music editor: “Omnipresent and energetic, he has been one of the central figures in New York’s cultural re-emergence, and certainly the city’s most significant and visible classical musician at a transformative moment.” – The New York Times
  
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• Song-writer Dave Frishberg, 88

  19-11-2021 17:32 via nytimes.com
  
  His songwriting wit was for grown-ups, yet he reached his widest audience with sharpshooting ditties for kids as a regular musical contributor to ABC-TV’s long-running Saturday morning animated show “Schoolhouse Rock!” – The New York Times
  
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• New Buyers Are Painting San Francisco’s Colorful Old Houses “Gentrification Gray”

  19-11-2021 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  “To their proponents, they’re understated and contemporary, with paint jobs that will take a beating without ever looking dirty. To their detractors, they’re unimaginative, historically inaccurate aberrations, the kind of thing an affluent biotech CEO who wears a gray Patagonia fleece vest every day might appreciate.” – The Guardian
  
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• French Dictionary Adds Gender-Neutral Pronoun; Education Minister Is Horrified

  19-11-2021 16:35 via apnews.com
  
  Because younger people are starting to use it, lexicographers at Le Petit Robert added the pronoun iel (a portmanteau of il and elle). The education minister huffed on Twitter, “Inclusive writing is not the future of the French language,” and one MP complained to the Académie Française. – AP
  
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• Are All-Female- Or All-BIPOC-Composer Programs The Best Way To Diversify Classical Music?

  19-11-2021 16:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  For example, the group Resonance Works Pittsburgh, which has committed to make half of all works it plays by women and at least one-third by composers of color, just did an all-female-composer program. But might that limit audience interest the same way all-Beethoven concerts can? – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  
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• A First Printing Of The US Constitution Is Now The Most Expensive Document Or Book Ever Sold At Auction

  19-11-2021 15:32 via news.artnet.com
  
  The price was $43.2 million, and the anonymous winner outbid an impromptu group of cryptocurrency players who raised money via blockchain over a few days and said they planned to put the document on public display. – Artnet
  
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• “I Knew That My Actions Were Wrong And Illegal”: Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud

  19-11-2021 15:04 via artnews.com
  
  He had previously pled not guilty to several charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft; in an apparent plea deal, he confessed to one count of wire fraud, for which he faces up to 20 years in prison and must pay $86 million in restitution. – ARTnews
  
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• Qatar Says It Will Make Itself A “Vast Outdoor Art Museum” For World Cup 2022

  19-11-2021 14:31 via news.artnet.com
  
  The public art project will ultimately involve 100 installations (70 are now in place), by both local artists and Western big names such as Richard Serra and Louise Bourgeois, at stadiums, rail stations, schools and shopping areas in Doha and other cities. – Artnet
  
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• Australia’s Conservative Government Refuses To Insure Arts Against COVID Closures

  19-11-2021 14:05 via theguardian.com
  
  “(Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Coalition) government has rejected a call by the Greens and Labor to provide Australia’s live performance sector with an insurance guarantee to guard against future cancellations and border closures due to COVID.” – The Guardian
  
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• Fabergé’s trinkets, Frida Kahlo’s third eye and David Shrigley’s balls – the week in art

  19-11-2021 13:43
  
  The V&A luxuriates in Russian craftsmanship, Lubaina Himid comes to Tate Modern, and Shrigley sets up a tennis ball exchange – all in your weekly dispatchLubaina Himid
  Painting, conceptual critiques and robust satire influenced by Hogarth all help make Himid one of the crucial artists of our time.
  • Tate Modern, London, 25 November to 3 July. Continue reading...
  
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• TV tonight: Tracey Emin and Martin Freeman pay tribute to artist Bridget Riley

  19-11-2021 07:00
  
  Riley, considered a revolutionary painter, talks to Kirsty Wark. Plus: Children in Need. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...
  
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• Development Manager, Stamford Symphony, CT

  19-11-2021 04:43 via artsjournal.com
  Stamford SymphonyLocation: Stamford, CT
  Type: Full Time
  Reports to: President and CEO
  Salary: In the range $80,000-$100,000 depending on experienceDEVELOPMENT MANAGERContext of the Position
  The Development Manager’s primary responsibilities are to manage fundraising operations, research potential donors for the Orchestra’s five-year, $5m Crescendo Campaign for the Future of the Stamford Symphony and manage a portfolio of annual fund donors.This new management position will be instru
  
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• Talk To The Hand – How Our Hands Help Us Communicate

  19-11-2021 00:01 via hedgehogreview.com
  
  I hadn’t perceived how hard it is to read the responses of one’s audience when the most expressive part of the face is hidden. – Hedgehog Review
  
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