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• The Man Trying To Fix DC’s Broken Arts Commission

  26-11-2021 22:01 via washingtonpost.com
  It is one of the country’s leaders in funding — its $38 million is one of the nation’s largest per capita — but it has been mired in controversy. Since 2018, it has weathered a censorship scandal, turf battles with the mayor and a series of short-tenured executive directors. – Washington Post
  
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• An Artificial Reality Of Self-Improvement?

  26-11-2021 21:32 via codypallo.com
  
  If computers gave each and every one of us a better way to gauge where to put our resources and energy and everyone of us had a better shot at living longer healthier lives, would that be a positive development? – Cody Pallo
  
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• “Superstar” Actor Arrested In Connection With Jan. 6 Riot

  26-11-2021 21:02 via deadline.com
  
  James Beeks, who performs in Superstar under the stage name James T. Justis, is charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia with obstruction of Congress, a felony, as well as a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully entering a restricted building or grounds. – Deadline
  
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• US Libraries See Surge In Demands To Ban Books

  26-11-2021 20:29 via theguardian.com
  
  “Social media is amplifying local challenges and they’re going viral, but we’ve also been observing a number of organisations activating local members to go to school board meetings and challenge books. We’re seeing what appears to be a campaign to remove books.” – The Guardian
  
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• Filter Me This, Batman: Yassify Takes On Famous Images

  26-11-2021 20:01 via nytimes.com
  
  To “yassify” something is to apply several beauty filters to a picture using FaceApp, an A.I. photo-editing application, until its subject — be that a celebrity, a historical figure, a fictional character or a work of fine art — becomes almost unrecognizably made up. – The New York Times
  
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• Speaking back to Matisse: Art Gallery of NSW dazzles with comprehensive, complicated show

  26-11-2021 20:00
  
  The major survey features the most Matisse cut-outs ever shown in Australia – but it’s downstairs at the sister exhibition where the real conversation happensAmong the Art Gallery of NSW’s new blockbuster exhibition Matisse: Life & Spirit, there’s a work that may stand out to a contemporary audience. Decorative figure on an ornamental ground (1925-26) features a naked female figure embellished with ornate rugs and wallpaper; it’s beautiful, but like so much art
  
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• Intimate Perspectives on North Korea by Fabian Muir – in pictures

  26-11-2021 20:00
  
  Fabian Muir’s composition of images from inside North Korea give a delicate insight into the shuttered nation. Documented over two years the images reveal a complexity and nuance residing in their society.Fabian’s exhibition is showing for the first time at the Head On photo festival in Sydney Continue reading...
  
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• A Surge In Ballroom Dance In South America. But…

  26-11-2021 19:32 via nytimes.com
  
  Latin America’s ballroom scene is relatively new. It started in 2013 when a group of dancers began hosting vogue battles in Brazil, and has since spread to Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Argentina and Colombia. – The New York Times
  
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• Jimmie Durham obituary

  26-11-2021 19:22
  
  Controversial artist whose work explored Native American imagery and themesIn 1986 the artist Jimmie Durham, who had died aged 81, lay down on a large sheet of canvas and asked his partner to score the shape of his body. To this outline he attached a crudely chiselled mask apparently depicting his own face, complete with synthetic hair, feathers, and shells for ears. On the canvas he scrawled in thick, handwritten capitals, curling over the right shoulder: “Hello I’m Jimmie Durham, I
  
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• Rethink: Why Shouldn’t Shelter For Homeless People Be Beautiful?

  26-11-2021 19:05 via nytimes.com
  
  “Design was often not seen as an important aspect of homeless housing. They were faceless vanilla blocks that looked cheap and made people, by implication, feel that where they were living wasn’t important.” – The New York Times
  
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• Is The Working Class Shut Out Of Today’s Art?

  26-11-2021 18:31 via thesmartset.com
  
  It’s not possible to live authentically as a member of the working class without self-annihilating or folding oneself into the straitjacket of the middle class — either way, the collateral damage is the integrity of one’s art. The Smart Set
  
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• Diversifying Your Emotional States

  26-11-2021 18:01 via theatlantic.com
  
  The more finely you can identify different body states—distinguishing, say, among aggravation, irritation, frustration, hostility, anxiety, and disgruntlement—the more you will understand yourself, and the more effectively you will move in the world. – The Atlantic
  
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• These Days You Can Bet On Almost Anything. But Why?

  26-11-2021 17:32 via theatlantic.com
  
  The most straightforward reason for the surge in gambling is a change to the law: In 2018, the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, opening the door to online sports betting across 21 states. As a direct result, sports-betting revenues grew 69 percent. – The Atlantic
  
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• How Music For The Movies Is Evolving

  26-11-2021 17:02 via latimes.com
  
  Film music may be a genre, but all that means is music used in a film. Other than that, anything the director will let a composer get away with goes. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• With Big Ceremony, Egypt Reopens Ancient Avenue Of The Sphinxes

  26-11-2021 16:34 via cnn.com
  
  The road, also known as Road of the Rams, dates back 3,400 years, Reuters reports. However, it was first discovered in the late 1940s, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. – CNN
  
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• Magnus Carlsen Has Been World Chess Champion Since His Teens. The World Of Chess Has Changed Since Then

  26-11-2021 16:02 via lrb.co.uk
  
  Computer-assisted preparation makes it ‘harder and harder’ to demonstrate the superiority of his intuition and strategic thinking in classical games. Players with good memories, decent calculation and solid technique can use the latest AI discoveries to boost their chances against him. – London Review of Books
  
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• Shortened Comic-Con Returns, But Many Dealers Won’t Attend

  26-11-2021 15:32 via latimes.com
  
  No matter the time of year, the energy of Comic-Con thrives in Southern California’s comic book stores — spaces deeply entwined within its culture. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Labor Unrest Grows: Near-IATSE Strike Is Sign Of Things To Come

  26-11-2021 15:07 via latimes.com
  
  Union members have grown impatient with worsening working conditions and IATSE’s long tradition of avoiding nationwide walkouts. IATSE members in October overwhelmingly supported a strike authorization vote for the first time in its history. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Black British painting, gay New York photography and Dr Eno will see you now – the week in art

  26-11-2021 13:00
  
  Tate Modern is preparing the definitive survey of Caribbean British art while Alvin Baltrop cruises the Hudson River piers and modern art turns therapeutic – all in your weekly dispatchLife Between Islands
  Alberta Whittle, Sonia Boyce and Hurvin Anderson are among the stars of what promises to be a definitive survey of Caribbean British art since the 1950s.
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• ‘Dramatically vandalised’: publicly funded $22,000 banana splits opinion in Melbourne

  26-11-2021 07:18
  
  The 1.8-metre sculpture in Fitzroy has already survived a decapitation attempt. ‘You have to just let go and put it out there,’ says the artist Adam StoneGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingA 1.8-metre public sculpture of an anthropomorphic banana has caused a rumble among residents in Melbourne – and has already been victim to vandalism.The artwork, which features a menacing skull facing out onto Rose Street in Fitzroy, is titled Fallen Fruit. Erected on 8 Nov
  
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