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• David Wagoner, Leading Poet Of The Pacific Northwest, Dead At 96

  30-12-2021 20:02 via nytimes.com
  
  “(He) turned a keen eye on nature, his childhood and numerous other subjects in more than 20 volumes published across half a century.” – The New York Times
  
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• Proposed Oklahoma Law Would Punish (And Fire) Librarians If They Don’t Remove Books

  30-12-2021 19:31 via mcalesternews.com
  
  Under Senate Bill 1142, if just one parent objects to a book it must be removed within 30 days. If it is not, the librarian must be fired and cannot work for any public school for two years. Parents can also collect at least $10,000 per day from school districts if the book is not removed as requested. – McAlester News
  
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• “Nutcracker” As Political Allegory

  30-12-2021 19:04 via worldpoliticsreview.com
  A foreign policy scholar suggests (with some evidence) that the Tchaikovsky/Petipa/Ivanov adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story was intended as a portrait of the calming of formerly hostile relations between Europe and Russia under Tsar Alexander III. – World Politics Review
  
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• “Don’t Look Up” Critics And Defenders Go To War

  30-12-2021 18:31 via thedailybeast.com
  It shouldn’t have to be restated every time a lackluster movie is released that a critic’s job is to evaluate a film’s quality and how well it conveys the ideas it presents, not applaud filmmakers on the basis that the ideas they present are correct. – The Daily Beast
  
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• Trying To Get More Women Into India’s Growing Standup Comedy Scene

  30-12-2021 18:03 via dw.com
  
  That’s as both audience members and performers. – Deutsche Welle
  
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• Are Critics Missing The Point Of “Don’t Look Up”?

  30-12-2021 17:31 via currentaffairs.org
  
   This is not the film Idiocracy, depicting us all as dumb consumerist sheeple. This is a film with great faith in humanity, and cynicism only about the institutions we have built and the particular people who hold power.  – Current Affairs
  
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• Authors And Publishers Win Almost $8 Million In Suit Against E-Book Pirates

  30-12-2021 17:05 via publishersweekly.com
  “A federal judge has issued a default judgment against a major overseas e-book piracy operation known as the KISS Library after its operators failed to answer a lawsuit filed in July, 2020 by the Authors Guild, Amazon Publishing, Penguin Random House, and a number of authors.” – Publishers Weekly
  
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• Uffizi Director Says Museums Must Confront “Toxic” Past

  30-12-2021 16:56 via artsjournal.com
  Eike Schmidt says it is now crucial for museums to play a role in highlighting the issues of today and confront the “toxic social structures” of the past rather than simply glorifying its artists. – The Guardian
  
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• Romance Novels About Nonwhite Characters Are Finally Breaking Through In The Marketplace

  30-12-2021 16:32 via theguardian.com
  
  And the authors of those books — who, not long ago, couldn’t get a single look from publishers — can thank social media: Booksgram, BookTube, and BookTok. – The Guardian
  
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• What Public Radio Stations Use Ratings For

  30-12-2021 16:04 via insideradio.com
  Says one exec, “While we don’t live or die by ratings, as at commercial stations, learning when and for how long people are listening helps us make programming decisions. Since we sell sponsorships, being ranked in the top 10 is helpful especially when approaching media buyers.” – Inside Radio
  
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• Jeanine Tesori And The Art Of Musical Storytelling

  30-12-2021 15:31 via nytimes.com
  
  Tony Kushner: “She either comprehends or intuits, not what necessarily is the most obvious choice for dramatic action, but what’s under the surface, where the real meaning of a piece lies. … She has this absolutely uncanny ability to translate that into music.” – The New York Times
  
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• The Art World’s Biggest Controversies Of 2021

  30-12-2021 15:03 via news.artnet.com
  
  “The public continued to interrogate museums over their treatment of workers, their attachments to patrons with problematic sources of wealth, and their dragon-like hold on items of questionable provenance.” And then there’s Hunter Biden … – Artnet
  
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• Uffizi director calls on museums to confront society’s ‘toxic’ past

  30-12-2021 14:52
  
  Eike Schmidt says it is also crucial to highlight issues of today rather than simply glorifying artistsThe world-famous Uffizi gallery in Florence displays an unrivalled collection of works by Renaissance greats including Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael. However, its director believes that is not enough, and says it is now crucial for museums to play a role in highlighting the issues of today and confront the “toxic social structures” of the past rather than simply glorifying its
  
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• AI Robots Are Digitally Reconstructing Lost Works Of Great Art

  30-12-2021 14:35 via washingtonpost.com
  It’s happening with works by the likes of Klimt, Picasso, Rembrandt. Most controversially, if the only surviving photos of a lost work are in black-and-white, the software adds color. – The Washington Post
  
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• Censored Versions Of Books And Films Released In Spain Under Franco Are Still In Use There

  30-12-2021 14:07 via theguardian.com
  
  The dictatorship’s censors were all too thorough: scenes were even cut from It’s a Wonderful Life — and the doctored version of that film is turning up on television. Same with books. Here’s how and why this has happened … – The Guardian
  
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• Paris Revives a Cultural Icon – The Seine

  30-12-2021 00:01 via washingtonpost.com
  Swimming has been officially banned since 1923. More than two-thirds of all French have a negative perception of the river. And yet when French officials unveiled their ambitions for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris this month, the Seine was treated like a resurrected national monument. – Washington Post
  
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