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• The Role Of Fiction When “Facts” Don’t Mean Anything

  24-02-2022 23:29 via lrb.co.uk
  
  The gap between the experiences of ordinary citizens and the perspectives of politicians and journalists widened throughout the long years of crisis. One damaging consequence is that many more people today are willing to suspend their disbelief in the malign fictions of far-right demagogues, podcasters and YouTubers. – London Review of Books
  
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• Carlo Crivelli: Shadows on the Sky review – fruity fun with the rogue of the Renaissance

  24-02-2022 13:58
  
  Ikon gallery, Birmingham
  With a witty trompe l’oeil by UK artist Susan Collis, the norms of the classic old-master show are turned joyfully upside down in this homage to a subversive Venetian masterThere’s a crack from floor to ceiling in Birmingham’s Ikon gallery. Luckily, some workers are on the job fixing it. They’ve left a brush, a dustsheet and paint-spattered blue overalls while they get lunch. But is it really safe to hang Renaissance masterpieces by the 15th-centu
  
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• Seattle Arts Fellowships (PAID)- PNB, Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony, King FM

  24-02-2022 05:49 via artsjournal.com
  The Seattle Arts Fellowship is a yearlong fellowship program hosted by Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony, KingFM, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and in partnership with Seattle University to develop the next generation of arts leaders.
  The paid fellowship includes hands-on work experience in arts administration and learning opportunities including leadership training, skill building, mentorship, and networking. The fellowship cohort will engage in peer-to-peer learning, connect with local arts leaders,
  
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• ‘Escuela de Corte’ — ‘Last Time We Play Hooky’

  24-02-2022 04:51 via artsjournal.com
    A still shot from Rich Allen‘s latest movie.
   Orlando Fernando from “Escuela de Corte” – “Last Time We Play Hooky” If you look at the shoes .. well, the sneakers … you can see these kids were not actors.
  
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• Director, iDeas Lab, Berman Institute of Bioethics

  24-02-2022 01:23 via artsjournal.com
  The Berman Institute of Bioethics is seeking the inaugural Director of the Dracopoulos-Bloomberg iDeas Lab (Sr. Communications & Marketing Manager), who will provide vision, leadership and coordination in designing, and developing the newly created creative group within the Institute with the goal of enhancing the Berman’s Institute’s work, reach, and impact with the latest digital media, multimedia, and design for dissemination of bioethics research and analysis. This role will
  
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• Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Banning Books

  24-02-2022 00:01 via washingtonpost.com
  A new CBS News poll offers data that should prod Democrats into rethinking these culture-war battles. It finds that surprisingly large majorities oppose banning books on history or race — and importantly, this is partly because teaching about our racial past makes students more understanding of others’ historical experiences. – Washington Post
  
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