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• The Value Of Thoughts Expressed As Writing

  20-12-2022 23:32 via lithub.com
  When someone talks about a “good writer,” the phrase suggests a way with words, an ear for rhythm, maybe even a structural vision. But often the phrase means more than that. – LitHub
  
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• How Podcasts Captured The Radical Mind This Year

  20-12-2022 23:01 via vanityfair.com
  Part of why I think podcasts recounting historical instances of extremism have been so prolific this year is because they offer a hungry but exhausted news consumer the opportunity to examine extremism from a safe distance and in the rearview. – Vanity Fair
  
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• Pittsburgh Arts Audiences – How They’ve Changed Since Before COVID

  20-12-2022 22:31 via post-gazette.com
  For some arts organizations subscriptions have slipped, but single-ticket demand has offset the drop. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  
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• Iceland’s Prime Minister Is Writing Crime Novels

  20-12-2022 22:01 via euronews.com
  She made her mark on the global cultural map this year when she published her first thriller novel, entitled ‘Reykjavík’, which she co-wrote with best-selling author of the ‘Dark Iceland’ series Ragnar Jónasson. – EuroNews
  
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• Defining The Idea Of Beauty

  20-12-2022 21:32 via artsjournal.com
  Beauty is what we find, create, and propagate, either through imitation – creating a copy, another iteration – or through distribution of the thing itself. – Psyche
  
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• The Art And Skill Of A Master Audiobook Narrator

  20-12-2022 21:02 via newyorker.com
  “(Robin Miles) has been the voice of the Antiguan American novelist Jamaica Kincaid, the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Russian journalist Yelena Khanga, and the Californian Vice-President Kamala Harris. On this day, she voiced both sides of a conversation between New York and London.” – The New Yorker
  
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• The Golden Age Of Streaming Is Sputtering

  20-12-2022 20:29 via nytimes.com
  The never-ending supply of new programming that helped define the streaming era — spawning shows at a breakneck pace but also overwhelming viewers with too many choices — appears to finally be slowing. – The New York Times
  
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• The “Berlin Snout”: The Dialect, And Attitude, That Make Berliners The Philadelphians Of Germany

  20-12-2022 20:03 via bbc.com
  “On paper, Berliner Schnauze is simply a dialect of German spoken in and around Berlin. In reality, it’s a visceral dialect merged with working-class attitude and influences from French and Yiddish that can be as polarising as it is varied.” – BBC
  
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• Why Artists Are Upset About AI-Generated Images

  20-12-2022 19:31 via sciencealert.com
  The fact that art styles and techniques are now transferable in this way is immensely disruptive and extremely upsetting for artists. As technologies like Lensa become more mainstream and artists feel increasingly ripped-off, there may be pressure for legislation to adapt to it. – Science Alert
  
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• Going Totally Retro: An English Teenager Sets Up A Celluloid-Only Movie Theatre

  20-12-2022 19:01 via theguardian.com
  “While studying for his A-levels (in 2019), Joe Cornick undertook a project close to his heart. He wanted to recreate a retro cinema utilising the village hall where he grew up. … Today, Slindon Cinema is one of the last cinemas in the world to run only analogue film.” – The Guardian
  
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• A Very Difficult Year For Literary Magazines

  20-12-2022 18:28 via newyorker.com
  Mark Krotov, the co-editor and publisher of the eighteen-year-old literary journal n+1, noted that the publishing industry relies on literary magazines but fails to invest in them.  – The New Yorker
  
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• Alex Ross: The Future Of Orchestra Music Directors

  20-12-2022 18:16 via newyorker.com
  We don’t need more itinerant maestros who draw big salaries in multiple cities. We need more directorships along the lines of ones in which a conductor focusses on a single city and puts down roots. This is how American orchestral culture unfolded before jet travel. _ The New Yorker
  
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• Vice President of Development

  20-12-2022 18:08 via artsjournal.com
  Handel and Haydn Society | Vice President of Development Reports to: President and CEO Job Summary/Purpose: Designs, coordinates, manages, and executes H+H’s fundraising activities in alignment with the mission and strategic plan. Leads the development program to meet FY2023 fundraising goal of $6.5 million in the context of a five-year comprehensive campaign encompassing annual giving, […]
  
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• Opera Australia’s New Artistic Director Breaks Another Glass Ceiling

  20-12-2022 18:04 via smh.com.au
  “Welsh-born Jo Davies, 52, an award-winning director of opera, theatre and musical theatre in the UK, Europe and North America, will join Opera Australia CEO Fiona Allan in what is believed to be a world first: two women in charge of a major national opera company.” – The Sydney Morning Herald
  
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• Vice President, Institutional Advancement – August Wilson African American Cultural Center

  20-12-2022 17:54 via artsjournal.com
  DHR Global has been exclusively retained by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center to conduct the search for a Vice President, Institutional Advancement. This chief fundraising role is a fabulous opportunity to ensure the sustainability of a vital and beloved cultural organization and contribute to its overall strategic direction. A detailed position specification follows: […]
  
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• So Who Were The Two Mysterious Men Whose Coffins Were Discovered Under Notre-Dame De Paris?

  20-12-2022 17:01 via livescience.com
  Earlier this year, in the course of the post-fire reconstruction, researchers found two unfamiliar sarcophagi under the cathedral’s floor. Now researchers have partly identified the remains: one was a wealthy clergyman who probably had gout; the other, name unknown, was a young nobleman with numerous injuries and ailments. – Live Science
  
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• Here Are Half A Dozen Dance Companies Who Are Thriving Despite The Field’s Post-Pandemic Troubles

  20-12-2022 16:33 via dancemagazine.com
  “Now expenses are high, earned income from ticket sales is limited, touring remains complicated and budget deficits loom large. Against these odds, a few organizations are doing better than ever, thanks to innovative partnerships, new business models, increased commitments by funders …, or some combination thereof.” – Dance Magazine
  
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• A Tally Of Cultural Sites In Ukraine Destroyed Or Damaged By Russian Attacks

  20-12-2022 16:02 via nytimes.com
  “Since the invasion in February, The New York Times’s Visual Investigations team has been tracking evidence of cultural destruction across Ukraine. … These documented cases represent only a partial picture of the devastation, with much of what is still unaccounted for believed lost.” – The New York Times
  
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• The best art and architecture of 2022

  20-12-2022 16:00
  As Londoners got to know the grand new spaces of the Elizabeth line, Cézanne took over Tate Modern and Venice drank The Milk of Dreams. Our critics rank the year’s highlightsMore of the best culture of 2022Tate Britain, London, until 22 January
  Locke’s 2022 Tate Britain commission was by far the most accomplished, ambitious and fascinating work I have seen by the 62-year-old artist. About 150 figures progressed the length of the Duveen Galleries, many on foot, some on horsebac
  
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• Garth Drabinsky Adds Antitrust Claims To His Countersuit Against Actos’ Equity Over “Paradise Square”

  20-12-2022 15:34 via broadwayworld.com
  “This summer, Actors’ Equity Association filed lawsuits against a Paradise Square producing entity in both state and federal court. … After those lawsuits were filed, producer Garth Drabinsky sued AEA for defamation and related claims. This past week, he filed an amended complaint adding antitrust claims.” – Broadway World
  
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