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• Technology Of The Year: AI That Can Create

  22-12-2022 23:31 via artsjournal.com
  These systems are master imitators of human creativity. They have been trained on millions upon millions of human artifacts such as documents, articles, drawings, paintings, movies, or whatever else can be stored in databases at scale. – Big Think
  
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• The End Of Broadcast TV

  22-12-2022 23:01 via deadline.com
  Not only does it seem like a fait accompli that broadcast TV is dead, no one seems to be the least bit sad about it — unless you’re a fan of, say, Days of Our Lives and Dancing With the Stars. – Deadline
  
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• How The Boston Symphony Lost Its CEO

  22-12-2022 22:26 via slippedisc.com
  Culture in Boston was encrusted in past practice and inflated self-esteem. The musicians did not take kindly to proposed changes or hard truths. Artistic director Anthony Fogg, a James Levine loyalist, stiffened their resistance. Music director Andris Nelsons was not open to her ideas. – Slipped Disc
  
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• Master Forger Turned Over To French Police

  22-12-2022 22:01 via theartnewspaper.com
  The dealer and collector Giuliano Ruffini, who is suspected to be the mastermind behind a major Old Master forgery scandal, has transferred to France following his arrest in Italy last month. – The Art Newspaper
  
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• Jenna Bush, Power Publisher

  22-12-2022 22:01 via nytimes.com
  Since 2019, Ms. Hager, 41, has highlighted nearly 50 books as part of her “Read With Jenna” book club promoted on “Today.” Most became chart-toppers almost immediately, selling over a million print copies in total. Since fall 2021, Ms. Hager’s picks have outpaced the overall adult fiction market by almost 60 percent. – The New […]
  
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• Is ACE Rethinking Funding For English National Opera? It Still Needs A London Home

  22-12-2022 21:31 via artsjournal.com
  Debate in the Lords focused on the term “grand opera”, which fans of lyric theatre believe was deliberately used by ACE to imply that the art form is overblown and irrelevant. – The Observer
  
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• Meet TikTok’s Favorite Classical Organist (Yes, TikTok Has A Favorite Organist)

  22-12-2022 20:57 via nytimes.com
  “It’s the best thing I’ve done in my career, in terms of bringing people to the instrument,” says Anna Lapwood, who has 420,000 followers on the video app, including a few major classical music figures and even a rock star or two. – The New York Times
  
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• I Asked Chat GPT To Write My AP English Essay (And I Passed)

  22-12-2022 20:31 via wsj.com
  You can tell it to write a 500-word essay about “The Great Gatsby” or the Spanish Inquisition. So I did what any masochistic tech journalist would: I pulled a “Billy Madison” and went back to school. – The Wall Street Journal
  
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• The Literary World’s Top Ten News Stories Of 2022

  22-12-2022 20:03 via lithub.com
  “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … All right, it was mostly still the worst of times.”  LitHub looks back at the publishing giants’ blocked mega-merger, the strike at the other publishing giant, a horrifying attempted murder, and everyone’s favorite new word game. – Literary Hub
  
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• How “It’s A Wonderful Life” Became A Classic (By Accident)

  22-12-2022 19:28 via wsj.com
   It wasn’t Frank Capra or Jimmy Stewart or the enduring power of cinema that made it a lasting success. It was neglect. “The damnedest thing I’ve ever seen,” Capra himself once said. – The Wall Street Journal
  
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• Amsterdam Is Now Looking To Drive Away The Vice Tourists

  22-12-2022 19:02 via mic.com
  “The Red Light District has become a huge problem for residents, sex workers, and city officials alike, as it attracts some of the world’s rowdiest, most annoyingly disrespectful crowds of tourists. So, in an attempt to tackle the issue, city officials are launching a new ‘Stay Away’ advertising campaign.” – Mic
  
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• Important Lessons About How Theatres Work From The Victory Gardens Fiasco

  22-12-2022 18:29 via chicagoreader.com
  The conflict seems to come down to addressing the gap between what boards can do legally and what they should do to build trust, transparency, and community, especially as theaters continue to proclaim their desire to create diverse artistic visions and attract new audiences. – Chicago Reader
  
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• San Francisco Ballet Uses AI-Generated Art To Promote Its “Nutcracker,” And Backlash Ensues

  22-12-2022 18:04 via sfstandard.com
  Said one of many Instagram commenters, “This AI art looks like CRAP, I can’t believe you did this instead of hiring real artists.” Another: “A despicable decision, especially for an arts org.” Says a company spokesperson, “In the spirit of Bay Area ingenuity, we tried something new.” – The San Francisco Standard
  
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• Putin Clamps Down On Culture In Russia

  22-12-2022 17:29 via thedailybeast.com
  “The presidential decree gives us, the culture authorities, guidelines to provide state support only to projects that obey the requirements. We now feel a hangover from all that mash the [the West] had been feeding us with for many many years.” – The Daily Beast
  
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• Sharing Your Netflix Password Is Illegal, Rules UK Government

  22-12-2022 17:01 via theguardian.com
  “Millions of UK viewers are breaking (copyright) law by sharing their passwords for services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, according to the Intellectual Property Office.” – The Guardian
  
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• Someone In Turkey Accused This Prize-Winning Film Of Being “LGBT Propaganda,” And The Culture Ministry Wants Its Funding Paid Back

  22-12-2022 16:35 via hyperallergic.com
  “The art-house thriller Kurak Günler (“Burning Days”) was the subject of a smear campaign by pro-government media outlets that dubbed it an ‘LGBT propaganda film’ and riled up social media outrage that accused the director of ‘treachery’ and ‘fraud’.” – Hyperallergic
  
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• “Staying True to Yourself and Your Interests”: Talking Hobbies, Jobs, and Passions with Alexis Kleinman

  22-12-2022 16:27 via artsjournal.com
  Katie discusses hobbies, jobs, and passions -- and the differences between the three -- with accomplished journalist (Huffington Post, Mic, The New York Times, Axios) and comedian Alexis Kleinman.
  
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• Elayne Jones, A Pioneering Timpanist, Is Dead At 94

  22-12-2022 16:03 via nytimes.com
  “(She) was said to be the first Black principal player in a major American orchestra when she joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1972, and (she) mounted a legal battle over racial and sexual discrimination when she was denied tenure two years later.” – The New York Times
  
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• Broadway’s “Funny Girl” Sets A New Box Office Record For A Single Week

  22-12-2022 15:32 via broadwaynews.com
  The revival, starring Lea Michele and Tovah Feldshuh, grossed $2,005,696.80 last week, breaking the all-time record set by Mean Girls in 2018. – Broadway News
  
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• A Collector-Dealer Thinks He’s Found A Rembrandt That’s Been Missing For 87 Years

  22-12-2022 15:04 via news.artnet.com
  Clifford Schorer saw the painting, described as in the “manner of Rembrandt” in an auction catalogue with a high estimate of $1,500, he smelled a super-bargain. He’s certain the piece is the Dutch master’s Old Man (ca. 1627-29), and he’s figured out where it’s been since 1935. – Artnet
  
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• The International African American Museum Will Not Be Opening In January

  22-12-2022 14:31 via postandcourier.com
  An announcement from the museum’s administration says that temperature and humidity controls in the building aren’t yet robust enough to protect the fragile artifacts that will be on display.  The grand opening is postponed from Jan. 21 to sometime “in the first half of 2023.” – The Post and Courier (Charleston)
  
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• Warning: Scottish Culture Funding Cuts Will Be “Devastating” To Creative Industries

  22-12-2022 14:05 via scotsman.com
  “The Scottish Government makes great play of our cultural heritage and the importance of promoting culture. The cuts they are making – £7 million – is negligible in terms of redressing the economic and social issues the country faces, but astronomical in its destructive impact on our cultural industry.” – The Scotsman
  
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• Signature Theatre’s Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner talks about making musical theater magic in No VA. 

  22-12-2022 11:53 via artsjournal.com
  
  
  In this podcast, Matthew Gardiner talks about directing Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” the emotional draw of musical theater, and Stephen Sondheim’s mastery of it. We discuss Signature’s commitment to musical theater and its development through its many programs, the theater’s long association with Stephen Sondheim, what goes into staging an iconic musical like “Into the Woods,” the […]
  
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• Socials club:best Insta and Twitter accounts capturing UK nightlife

  22-12-2022 09:00
  Great nights out are gone too soon, often lost in a hungover haze. Thankfully, social media accounts are capturing the scenes that deserve to be rememberedNightlife is an ephemeral thing. For all the joy and chaos of a big night out, our memories are often left behind on sticky dancefloors, bulldozed by hangovers or washed down the drain the following morning along with the sweat and the makeup. In the cold light of day warehouses converted into illicit dancefloors return to anonymous industrial
  
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