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• Grammys: Music Created With AI Is Eligible For Awards

  05-07-2023 23:28 via thestar.com
  “Here’s the super easy, headline statement: AI, or music that contains AI-created elements is absolutely eligible for entry and for consideration for Grammy nomination. Period,” Mason told The Associated Press. – Toronto Star (AP)
  
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• Checking In On Ireland’s Basic Income For Artists Scheme

  05-07-2023 23:01 via nbcnews.com
  Grant recipients, including visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, writers, actors and dancers, were chosen at random from a pool of more than 8,000 eligible applicants, the government said in a news release; 13 circus artists and 10 architects were also selected for the income grants. – NBC
  
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• Robot Conductor Debuts With Korean Orchestra

  05-07-2023 22:32 via cnn.com
  
  The two-armed robot, designed by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, made its debut at the National Theater of Korea, leading musicians in the country’s national orchestra. – CNN
  
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• Why “Living In The Present” Might Be Overrated

  05-07-2023 22:01 via theguardian.com
  
  The identification of the present, not as a hectic shimmer of zeptoseconds but a series of temporal clearings where one might deeply linger, originates in the Buddhist concept of “sati”, understood as “moment to moment awareness of present events”.  – The Guardian
  
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• Why Archaeologists Rebury Their Excavations

  05-07-2023 21:28 via theconversation.com
  
  It will help preserve the site for future archaeologists who might have more modern methods and can study the evidence better or ask new questions. – The Conversation
  
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• About Two Million Muslims Make The Pilgrimage To Mecca Every Year. What About The Folks Who Live There Year-Round?

  05-07-2023 21:04 via apnews.com
  
  About two million people call Mecca home, and while there are concessions to the city’s sacredness — no movie theaters, no loud music at celebrations, and the malls are small by Gulf standards — Meccans live much like other Saudis. – AP
  
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• Our Culture Is Obsessed With Stories. But What If Stories Are A Trap?

  05-07-2023 20:32 via newyorker.com
  
  When did the so-called narrative turn—the doctrine of narrative supremacy—go mainstream? “At a certain point in history, people started saying, ‘We are born storytellers,’ ” the novelist Amit Chaudhuri said at a 2018 symposium he convened called “Against Storytelling.” – The New Yorker
  
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• The Jackass Who Carved Graffiti On Rome’s Colosseum Says He Had No Idea How Old It Was

  05-07-2023 20:03 via theguardian.com
  “Ivan Dimitrov, a 27-year-old fitness instructor living in Bristol, wrote a letter of apology to the Rome mayor after allegedly engraving his and his girlfriend’s names into an internal wall of the 2,000-year-old landmark with a key.” (Actually, he probably didn’t write it himself. Read it and see.) – The Guardian
  
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• Why Must The Worth Of Canada’s Culture Be Measured Primarily By Economics?

  05-07-2023 19:29 via globe2go.pressreader.com
  The value of culture is hard to measure – everyone’s experience is different. But governments’ obsession with justifying cultural worth economically gets in the way of its real value. – The Globe & Mail (Canada)
  
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• What’s Happening With, And To, The Russian Language In Ukraine

  05-07-2023 19:05 via prospectmagazine.co.uk
  
  Ten years ago, almost half of Ukrainians said Russian was their first language; now, 21% say so (or, at least, admit to it). These days, anger at the language of the war criminals is hardly surprising. Ukraine’s government wants to make Ukrainian-ness civic, not linguistic. Can that work? – Prospect (UK)
  
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• Just How To Stop Russians From Plundering Ukrainian Culture?

  05-07-2023 18:31 via wsj.com
  
  As Ukraine launches its summer counteroffensive, historians fear that Ukrainian cultural objects from Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine might be moved to Russia if the Russians have to retreat again. – The Wall Street Journal
  
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• George Benjamin’s New Opera Is About, Believe It Or Not, Happiness

  05-07-2023 18:04 via nytimes.com
  
  Not that it’s cheerful, mind you: Picture a Day Like This is about a mother whose child has died. Yet, after Benjamin’s brilliant-but grim operas Into the Little Hill, Written on Skin, and Lessons in Love and Violence, this new piece is definitely a departure. – The New York Times
  
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• Why Do Theatres “Ghost” Playwrights?

  05-07-2023 17:31 via theguardian.com
  
  “How does [the theatre] expect writers to continue to find the will to write when there is not only little chance of production but also little chance of engaging a theatre in any meaningful discussion about work in which [the theatre] has already expressed an interest? – The Guardian
  
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• Ireland’s Government Begins “Root And Branch” Double Inquiry Into Scandal-Rocked National Broadcaster

  05-07-2023 17:06 via bbc.com
  
  “The first strand will focus on (RTÉ’s) governance and culture. A second review will examine contractor fees, human resources and other matters. … The announcement comes amid ongoing controversy about substantial undeclared payments that had been made to former presenter Ryan Tubridy.” – BBC
  
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• Modest review – rollicking tale of star Victorian artist

  05-07-2023 16:41
  
  Kiln theatre, London
  Elizabeth Thompson takes on the whiskered lads of the Royal Academy in a show that bubbles over with charismaElizabeth Thompson was once such a famous artist that a police officer had to be stationed at the Royal Academy, where her work was displayed for the Summer Exhibition of 1874, in order to keep fans at bay. She brushed up against a male-dominated Royal Academy to which she came within two votes of being elected.Her story is dramatised in this rollicking piece of gig t
  
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• Washington Ballet’s Post-Julie Kent Transition Won’t Be Easy

  05-07-2023 16:31 via washingtoncitypaper.com
  As Kent is leaving the company’s artistic directorship, nearly a quarter of the dancers are leaving with her, with five of them (all men) following Kent to Houston Ballet. Yet, as the company awaits its next artistic director, the mood is hopeful. – Washington City Paper
  
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• MIT To Launch A Music Education Center At The Dallas Symphony

  05-07-2023 16:03 via msn.com
  The Jeanne R. Johnson Education Center, opening next year in Dallas, is a joint project of the DSO and Tod Machover’s Opera of the Future group at MIT’s Media Lab. It will offer “STEAM-based learning activities that focus on dynamic music education” for grades 1-12. – MSN (The Dallas Morning News)
  
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• How An Enterprising Little Website Rescued Arts Coverage In Atlanta

  05-07-2023 15:35 via tinyurl.com
  In 2009, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution dropped its arts section altogether, and the region’s cultural community was aghast. So a couple of the AJC‘s laid-off critics decided to launch ArtsATL to fill the gap. Despite one near-death experience, the site’s now thriving — and even providing content to the AJC. – Musical America
  
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• Poor Drama Teachers Are Having To Worry About Political Battles Every Time They Put On A School Play

  05-07-2023 15:02 via nytimes.com
  
  “Around the country, in blue states as well as red, theater teachers say it has become increasingly difficult to find plays and musicals that will escape the kind of criticism that, they fear, could cost them their jobs or result in a cutback in funding.” – The New York Times
  
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• New Curator Of African Art At New Orleans Museum Of Arts Is White, And Some People Are Very Upset About It

  05-07-2023 14:34 via artnews.com
  
  In response to criticism on social media, the museum said in a statement, “While we can’t speak about others considered for this post, (Amanda) Maples’s breadth of experience and emphasis on sustained collaboration with artists and institutions in Africa and around the world set her apart from other candidates.” – ARTnews
  
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• Architect David Adjaye Accused Of Sexual Misconduct, Steps Away From Major Projects

  05-07-2023 14:06 via artnews.com
  
  In a report in the Financial Times, three women employed in the Accra, Ghana office of Adjaye’s firm accused him of sexual harassment, a toxic work culture, and even sexual assault. Adjaye admits to inappropriate personal involvement with employees but denies other charges. – ARTnews
  
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