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• When Edgar Allan Poe Was One Of Vietnam’s Literary Heroes

  23-10-2024 21:01 via lithub.com
  
  “(He held a) surprisingly major role in the early twentieth century, right at the dawn of Vietnam’s modern literature. For a period in Vietnamese history, Poe was ‘America’s literary giant,’ inspiring a generation of authors who would go on to take up arms and raise their voices in support of the struggle against imperialism.” – Literary Hub
  
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• The Power Of Nobel Laureate Han Kang

  23-10-2024 20:24 via yalereview.org
  
  This is the power of Han Kang: With little more than paper and ink, she acts as a conduit for the memories of generations that suffered state violence, passing them on to generations that inherited these traumas but not necessarily the long-suppressed facts beneath them.  – Yale Review
  
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• What Ángel Corella Has Achieved In Ten Years At Helm Of Philadelphia Ballet

  23-10-2024 20:06 via broadstreetreview.com
  
  “Since (a) contentious beginning, Corella has turned the company around with vivid dancing in a mix of newer works, lots more classical story ballets, and enough Balanchine to tie the company back to its roots. But he said that his own greatest talent is recognizing it in others.” – Broad Street Review (Philadelphia)
  
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• The African Diaspora And Reclaiming Narratives

  23-10-2024 19:32 via theguardian.com
  
  The central task of writers of the colonial or the Black experience is to claim back their humanity. This profound urge runs through the literature of Africa and the diaspora, from the 18th century to the present day. And it will continue for decades to come. – The Guardian
  
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• Illinois Town Becomes Home To America’s Fiberglass Giant Statues

  23-10-2024 19:15 via nytimes.com
  
  “It’s just like any small town. So now, even though he is a 19-foot-tall statue of a guy holding a hot dog, he’s our 19-foot-tall statue of a guy holding a hot dog.” – The New York Times
  
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• What We Can Learn From The Letters Of Oliver Sacks

  23-10-2024 19:03 via nytimes.com
  
  “In his 20s, 30s and 40s, his life and career had been not only unorthodox, but by many means, a disaster. … (For) the multitudes of readers who adored him and his work, there might be a message about what we think of as failure and the possibility of redemption.” – The New York Times
  
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• Seattle Art Museum Security Guards Vote To Strike

  23-10-2024 18:44 via seattletimes.com
  VSO Union members said two-plus years of bargaining is too long, and that the museum hasn’t provided meaningful counters on its economic demands, including a $27/hour starting wage, scaling pay rates, health care expansion for part-time workers, and reinstatement of employer retirement matching. – Seattle Times
  
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• Theatre Is Facing A Crisis Of Theatre Workers

  23-10-2024 18:31 via thestage.co.uk
  “The sector was one of the worst affected by the lockdowns and many, including BECTU, called for a post-pandemic ‘reset’ to address poor terms and conditions, modernise the industry and create fairer working conditions. Members tell us that little has improved.” – The Stage
  
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• When The Stories We Tell Ourselves Hold Us Back

  23-10-2024 18:15 via psyche.co
  
  In some cases, narratives can hold us back by limiting our thinking. In other cases, they may diminish our ability to live freely. They also give us the illusion that the world is ordered, logical, and difficult to change, reducing the real complexity of life. – Psyche
  
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• Lydian String Quartet Dismissed By University Where It Was On Faculty For 44 Years

  23-10-2024 18:05 via thejustice.org
  Facing declining enrollment and tighter finances, Brandeis University (near Boston) has — effective at the end of this academic year, and over the furious objections of the music department’s chair — eliminated the ensemble’s four positions, which constitute 25% of the department’s faculty. – The Justice (Waltham, Mass.)
  
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• Thousands Of Artists Sign Statement Of Concern About AI

  23-10-2024 17:44 via theguardian.com
  
  “The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted,” reads the statement. Thousands of creative professionals from the worlds of literature, music, film, theatre and television have given their backing to the statement. – The Guardian
  
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• UK Literary Festivals Are Collapsing

  23-10-2024 17:23 via theguardian.com
  
  The basic costs of running a festival have all risen sharply, while potential audiences have less disposable income. Festival organisers have been faced with the conundrum of how to keep afloat – programming celebrity speakers at the expense of emerging literary talent, for example, raising ticket prices or seeking corporate sponsorship. – The Guardian
  
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• A Rare Books Dealer Calls For A Rewrite Of His Own Story

  23-10-2024 17:13 via newyorker.com
  
  His mirthless laugh might have suggested Kafkaesque persecution, or Hardyesque inexorability of fate. Either way, he appeared determined to rewrite the ending. – The New Yorker
  
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• Owner Of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Sues Wright Conservancy

  23-10-2024 17:02 via nytimes.com
  
  The current owner of the building, Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, has sold a few of Wright’s interior furnishings to pay for expenses. The Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy claims an easement gives it veto power over such sales; the owner’s lawsuit argues the easement is no longer valid. – The New York Times
  
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• Godzilla Is 70 Years Old, And Its Warning To Us Is Still Relevant

  23-10-2024 16:34 via theconversation.com
  
  “(The franchise) conveys a vital message about Earth’s creeping environmental catastrophe. Few survivors are left to warn humanity about the effects of nuclear weapons, but Godzilla remains eternal.” – The Conversation
  
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• Royal Shakespeare Co. And Chicago Shakespeare Begin Their First Collaboration

  23-10-2024 16:01 via msn.com
  “On Friday, for the first time in some 30 years, (the RSC) will open a show in Chicago — William Shakespeare’s Pericles, now in previews. … There are plans for more collaborations between the two companies. RSC co-artistic director Tamara Harvey … spoke to the Tribune about the production and future plans.” – Chicago Tribune (MSN)
  
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• Roman Polanski Avoids Civil Trial For Alleged Rape Of 13-Year-Old In 1973

  23-10-2024 15:37 via france24.com
  
  “Polanski, who fled the U.S. decades ago after admitting to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old, will no longer face trial over an alleged assault of another minor after reaching a settlement. … (This case) had been due in civil court in Los Angeles next August, but has now been withdrawn.” – France 24
  
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• Whitney Museum To Make Admission Free For Those 25 And Under, Thanks To Julie Mehretu

  23-10-2024 15:03 via msn.com
  “Mehretu, who is internationally known for her swirling abstracts that have sold for up to $10.7 million at auction, has contributed $2.25 million to the nearly $5 million initiative, alongside trustee Susan Hess.” – The Wall Street Journal (MSN)
  
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• ACLU Sues Vail, Colorado For Canceling An Artist’s Residency Over Views On Gaza

  23-10-2024 14:36 via rmpbs.org
  
  “Nearly a month before Danielle SeeWalker was slated to paint a mural in Vail, town staff told her that a social media post featuring a different painting she created — one comparing the violence in Gaza to the genocide of Native Americans — was ‘too polarizing.'” She and the ACLU are suing on First Amendment grounds. – Rocky Mountain PBS
  
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• 40 Years Of Mural Arts Philadelphia

  23-10-2024 14:00 via nytimes.com
  
  From its origins (as the Anti-Graffiti Network) in 1984, working with graffiti artists to engage them in public art, the organization has evolved. … Mural Arts has placed thousands of murals across the city, giving Philadelphia the unofficial moniker ‘mural capital of the world.'” – The New York Times
  
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• Scenes from the streets: international stories told on the ground – in pictures

  23-10-2024 09:56
  
  The work of over 30 street photographers has been assembled for We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets, a new exhibition showing at the International Center of Photography in New York City. A mixture of cultural and personal narratives around the world from Baltimore to Algiers are on display until 6 January 2025 Continue reading...
  
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• Really going Dutch: why I chose The Hague and Delft over Amsterdam

  23-10-2024 08:00
  
  Canals, architecture, art, an enviable cycling culture … There are lots of reasons to take a city break in the Netherlands, without needing to set foot in the overtouristed ‘other’ capitalWe leave the Amsterdam-bound Eurostar at Rotterdam, just 3½ hours from London, and swap platforms for a 23-minute ride to The Hague. The “city of peace and justice” (who wouldn’t love that?) is home to the Dutch parliament – in the 13th-century gothic Binnenhof
  
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• “Dear Daddy” — What Kind of Man Was Charles Ives?

  23-10-2024 05:03 via artsjournal.com
  
  What kind of man was Charles Ives? Based on the testimony of those who knew and met him, I would
  
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• The World of Tim Burton review – Johnny Depp’s scissorhands can’t cut through the cobwebs and corpses

  23-10-2024 01:01
  
  The Design Museum, London
  This world-touring exhibition showcases the kooky, gothy director’s early passions and obsessions – but he’s no Edgar Allan PoeIn Tim Burton’s film Ed Wood, the gloriously talentless titular director of Plan 9 from Outer Space meets Orson Welles, his polar opposite in ability. Welles was the ultimate “auteur”, a film-maker who imposed a singular vision through all his productions. Is Burton too an auteur, as the Design Museum’s
  
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