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• Associate or Full Professor of Acting

  13-12-2024 21:50 via artsjournal.com
  University of California San DiegoPosition overviewPosition title: Associate or Full Professor in Acting
  Salary range: A reasonable salary range estimate for this position is $96,500-$131,100. The posted UC Academic salary scales set the minimum pay as determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following table for the salary scale for this position here: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/oct-2024-scales/t1.pdf. Please refer to the 10/1/2024 salary scale
  
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• Why We’re Stuck With The Figurative Use Of The Word “Literally”

  13-12-2024 20:47 via theconversation.com
  
  “By the 16th century, intensity rather than trueness had become the word very’s primary sense, through a process (called) ‘semantic bleaching.’ Interestingly, words whose meanings involve truth … are particularly prone to semantic bleaching. And ‘truth,’ as in ‘exactly as said or written,’ takes us back to ‘literally.'” – The Conversation
  
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• Canberra Youth Theatre Takes A Drastic Step To Survive

  13-12-2024 20:31 via artshub.com.au
  
  The decision to pause all productions in 2025 will have a significant impact on performance opportunities for young people. It also means a major loss for the region’s theatre professionals, who have regularly been employed. – ArtsHub
  
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• The Trocks — Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo — At 50

  13-12-2024 20:05 via pointemagazine.com
  “The troupe never strayed from its comedic roots but has evolved in other ways. … The quality of dancing is much higher than it used to be. … (And) because the new generation of dancers has been exposed to drag all their lives, they gravitate more toward … the elegance of the art form.” – Pointe Magazine
  
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• How Daniel Dennett Changed How Philosophers Think

  13-12-2024 19:32 via aeon.co
  
  Dennett was important because his work signalled a sea change in the concerns and methods employed by philosophers of mind. In the years BD (‘before Dennett’), philosophers assumed that their job was to chart the contours of our ordinary thought and talk about the mind. – Aeon
  
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• Sotheby’s Cuts 100 NY Staff After Lower Financial Earnings

  13-12-2024 19:15 via artnews.com
  
  In an email statement, a Sotheby’s spokesperson said, “Given the challenges the market has faced this year, we’ve taken a careful look at our business and staffing levels to perform well and grow going forward.” – ARTnews
  
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• Boston NPR Station WBUR Cancels Its Only Entirely Local News Show

  13-12-2024 19:03 via bostonglobe.com
  
  Eight months after cutting 14% of its staff, WBUR is eliminating “Radio Boston,” a one-hour weekday show focused on local and regional affairs. Management says no jobs will be lost and “Radio Boston” staff will be moved to increase local coverage on “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.” – The Boston Globe
  
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• Ruby Slippers From “The Wizard Of Oz” Sell For $28 Million

  13-12-2024 18:44 via artnews.com
  
  Heritage Auctions, based in Dallas, slapped a $3 million estimate on the slippers. Pre-sale bidding had taken the price up to $1.55 million before fierce phone bidding propelled it to $10 million within three minutes. – ARTnews
  
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• There Is No “True Meaning” Of A Song

  13-12-2024 18:32 via theconversation.com
  
  When an artist is inevitably asked “what’s the meaning behind this song?” and they give a literal answer, it immediately closes down the different ways a listener can interpret it. – The Conversation
  
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• Report: UK Visual Artists Are Making Less Than Minimum Wage

  13-12-2024 18:15 via theconversation.com
  
  The median annual income for self-employed visual artists currently stands at just £12,500, 40% less in real terms than they were earning in 2010. More than half of visual artists take on additional jobs, 51% of which are in non-creative fields. – The Conversation
  
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• Even In California, Culture Wars Over Children’s Books Have Sales Down And Librarians Scared

  13-12-2024 17:59 via yahoo.com
  
  “After years of battles in school and public libraries, the campaign by conservative-leaning ‘parent rights’ groups has succeeded in casting a nationwide chill over the market for children’s books they deem inappropriate, greatly diminishing sales and opportunities for authors to promote their work.” – Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!)
  
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• Pew Study: Half Of All Teens Are Constantly Online

  13-12-2024 17:31 via techcrunch.com
  
  Nearly half of teens in the U.S. are online almost constantly, and the platform they’re using the most is YouTube, a new study from the Pew Research Center has found. – TechCrunch
  
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• The Woman Who Helped Track Down Art The Nazis Stole

  13-12-2024 17:15 via wsj.com
  By the end of the war, 26,984 freight cars of artworks from French collections had left Paris, their contents destined for temporary storage in mines in Germany and Austria. – The Wall Street Journal
  
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• New Jersey Governor Signs Law Curbing Book Bans In Schools And Protecting Librarians

  13-12-2024 17:04 via nj.com
  
  “Taking a stand in the national debate on banning sexually explicit books from school libraries, Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed a law that will dictate how school boards in New Jersey will evaluate sensitive and controversial materials and protect librarians from legal challenges.” – NJ.com
  
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• The Tomb Of The Actual Saint Nicholas Has Been Uncovered

  13-12-2024 16:32 via euronews.com
  
  “Archeologists have discovered what they believe to be the tomb of Saint Nicholas, the (third-century) philanthropic Greek bishop and inspiration behind Santa Claus. The six-foot-long limestone sarcophagus was found within the two-story annex of St. Nicholas Church in Demre, Antalya, Turkey, long considered the final resting place of the Saint. – Euronews
  
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• Notre-Dame’s Isn’t The Only Famous Pipe Organ This Week To Return To Life After A Fire

  13-12-2024 16:06 via nytimes.com
  
  Just a day before the catastrophic 2017 blaze that nearly destroyed Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, a smaller fire broke out in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Neither organ suffered major damage, but both had toxic dust fill their thousands of pipes — and both are now resounding once more. – The New York Times
  
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• America’s Most Arts-Vibrant Communities In 2024

  13-12-2024 15:31 via culturaldata.org
  
  As usual, the annual index lists the top 20 large cities, top 10 medium-sized and top 10 small communities. Because the numbers crunched are per-capita figures and are adjusted for cost of living, some individual rankings might be surprising (e.g., Minneapolis-St. Paul and Nashville ahead of Chicago and Los Angeles). – SMU DataArts
  
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• MFA Boston Is Auctioning Off 17 Old Dutch And Flemish Masters Paintings

  13-12-2024 15:05 via news.artnet.com
  
  Just seven years after two major donations doubled the size of the museum’s Old Dutch/Flemish holdings, a group of works is headed to Christie’s. Said the chief curator of paintings, “Our (review) revealed that some pictures were similar to, even duplicative of, other works by the same artists at the MFA.” – Artnet
  
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• The One Place And Time That Opera Is Always A Major News Event

  13-12-2024 14:33 via nytimes.com
  
  That’s the annual gala opening the season at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, which (by long tradition) happens on December 7. And there are always major celebrities and politicians, fabulous clothes, demonstrators for a variety of causes, and a big media circus. Oh, and superstitions. – The New York Times
  
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• One Of London’s Top Drama Schools Is Opening A New York Outpost

  13-12-2024 14:00 via broadwayworld.com
  
  Next month, LAMDA (London Academy of Musical and Dramatic Art) will open a location in midtown Manhattan with both office and flexible studio space. While there won’t be full courses there, LAMDA will offer a set of short courses and masterclasses as well as New York auditions for its London program. – BroadwayWorld
  
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• ‘Having a camera back then was special’: Dietmar Busse’s 90s NYC polaroids

  13-12-2024 10:10
  
  Dietmar Busse’s first major US exhibition showcases the German artist’s time in New York City throughout the 1990s, traveling mostly on bike from Harlem to Brighton Beach. He captured names such as Steve McQueen and Gary Indiana on Polaroid, now on display at Amant in Brooklyn until 16 February 2025 Continue reading...
  
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• Social Media Manager for Play On Shakespeare

  13-12-2024 06:01 via artsjournal.com
  Play On Shakespeare’s Social Media Manager is a core member of the marketing team responsible for telling our brand story, creating and curating brand content, facilitating two way communication with our audience, capturing testimonials, and driving our social media strategy. This role is charged with maintaining the Company’s social media platforms, tracking analytics, and creating content and strategy for online audience development and growth. Serving as a driver of engagement and
  
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