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• Sorry, There Will Be No 45-Foot Naked Woman In San Francisco’s Union Square

  21-02-2025 20:50 via msn.com
  “R-Evolution” by sculptor Marco Cochrane had been scheduled to open the evening of Feb. 6 at a public party in the square, but the event was postponed and the installation ultimately canceled due to “unforeseen engineering complexities on site” — to wit, the statue is too damn heavy. – San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
  
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• This Is What It Looks Like When Local News Dies

  21-02-2025 20:31 via thewalrus.ca
  
  While some politicians no doubt celebrated the disappearance of pesky journalists, others are lamenting their absence, because municipalities must now work harder and spend more to keep people informed. – The Walrus
  
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• FCC Trains Its Sights On PBS, NPR

  21-02-2025 20:15 via latimes.com
  
  Since taking over as chairman, FCC Chair Brendan Carr has revived bias complaints against CBS, ABC and NBC over their 2024 presidential campaign coverage after the Biden administration dismissed them. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• This Broadway Musical Is Based On A Real-Life Story So Crazy That Audiences Wouldn’t Believe It All

  21-02-2025 20:05 via variety.com
  
  Operation Mincemeat, about a plot to convince the Nazis that the Allies were about to invade Greece instead of Sicily, recently arrived on Broadway after winning an Olivier in London. The creators say that, in development, they had to cut some actually true details so improbable that viewers wouldn’t accept them. – Variety
  
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• Couldn’t We Use AI Music Generators To Express A More Perfect Music?

  21-02-2025 19:45 via theconversation.com
  
  All of these songs have really strong sentiments, but they aren’t quite the same as expressing your unique thoughts and feelings for your intended yourself. But if, like my 10CC-loving friend, you lack the skill, AI could help you craft something a bit more specific for your intended. – The Conversation
  
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• These Literary Criticism Debates Are Not So Fun Anymore

  21-02-2025 19:31 via thepointmag.com
  
  Debates about the value and function of literary criticism today are, it seems to me, both constant and evergreen—always seeming new, urgent, specific to some particular contemporary crisis, but also far more continuous and universal than you’d think. – The Point
  
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• The Oscars Are More International Than Ever. So Why Is The “Best Foreign Film” Category So Broken?

  21-02-2025 19:15 via seattletimes.com
  The Academy Awards’ marquee category for international cinema, best international film, has been continually criticized as unjust, outdated and subject to political interference. – Seattle Times
  
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• Adobe Architecture May Be The Key To Rebuilding A Fireproof Los Angeles

  21-02-2025 19:01 via yahoo.com
  
  Since the latest wildfires, interest in natural buildings has spiked, particularly after a widely-shared photo showed a backyard SuperAdobe that emerged from the Eaton fire intact. Well-designed adobes resist earthquakes as well as fires, and they’re quicker and less expensive to build than conventional modern homes. – Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!)
  
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• Report: Live Nation Booked $23 Billion In Revenue In 2024

  21-02-2025 18:44 via musicbusinessworldwide.com
  
  Some 151 million people attended nearly 55,000 Live Nation events in 2024, an increase of 4% year-on-year, the events and ticketing company said in its full-year earnings report on Thursday (February 20). – Music Business Worldwide
  
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• Cambodia’s National Museum Is Overflowing With Treasure

  21-02-2025 18:31 via nytimes.com
  
  Foreign institutions and collectors are returning artifacts with deep spiritual meaning for Cambodians. Where and how to display them remain open questions. – The New York Times
  
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• In Praise Of Self-Publishing

  21-02-2025 18:15 via lithub.com
  
  I have made a beautiful book, but to complete my book biz journey, I will go on the road again, a box of books in the trunk of my car, and drive from bookstore to bookstore, seeing old friends and making new ones. – LitHub
  
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• How To Solve The Problem Of The Kimmel Center’s Plaza?

  21-02-2025 18:06 via msn.com
  The glass-domed plaza between the Philadelphia arts center’s venues was intended to be a welcoming public space. Yet it tends to be desolate during the day, despite years of efforts to liven it up. The design of the new café there doesn’t help, but the space still has potential. – The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
  
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• Expand Copyright To AI? Not A Great Idea. Here’s A Better One

  21-02-2025 17:44 via eff.org
  
  AI is a category of general-purpose tools with myriad beneficial uses. Requiring developers to license the materials needed to create this technology threatens the development of more innovative and inclusive AI models, as well as important uses of AI as a tool for expression and scientific research.  – Electronic Frontier Foundation
  
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• Brooklyn Academy Of Music Chief Steps Down After Only Three Years

  21-02-2025 17:15 via nytimes.com
  
  Gina Duncan was the first person of color to lead the academy, which operates several stages and a cinema, and has an annual operating budget of $56 million. She had previously served as BAM’s first vice president of film and strategic programming but had not held the top job at an arts institution. – The New York Times
  
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• Point Park University In Pittsburgh Hives Off A Separate School Of Dance

  21-02-2025 17:03 via dance-teacher.com
  
  “The new school, which became official at the start of 2025, now hosts a commercial dance department as well as a concert dance department, and students have the opportunity to earn their BFA in dance with a concentration in ballet, jazz, modern dance, or — for the first time — hip hop.” – Dance Teacher
  
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• MoMA Signs Partnership Agreement With M+ Museum In Hong Kong

  21-02-2025 16:34 via artnews.com
  
  “After a year of discussions, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and M+, a contemporary art museum in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon arts district, have formalized an agreement that could soon see them share shows, research, and donor development resources.” – ARTnews
  
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• Panels Of El Greco Altarpiece Are Reunited For First Time In Two Centuries

  21-02-2025 16:02 via news.artnet.com
  
  An exhibition at the Prado in Madrid has gathered together panels of the altarpiece Doménikos Theotokópoulos painted for the Monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo in Toledo. The central panel belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago; the others are at the monastery or in private collections. – Artnet
  
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• Iowa Lawmakers Present New Bills To Punish Public Libraries For “Obscenity”

  21-02-2025 15:35 via publishersweekly.com
  “House File 274 would repeal a section of the Iowa Code that addresses obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions, while Senate File 347 aims to control the selection and purchase of books and materials with alleged sexual content and proposes steep fines for sharing such work with minors.” – Publishers Weekly
  
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• Salman Rushdie Stabbing Trial: Defense Rests Without Presenting Evidence

  21-02-2025 15:01 via apnews.com
  
  “(Hadi Matar,) the New Jersey man on trial (for) the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie, declined to testify in his defense Thursday as his lawyers rested their case without calling any witnesses. … Earlier Thursday, prosecutors called a forensics expert as their final witness, wrapping up seven days of testimony.” – AP
  
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• ‘This could have all been avoided’: how Creative Australia allowed itself to be blind-sided over its Venice Biennale pick

  21-02-2025 15:00
  High-profile artists and curators stunned by Creative Australia’s swift abandonment of Khaled Sabsabi, the art community, and the complex nature of art itselfA week after Creative Australia controversially dumped artist Khaled Sabsabi as Australia’s representative for the 2026 Venice Biennale, Richard Bell still can’t understand the decision.The Kamilaroi, Kooma, Jiman and Gurang Gurang artist has a long history with the Venice Biennale and Australia’s peak arts funding b
  
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• How Has Manhattan’s Congestion Pricing For Cars Affected Broadway?

  21-02-2025 14:36 via amny.com
  
  “Broadway has seen more foot traffic and bigger audiences in the first month since the curtain went up on the congestion pricing era — though it’s too early for some to say whether the Manhattan tolls played a starring or a cameo role in such success.“ – amNY
  
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• Amazon Has Been Given Creative Control Over Entire James Bond Franchise

  21-02-2025 14:00 via msn.com
  “The Broccoli family’s feud with Amazon MGM Studios over the (property) appears to have reached a resolution. Barbara Broccoli and her stepbrother Michael Wilson, who have long controlled the 007 franchise, (have) reached an agreement to hand over creative control to a joint venture with the studio.” – The Wall Street Journal (MSN)
  
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• Fashion disruptors, phoney Picassos and St Paul’s goes psychedelic – the week in art

  21-02-2025 13:29
  
  Leigh Bowery and The Face magazine get their eclectic retrospectives while St Paul’s Cathedral becomes an immersive artwork – all in your weekly dispatchLeigh Bowery!
  The performance artist, alternative fashion icon and all-round iconoclast gets a retrospective that should be an emotional encounter.• Tate Modern, London, 27 February to 31 August Continue reading...
  
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• National Gallery of Australia says it covered Palestinian flags on tapestry after security assessment

  21-02-2025 07:39
  
  Critics say NGA decision ‘is nothing less than a disgraceful act of censorship’ that is ‘rooted in political cowardice’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe National Gallery of Australia claims it covered Palestinian flags in a major exhibition after undertaking a security threat assessment, but critics say the decision was “rooted in political cowardice”.The Guardian this week reve
  
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