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• What Ireland’s Basic Artist Income Experiment tells us about a new Arts Economy

  19-03-2026 20:23 via artsjournal.com
  Ireland demonstrated something: economic insecurity doesn’t just force workers out, it diminishes the overall creative economy. That matters enormously right now, because we are entering a period when a lot of people across a lot of industries are about to lose their job security.
  
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• When Daniel Radcliffe Married A New York Theater Critic Onstage

  19-03-2026 20:03 via msn.com
  Sara Holdren of New York magazine recounts how she went to review Every Brilliant Thing on Broadway and wound up as the star’s love interest. – New York Magazine (MSN)
  
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• An AI Version Of Val Kilmer Is Cast In A New Movie

  19-03-2026 19:27 via cbc.ca
  First Line Films announced Wednesday that Kilmer has posthumously joined the cast of a film titled As Deep as the Grave. The producers said that, before his death, Kilmer had signed on to perform in the movie but was unable to because of his health. – CBC
  
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• On The Popularity Of “Heated Rivalry” In Russia

  19-03-2026 19:02 via lareviewofbooks.org
  “On Kinopoisk, Russia’s largest film-and-TV database and ratings site, it sits at 8.3/10 with more than 60,000 ratings. … As a scholar of Russian culture and someone who grew up there, I keep wondering why Heated Rivalry hits with such force in Russia.” – Los Angeles Review of Books
  
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• A History Of Famous Typos

  19-03-2026 18:44 via smithsonianmag.com
  James Joyce’s editors compiled a massive list of the book’s errors to be fixed in new editions. Joyce rejected some of the corrections, saying, “These are not misprints but beauties of my style hitherto undreamt of.” – Smithsonian
  
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• Finally: We Know Who Spent $70M On Beeple’s NFT

  19-03-2026 18:31 via artnews.com
  If anyone was still wondering who owns Everydays, there you have it: Sundaresan. – ARTnews
  
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• A Big Increase In The Number Of Books Published Last Year

  19-03-2026 18:14 via publishersweekly.com
  The total number of books published in the U.S. in 2025 with ISBN numbers jumped 32.5% over 2024, to more than four million books, according to statistics compiled by Bowker. – Publishers Weekly
  
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• What’s The Proper Length For A Piece Of Theatre? Either Well Under Two Hours Or More Than Five

  19-03-2026 18:01 via theguardian.com
  “The former is the perfect excursion. If it’s a bad show, you’re not held hostage for long; if it’s good, you can bookend the night with a meal and a drink — or go home for an early night. … Stretch longer — five hours and beyond — and the entire shape of a work changes.” – The Guardian
  
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• Archaeologists Confirm Location Of The Lost City Of Ancient Alexandria

  19-03-2026 17:44 via artnews.com
  Alexandria on the Tigris (later renamed Charax Spasinou) was one of several major cities founded by the Macedonian general, the most famous of which is Alexandria in Egypt, today the country’s second largest metropolis. – ARTnews
  
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• UK Government Backs Off Plan To Let AI Companies Use Creative Work Without Permission

  19-03-2026 17:31 via thetimes.com
  Ministers initially proposed reforming copyright law to boost the AI industry but were faced with a campaign of opposition led by Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney, who accused the government of legalising the “theft” of creative works. – The Times
  
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• How Do Theatres Adapt To Current Market Realities?

  19-03-2026 17:15 via leadingcreatively.substack.com
  Theaters cannot simply reduce expenses and expect to find long-term stability. At some point, the conversation must include new ways of thinking about revenue, capital, and value. – Leading Creativity
  
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• Can Ballet Make Room For Dancers With Flat Feet?

  19-03-2026 17:04 via theguardian.com
  “The industry still has an obsession with ‘perfect’ feet. High arches have traditionally been praised in ballet, and some dancers today use farches (fake arches), which give the illusion that your foot is more bendy than it is, … (even though) flat-footed ballet professionals are out there and thriving.” – The Guardian
  
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• A New Underground Entrance To The White House?

  19-03-2026 16:44 via archpaper.com
  Visitors currently enter the White House through a series of temporary tents and trailers operated by USSS on East Executive Avenue. The proposed 33,000-square-foot visitor center would be to the west quadrant of Sherman Park, so as to avoid subterranean sewer tunnels and “reduce visual impact.” – The Architect’s Newspaper
  
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• How Yuval Sharon Integrated Technology Into Wagner

  19-03-2026 16:31 via fastcompany.com
  Because of opera’s long history, integrating elements such as prerecorded and live video into the mix opens up a larger discussion about the role of technology in live performance. – Fast Company
  
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• Why Are Korean Cities Vying To Host Famous Western Museums?

  19-03-2026 16:15 via koreatimes.co.kr
  Experts note that the momentum is part of a global shift that has gathered pace since the late 1990s: an alignment between cities navigating economic and demographic change and legacy Western institutions seeking more resilient revenue streams. – Korea Times
  
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• Hong Kong’s Huge Arts Hub Averts Its Cash Crisis (For Now)

  19-03-2026 16:03 via scmp.com
  The West Kowloon Cultural District — a 99-acre campus, home to the M+ contemporary art museum, Hong Kong Palace Museum, and two performance venues — has gotten a 10-year loan and authority to issue bonds to bridge the gap until rental income from planned office and apartment towers arrives. – South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
  
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• Madrid’s Prado Museum Institutes Crowd Control Measures

  19-03-2026 15:36 via news.artnet.com
  “The newly announced measures (against overcrowding) include slashing the (maximum) size of visitor groups from 30 to 20. Access for groups will also be limited to the museum’s off-peak hours between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.” – Artnet
  
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• Adelaide Festival Writers’ Week Fell Apart After State Premier Intervened, Documents Show

  19-03-2026 15:02 via crikey.com.au
  “Minutes from six crucial Adelaide Festival board meetings in December and January, obtained by Crikey, give an unvarnished view of how disinviting (Palestinian-Australian author Randa) Abdel-Fattah from the Adelaide Writers’ Week in the wake of the antisemitic Bondi Beach terror attack snowballed into a public relations disaster.” – Crikey (Australia)
  
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• Explaining The Row Over The Florence Price Piece At The Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Day Concert

  19-03-2026 14:35 via theguardian.com
  The “Rainbow Waltz” which Yannick Nézet-Séguin programmed for the generally tradition-bound event was attributed to Price (America’s first Black female symphonist) in the program. In fact, it’s a rather free orchestral arrangement of Price’s original piano version — so free that the leading scholar of her work calls it a “forgery.” – The Guardian
  
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• A San Francisco Museum Will Sell Its Large, Well-Located Building

  19-03-2026 14:01 via msn.com
  The Contemporary Jewish Museum, which temporarily closed in late 2024 and laid off 80% of its staff, will sell its 63,000 square-foot building in the Yerba Buena neighborhood. The museum’s next steps beyond the sale are not yet clear, though management says it intends to reopen. – San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
  
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• Kevin Spacey And Three Accusers Settle Civil Lawsuits For Sexual Assault

  19-03-2026 13:34 via yahoo.com
  “The Oscar-winning U.S. actor has reached a confidential settlement with three British ‌men who had filed civil lawsuits at London’s High ‌Court accusing him of sexual assault between 2000 and 2013. … Two of the claimants gave evidence during Spacey’s 2023 criminal trial in London, where he was acquitted of all ‌charges.” – Reuters (Yahoo!)
  
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• BBC World Service Gets Funding Lifeline From UK Foreign Office

  19-03-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  “Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, has agreed an additional £11m a year for the next three years on the government’s grant to the service … after ministers concluded it was needed to counter the rise of global disinformation.” – The Guardian
  
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