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• Are U.S. Arenas Refusing To Let Macklemore Play?

  09-11-2026 13:45 via ArtsJournal
  The rap artist wrote that after Ed Sheeran removed him from the Sheeran tour, his team reached out to arenas with available dates. “But once they found out these were my benefit shows for Palestine, … those dates were suddenly off the table.” – The New York Times
  
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• Apple Apparently Sees Classical Music, Too, In Black And White

  09-11-2026 14:00 via ArtsJournal
  
  No more pinkish treble clef on a red background: “Unlike last time, when people hated on the Music app’s black-and-white design, there doesn’t seem to be such passionate pronouncements of displeasure for the Classical app logo’s makeover.” – Engadget
  
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• Sebastian Lelio, Director Of Gloria, Fantastic Woman, And Disobedience, Has Died At 52

  09-11-2026 13:30 via ArtsJournal
  The Chilean director’s final film was last year’s The Wave. He said, “Making a film is like a gift you leave somewhere – you then hide and see what happens.” – The Guardian (UK)
  
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• Pamela Abdy, Ousted At WB, Gets Real About Her Rage At The Hollywood Bro Machine

  09-11-2026 13:15 via ArtsJournal
  
  She said, as she accepted the Vanguard Award, she felt rage for all of her female collaborators over the years, “rage for me and even more rage for the entire generation of women who deserve to have their potential recognized and elevated.” – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• What’s Up With Your Ethics, New York Times?

  09-11-2026 13:00 via ArtsJournal
  
  In short: “The New York Times has terminated their contract with author Olivia Waite, their romance columnist, after she reposted Mark Jacob’s repost of Marisa Kabas’ criticism of the Times’ coverage of new rape allegations about Trump.” – Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
  
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• Phoenix Symphony Returns Days After Laying Off Musicians

  08-11-2026 23:30 via ArtsJournal
  Good Morning,The Phoenix Symphony laid off all 66 of its musicians on November 2, saying it could no longer cover its costs. Local donors have now pledged enough to lift the suspension; the orchestra plays again November 12 while an 11-member commission reworks its finances (Arizona Republic).Pan Macmillan, his British publisher, is pulling Russell Brand’s books after his rape and sexual assault conviction. Skyhorse, which put out his How to Become a Christian in 7 Days under Tucker Carlson’
  
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• The Artist Taking Broken Things And Making Them Beautiful

  08-11-2026 22:00 via ArtsJournal
  “Toporkoff has found that she prefers working with mouth-blown glass because of its depth of color and texture and natural imperfections like bubbles and ripples. She sources the glass from Saint-Just Glassworks in the Loire region of France.” – The New York Times
  
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• Dustin Hoffman Took Up Acting For A Very Normal College Student Reason

  08-11-2026 21:30 via ArtsJournal
  “My friend said, ‘Take acting, it’s like gym. Nobody flunks. You know, the worst you can get in gym is a C.'” – Today Show
  
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• The ‘Blue Wave’ On Tuesday Swept A Fair Number Of Artists To Power

  08-11-2026 21:00 via ArtsJournal
  “Next year’s massive reconfiguration of power … brings with it a number of elected officials with creative backgrounds, some of whom even incorporated music, dance and art into their campaigns and promises to constituents.” – Los Angeles Times (MSN)
  
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• A Ransomware Attack Takes Down The Queens Public Library

  08-11-2026 20:30 via ArtsJournal
  
  “Unfortunately, it’s part of the world that we live in right now. So the Queens Public Library is a victim of the type of world that we’re living in, where people are launching cyber attacks against various types of entities, large corporations, and now Queens Public Library.” – LitHub
  
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• Why John Luther Adams Moved To An Arid Spot In Australia

  08-11-2026 20:00 via ArtsJournal
  “Adams, 73, is attracted to extremes. The more awe-inspiring, the better. It’s what has nourished his singular sound, which doesn’t so much represent as become the natural world.” – The New York Times
  
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• If The News Doesn’t Have Cute Animals Or Political Threats, How Does It Get Eyeballs Online?

  08-11-2026 19:30 via ArtsJournal
  Arts reporters, take note: “The best-performing videos were ones with behind-the-scenes footage from investigations or collaborations. Putting reporters on camera — in the field or at their desks — worked.” – Nieman Lab
  
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• Now That Russell Brand Has (Finally) Been Convicted Of Rape And Assault, Some Publishers Are Pulling His Books

  08-11-2026 19:00 via ArtsJournal
  However: “Tony Lyons, the publisher at Skyhorse, which published Brand’s How to Become a Christian in 7 Days under its new Tucker Carlson Books imprint this year, said in an email that the company ‘had no plans to withdraw Russell Brand’s books.’” – The New York Times
  
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• True Crime Podcasts Are Known For Exploiting Victims. Can A Famous Survivor Host Make A Difference?

  08-11-2026 18:30 via ArtsJournal
  
  Elizabeth Smart: “I want this to be an empowering experience for them. I want them to feel pride in sharing their story.” – Slate
  
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• The Creator Of Ireland’s First Micro-Series On How ‘The Black Leprechaun’ Works

  08-11-2026 18:00 via ArtsJournal
  
  Éyum Priscilla: The comedy “is a story about embracing every part of who you are and finding the confidence to claim your place in the country you’ve always called home.” – Irish Times
  
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• Do Booker-Nominated Authors Know How To Write A Booker-Nominated Novel?

  08-11-2026 17:30 via ArtsJournal
  The Guardian asks them, with some decent results. “Iris Murdoch once said, ‘One should sit quietly and let the thing invent itself,’ and I took that as a mantra, letting the book emerge. It turns out that can be quite messy.” – The Guardian (UK)
  
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• What Botero’s Remakes Tell Us About Western Art History

  08-11-2026 17:00 via ArtsJournal
  
  “A Colombian artist being so enamoured by European artists invites questions about visibility – and whose art is deemed significant.” – BBC
  
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• While We Wait For The Julianne Moore Film, Why Not Watch These Theatre Movies?

  08-11-2026 16:30 via ArtsJournal
  The Debut doesn’t come out until December 11. But there are many others in the “subgenre of theater-centric movies in which the characters are mostly amateurs creating stage magic (they hope).” – The New York Times
  
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• A Record Label Stripped Child Labor Protections From Girls In A K-Pop Group

  08-11-2026 16:00 via ArtsJournal
  “The contracts banned the performers from having an ‘insincere attitude’ and engaging in ‘inappropriate romantic relationships.’ They also struck standard child protection language which protected ‘basic human rights,’ including the group members’ right to education.” – The Guardian (UK)
  
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• Why Are Parts Of The Christian Internet So Fussed Over Gerwig’s New Narnia Movie?

  08-11-2026 15:30 via ArtsJournal
  
  Sexism, basically. Yet: “Critics of Gerwig’s casting of Streep forget that many of us heard tales of Narnia first in our mother’s voice. … This powerful, unknowable god first spoke to us in a loving voice which guided and comforted us, even when we might be afraid.” – Reactor
  
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• In A State That Does Not Fund Public Education Well, Artists Band Together To Bring The Arts To Rural Schools

  08-11-2026 15:00 via ArtsJournal
  
  “The work could especially help the approximately 100 districts in the state where some, if not all, schools are only offering classes Monday through Thursday, primarily because of funding restrictions.” – Oregon ArtsWatch
  
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• The Vancouver Symphony Gets A New CEO

  08-11-2026 14:30 via ArtsJournal
  
  Keith Cerny, who’s from the U.S. and most recently was the CEO for the Fort Worth Symphony, is a classically trained pianist, conductor, and economist. – Vancouver Sun
  
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• The Romantasy Diaper Controversy

  08-11-2026 14:00 via ArtsJournal
  
  You know what often comes after years of (hot) sex, at least for some couples? That’s right: Babies. But do they, and their needs, belong in the hottest book series on the market? – Slate
  
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• This Tapestry Artist From Kazakhstan Has Been Long Overdue For International Recognition

  08-11-2026 13:30 via ArtsJournal
  “Batima Zaurbekova is among Kazakhstan’s most celebrated artists. Beyond its borders, however, her name is far less known. The gap says less about her work than about who has been doing the looking—and framing.” – Artnet
  
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• The Phoenix Symphony Will Resume Concerts This Week

  08-11-2026 13:00 via ArtsJournal
  One of the business leaders helping get the music flowing again: “Getting our musicians on stage again was our top priority. … Now we must build a financial and operating model that allows the Symphony to thrive, not simply survive from one season to the next.” – Arizona Republic (MSN)
  
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• Michael Mittelstaedt shares a groundbreaking documentary on regenerative farming

  07-11-2026 16:43 via ArtsJournal
  Michael Mittelstaedt, Division Director of Film and New Media at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, shares their groundbreaking documentary about regenerative farming.
  
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• Judge Halts Trump’s 250-Foot Arch Hours After Approval

  07-11-2026 02:55 via ArtsJournal
  Good Morning,A federal judge barred construction of the 250-foot arch President Trump wants at Memorial Circle, by Arlington National Cemetery, less than two hours after a planning commission approved it 8–4 (NPR). Work is on hold for 14 days; the government had planned to start digging at once.The New York Times is negotiating to buy Letterboxd, the film-lovers’ social network, for $330 million, more than 20 times its projected earnings (IndieWire). Its owner bought a majority stake in 2023
  
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• How Did Bob Newhart Go From Failed Chicago Accountant To One Of America’s Best-Loved Comedians?

  06-11-2026 20:50 via ArtsJournal
  
  In the days when most leading comics were firing off one-liners like Henny Youngman and Rodney Dangerfield, Newhart was one of the first solo performers to do anecdotes and sketches of people’s interactions. And he got plenty of material from his days as an accountant and at the Illinois State Compensation Board. – WBEZ (Chicago)
  
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• AI May Be Changing The Ways People Think

  06-11-2026 20:29 via ArtsJournal
  
  Some psychiatrists and philosophers interested in AI-human relationships suspect that AI psychosis may just be the most visible example of a much broader phenomenon: the subtle reshaping of ordinary human belief by conversational AI. – Big Think
  
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• Balanchine’s “Nutcracker” Presented In Quasi-VR Projection Onto Domed Screen

  06-11-2026 20:03 via ArtsJournal
  The immersive video company Cosm filmed multiple New York City Ballet performances, using 13 cameras shooting from 84 positions. The footage was edited to produce what Cosm calls shared reality (“virtual reality without the clunky glasses”). The result will be shown this year in Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles. – The New York Times
  
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