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• Plan your Social Media Campaign / AMA / East / Online

  22-03-2021 12:07
  24 June, 10.00am - 1.00pm
  Discover how to become more strategic in your social media planning.
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• A Building Is Not An Institution

  10-07-2026 05:40 via artsjournal.com
  Good Morning,Modernization was supposed to sand the world down to one global culture. The evidence says otherwise: under pressure, people tend to sharpen their differences rather than surrender them (Psyche).
  Which is useful context for the day’s buildings. The Kennedy Center is technically open — doors unlocked, staff at their posts — and nearly empty, a marble shell deactivated (Washington Post), even as a federal panel rules Trump’s name stays off it while appeals proc
  
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• What’s The Deal With The Second Season Audience Drop On Netflix?

  09-07-2026 21:14 via msn.com
  “Between confusing release schedules, binge releases, long gaps between seasons and the regular flood of new content making it difficult for any new release to stand out, Netflix’s scale is quickly becoming its own worst enemy.” – The Wrap (MSN)
  
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• Does Worldwide Modernization Lead To Reduction In Cultural Differences? Not Necessarily

  09-07-2026 21:04 via psyche.co
  “When researchers have actually tried to document the size of cultural differences over time, the picture is far more complicated – and more interesting.” – Psyche
  
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• Have Two English Preservation Societies Been Exaggerating About ‘Witch Marks’ On Old Buildings?

  09-07-2026 20:46 via theguardian.com
  One architectural historian might go even farther: “Anything on a stone building that looks like a design gets picked up as these damn things now. There’s absolutely no evidence they were ever used like that.” – The Guardian (UK)
  
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• Time For The ‘Emmy Snubs And Surprises’ Round-Up

  09-07-2026 20:31 via variety.com
  
  For instance: “The third and long-delayed final season of Euphoria didn’t make much of an impact on voters, as the once-celebrated drug-addled soap scored nods for Zendaya and [Colman] Domingo, but not many of the other big stars.” – Variety
  
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• How Many Parody Heated Rivalry Musicals Can The World Handle?

  09-07-2026 20:13 via theguardian.com
  
  There are already at least four this summer, with more in production. “With the show’s success – all perky keisters, swanky hotel shags, a secret sex cottage and just a smidgeon of hockey – [one producer] reckons it was inevitable.” – The Guardian (UK)
  
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• Nina Ananiashvili On Dancing And Choreographing Odette And Odile In “Swan Lake”

  09-07-2026 20:02 via gramilano.com
  
  “For me, the key has always been to make Odette the embodiment of pure femininity, sorrow, refinement, and forgiveness — but never weakness. … Odile, by contrast, should be explosive, feminine, bold, daring and wicked — but never vulgar. You know, without steam coming out of her nostrils.” – Gramilano (Milan)
  
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• Yes, Horror Still Sells At The Box Office

  09-07-2026 19:44 via thewrap.com
  
  Witness Obsession, made for less than $1 million and now having grossed more than $400 million worldwide (breaking the record held by Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon in the process). – The Wrap
  
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• Will The Kennedy Center Survive This ‘Open,’ Empty Time?

  09-07-2026 19:33 via washingtonpost.com
  “What’s left has the air of a ghost ship, as the center’s board prepares to reconsider to what degree the building will remain open. The Kennedy Center declined to comment.” – Washington Post
  
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• Emily Wilson Knows From Angry ‘Odyssey’ Bros

  09-07-2026 19:16 via vulture.com
  
  “Wilson’s translations of The Odyssey and The Iliad are some of the best-known pieces of contemporary translation, and they’ve turned the University of Pennsylvania professor into both a star and a specter of controversy.” – Vulture
  
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• Artist Mickalene Thomas Sued For Copyright Infringement

  09-07-2026 19:03 via artnews.com
  
  “Mickalene Thomas, an artist known for her popular paintings and photo-based installations centering Black women, is facing a lawsuit from the photographer Barbara Karant, who alleges that Thomas used her pictures without attribution or permission in works that appeared at an array of museums and blue-chip galleries.” – ARTnews
  
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• Frida Kahlo Hadn’t Intended To Be An Artist (A Biographical Refresher)

  09-07-2026 18:01 via artnews.com
  
  Because she’s even more ubiquitous than usual this year — a blockbuster show at Tate Modern, a bio-series at Netflix, a fantasy opera about her at the Met, a new record ($54.7 million) for a woman artist at auction — here’s a recap of her life. No mention of the affair with Trotsky, though. – ARTnews
  
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• Competition Which Discovered Gustavo Dudamel Awards No First Prize This Year

  09-07-2026 17:02 via moto-perpetuo.com
  
  The jury of the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition, which Dudamel (in his first time leading a fully professional orchestra) won in its inaugural edition in 2004, decided not to name a winner for only the second time in the event’s history. The €20,000 second prize went to 31-year-old Polish conductor Jakub Przybycień. – Moto Perpetuo
  
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• Four London Theatres Listed As At Risk Of Closure

  09-07-2026 16:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Borough Hall, Streatham Hill Theatre, Tottenham Palace Theatre, and the Intimate Theatre have been deemed “at risk of closure, redevelopment, or demolition.” Three of them are being eyed for conversion into churches or other sites of worship. – The Standard (London)
  
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• Smithsonian Chief Rebuts Trump Administration Report Accusing American History Museum Of Extremism

  09-07-2026 16:06 via washingtonpost.com
  In a staff-wide email, Lonnie Bunch wrote that “there will always be room for improvement,” but the report “is not a fair characterization of … the National Museum of American History. At the Smithsonian, our work is driven by scholarship, accuracy, and an uncompromising commitment to tell the fullness of America’s story.” – The Washington Post
  
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• Ukrainian Troops Get Handbook On Protecting Cultural Property

  09-07-2026 15:30 via theartnewspaper.com
  
  “The handbook sets out Ukrainian soldiers’ main obligations under international humanitarian law, the different levels of protection afforded to cultural property, the precautions to be integrated into operational planning, and the procedures for identifying, reporting and documenting attacks against heritage.” – The Art Newspaper
  
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• “The Pitt”, “Hacks”, “Widow’s Bay” Dominate 2026 Emmy Nominations

  09-07-2026 15:05 via hollywoodreporter.com
  
  “The Pitt leads all nominees with a total of 25, followed by Hacks with 24 (a record for a comedy series for noms in a single year) and Widow’s Bay with 19 (leading all new shows).” Connor Storrie scored the only nomination he was eligible for — for guest-hosting Saturday Night Live. – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• Trump’s Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center While Appeals Proceed, Rules Panel

  09-07-2026 14:33 via theguardian.com
  “A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit … rejected the administration’s argument that the removal was damaging the arts institution’s finances.” – The Guardian
  
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• Man Sentenced For Theft Of Rare Chinese Manuscripts From UCLA Library

  09-07-2026 14:01 via yahoo.com
  Jeffrey Ying, a 39-year-old resident of Fremont, Cal., gets a year of house arrest and three years of probation for a scheme in which he reserved and checked out, under false names, several 17th-century manuscripts, then returned fake dummy copies. – San Francisco Chronicle (Yahoo!)
  
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• The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum seeks Executive Director

  09-07-2026 05:20 via artsjournal.com
  Organization The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum is the only art museum in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and the only art museum along South Carolina’s north coast. Established in 1987 and opened to the public in June 1997, the Myrtle Beach Art Museum has become a vital visual arts institution serving Myrtle Beach and the broader tri-county region of Horry, Georgetown, and Brunswick Counties. Located in an iconic historic building with views of the Atlantic Ocean, the Myr
  
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• Director of Marketing & Communications at The Reser

  09-07-2026 05:16 via artsjournal.com
  Patricia Reser Center for the ArtsReports to: Executive DirectorFSLA Status: Exempt, Full-time with benefitsSchedule: As dictated by scheduled events; this position will require evening and weekend work as well as occasional holidays.Date of Posting: June 16, 2026Patricia Reser Center for the Arts is an equal opportunity, at-will employer, dedicated to the goal of creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We strongly encourage applications from women, persons of color, and LGBTQ indi
  
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• Aboard A Cruise Ship With 20 Celebrity Impersonators

  08-07-2026 21:52 via nplusonemag.com
  
  “Near the exit, with his blue eyes and sensible sandals, was Boy George, who swanned over to double-cheek kiss Sharon, then peck the forehead of Martha Stewart, and  —  skipping over Jeff Bezos  —  the tip of Fran Drescher’s nose. Sinatra (A), by the banquette, had just politely pumped the hand of Sinatra (B) …” – N+1
  
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• ABC, Fighting Back Against The FCC, Says That ‘The View’ As A News Show Is Long-Settled Law

  08-07-2026 20:44 via nytimes.com
  “The F.C.C.’s focus on The View plays on longstanding grudges held by the president against the show and some of its hosts, and thrusts a talk show started by the ABC journalist Barbara Walters as a breezy kaffeeklatsch into a molten national debate.” – The New York Times
  
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• Go Ahead, Touch The Art

  06-07-2026 06:16 via artsjournal.com
  Good Morning,The V&A’s new East Storehouse lets visitors order objects up from the collection and actually handle them (The New York Times). Museums have traditionally erected barriers between people and things; now one of the world’s great collections is betting on removing them.It’s not alone in rediscovering that authentic presence is the asset. Americans are falling back in love with independent cinemas (The Guardian) — thriving not by competing with streaming but
  
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• American Classical Music at 250 – Take Two: The BAM Experiment

  06-07-2026 05:57 via artsjournal.com
  
  The “New World” Symphony visual presentation created by Peter Bogdanoff for the Brooklyn Philharmonic’s 1994 Dvorak festival. Building on
  
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• Turkish Comedian Imprisoned For Insulting Erdogan

  05-07-2026 22:00 via seattletimes.com
  “A Turkish court on Friday ordered a comedian jailed pending trial on charges of insulting religious values and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after his stand‑up routine included references to him as a ‘dictator.’” (This is what the some might call Erdogan “not beating the charges.”) – Seattle Times (AP)
  
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• Take A Deep Breath: Music Fans Vs Music Critics Discourse Surfaces Again

  05-07-2026 21:30 via washingtonpost.com
  “America’s obsession with celebrity has morphed into this really weird, parasocial thing, where people feel incentivized to be deputized defenders of that person and are there to attack anybody who says anything at least a little bit negative about them.” – Washington Post
  
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• The Men’s Team World Cup Run May Be Helping Revive Mexico’s Mariachi Traditions

  05-07-2026 21:00 via npr.org
  
  “People are drinking. They’re happy. They’re paying for music.” – NPR
  
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• What’s Going On With Theatre Leadership Isn’t Exactly Hidden Or Mysterious

  05-07-2026 20:30 via awratchford.substack.com
  
  “Call it what you want: colonialism, toxic workplace culture, oppression, patriarchy, the result is the same: power in the hands of a few who extract all the benefit they can from the many while trying to convince us that we should be thankful for the honor of the extraction.” – Amy Wratchford
  
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