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• Instagram’s Chain-Letter Uprising

  21-08-2019 23:28 via nytimes.com
  Hordes of confused Instagrammers are trying to declare sovereignty from Instagram. Do they accidentally have a point?
  
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• ‘The Harder They Come’: A Pop Classic That Has Hardly Faded

  21-08-2019 22:02 via nytimes.com
  Perry Henzell’s outlaw film, with one of cinema’s most infectious scores, is back on the big screen in New York.
  
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• Rebecca Wei, Head of Christie’s Asia, Is Departing

  21-08-2019 21:48 via nytimes.com
  The move comes less than a year after she was named chairwoman of the auction house.
  
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• ‘The Matrix’ Gets a Fourth Movie, and Keanu Reeves Is Back

  21-08-2019 20:59 via nytimes.com
  Carrie-Anne Moss is also set to return, and Lana Wachowski, one of the franchise’s original creators, will write and direct.
  
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• Review: A Nose by Any Other Name in a Hudson Valley ‘Cyrano’

  21-08-2019 20:51 via nytimes.com
  Jason O’Connell and Brenda Withers’s adaptation of “Cyrano de Bergerac” at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival asks us not to take anything at face value.
  
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• Arts Advocates Help Restore Funding to Alaska's Arts Agency - Hyperallergic

  21-08-2019 20:48 via hyperallergic.com
  Arts Advocates Help Restore Funding to Alaska's Arts Agency  HyperallergicFollowing statewide outcry, in an emergency special session of the Alaska state legislature, representatives restored full funding to the state's arts agency in a ...
  
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• How to Draw Yourself Out of a Creative Funk

  21-08-2019 20:12 via nytimes.com
  Malaka Gharib, the author of the coming-of-age graphic memoir “I Was Their American Dream,” shares her tips.
  
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• Don’t Let Sean Spicer Tap-Dance Out of Infamy on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

  21-08-2019 19:46 via nytimes.com
  His casting on the ABC reality show makes political deception into a joke.
  
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• Udo Kittelmann, Veteran Director of Key Berlin Museums, Will Step Down Next Year

  21-08-2019 19:14 via artnews.com
  He has overseen the renovation of the Nationalgalerie, which is due to open in 2020. Read More
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• ‘Middle England,’ a Traditional Novel Set in Our Very Unconventional Times

  21-08-2019 19:01 via nytimes.com
  Jonathan Coe’s latest concerns several generations of characters in the years leading up to the Brexit vote and the Trump presidency.
  
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• Portishead’s ‘Dummy’ Is 25. The Band Asks That You Play It Loud.

  21-08-2019 18:38 via nytimes.com
  The trip-hop classic was an unexpected success in 1994. Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley look back at its creation and explain how they think it should be heard.
  
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• Kim Gordon’s Bizarre New Music Video Was Directed by Loretta Fahrenholz

  21-08-2019 18:00 via artnews.com
  Gordon stars as an Uber driver—or something like it. Read More
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• Why ‘Gaslight’ Hasn’t Lost Its Glow

  21-08-2019 16:00 via nytimes.com
  The 1940s thriller enjoys an afterlife as a classic movie and as a buzzy word in political and psychoanalytic discourse.
  
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• British Museum Will Move Thousands of Objects to New Facility, Klaus Biesenbach Attends KCON, and More: Morning Links for August 21, 2019

  21-08-2019 15:08 via artnews.com
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• Arts Professionals Denounce di Rosa Foundation's Plan to Sell Famed Collection - Artforum

  21-08-2019 13:22 via artforum.com
  Arts Professionals Denounce di Rosa Foundation's Plan to Sell Famed Collection  ArtforumMore than 120 artists, dealers, and curators have signed an open letter protesting the Rene and Veronica di Rosa Foundation's decision to deaccession the ...
  
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• John Steinbeck's Epic Ocean Voyage Rewrote the Rules of Ecology - Smithsonian.com

  21-08-2019 13:10 via smithsonianmag.com
  John Steinbeck's Epic Ocean Voyage Rewrote the Rules of Ecology  Smithsonian.comA legendary writer, a quirky biologist and their jolly adventure in the Sea of Cortez.
  
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• Wolves to be given a voice at the Center for the Arts - Jackson Hole News&Guide

  21-08-2019 12:30 via jhnewsandguide.com
  Wolves to be given a voice at the Center for the Arts  Jackson Hole News&GuideMatt Simmons was faced with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in the Navy. Finding it difficult to return to society, he found healing through helping ...
  
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• The Art of the Comic - Boise Weekly

  21-08-2019 12:09 via boiseweekly.com
  The Art of the Comic  Boise WeeklyThe Boise Library Comic Arts Festival is ascendent in its seventh year.
  
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• With Her Latest Novel, Petina Gappah Sees an Obsession Through

  21-08-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The Zimbabwean writer was inspired by Faulkner, Eliot and Toni Morrison for “Out of Darkness, Shining Light,” a fictional account of the journey David Livingstone’s workers took transporting his body.
  
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• Tom Hiddleston on ‘Betrayal’ and the Art of Self-Protection

  21-08-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The screen and stage star is making his Broadway debut as the bottled-up husband wearing a “mask of control” in Harold Pinter’s romantic triangle.
  
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• Chloë Sevigny Will Make New York Smell Better

  21-08-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The eclectic actress has some things to say about a red lip, unruly brows and how she gave a cool girl spin to her new rose perfume.
  
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• Ann Demeulemeester Doesn’t Miss Fashion at All. She Has Other Plans.

  21-08-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  There are chickens, a garden and a whole new line of products.
  
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• A Year Later, the Fight Over Aretha Franklin’s Estate Deepens

  21-08-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Bitter squabbling has surfaced as the singer’s four sons and others debate whether any of the handwritten documents found in her house qualify as valid wills.
  
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• 2019 Fall Arts Guide - Charleston City Paper

  21-08-2019 10:05 via charlestoncitypaper.com
  2019 Fall Arts Guide  Charleston City PaperCan you feel it? There's a palpable energy around town this time of year and it's not just because of football, pumpkin spice, and the slight hint of a fall breeze.
  
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• A combination of fitness and mixed martial arts - SouthCoastToday.com

  21-08-2019 10:01 via southcoasttoday.com
  A combination of fitness and mixed martial arts  SouthCoastToday.comSOMERSET — The Pro Fitness and Mixed Martial Arts gym that has relocated from Fall River to Somerset is a mixed martial arts training center, but also offers ...
  
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• Bowen's Best Bets: The future of the arts, Another Round and paella - Twin Falls Times-News

  21-08-2019 10:00 via magicvalley.com
  Bowen's Best Bets: The future of the arts, Another Round and paella  Twin Falls Times-NewsThe Idaho Commission on the Arts is opening a platform to talk about the future of art in Twin Falls. All artists, arts administrators, art educators and art ...
  
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• Hopewell Theater to Expand as Arts Hub with Restaurant Purchase - Town Topics

  21-08-2019 09:04 via towntopics.com
  Hopewell Theater to Expand as Arts Hub with Restaurant Purchase  Town TopicsARTS HUB: Hopewell Theater renovations, including state-of-the-art lighting and sound, have made it an intimate space for performers. With the addition of a ...
  
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• Fishermen's Village provides frame for Arts in August festival - yoursun.com

  21-08-2019 08:00 via yoursun.com
  Fishermen's Village provides frame for Arts in August festival  yoursun.comThe Visual Arts Center, in conjunction with Fishermen's Village, will stage its third annual Arts in August festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 24.
  
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• NKU School of the Arts Theatre + Dance Program offering theatre performances to high schools - User-generated content

  21-08-2019 07:19 via nkytribune.com
  NKU School of the Arts Theatre + Dance Program offering theatre performances to high schools  User-generated contentNorthern Kentucky University's School of the Arts Theatre + Dance Program is offering school-day performances of their 2019-2020 mainstage season to high ...
  
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• Crews battle structure fire in downtown Arts District - News3LV

  21-08-2019 07:15 via news3lv.com
  Crews battle structure fire in downtown Arts District  News3LVUPDATE 10:00 PM| According to Tim Szymanski with LVFR, the fire is out. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. UPDATE 8:20 PM| LVFR says crews ...
  
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• Best Passport to Your Own City | The Local Wanderer | Arts & Culture | Orlando - Orlando Weekly

  21-08-2019 07:06 via orlandoweekly.com
  Best Passport to Your Own City | The Local Wanderer | Arts & Culture | Orlando  Orlando WeeklyThe Local Wanderer. ocls.info/local-wanderer. If you live in Orange County and you don't have a library card, you are seriously missing out. You can use your ...
  
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• What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘American Factory’ and ‘School Girls’

  21-08-2019 07:00 via nytimes.com
  A Netflix documentary looks at cultural and political complications at a glass factory. And an Off Broadway play is streaming.
  
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• Two shows set for September by Smith Mountain Arts Council - Franklin News Post

  21-08-2019 06:15 via thefranklinnewspost.com
  Two shows set for September by Smith Mountain Arts Council  Franklin News PostSubmitted by Susan McSlarrow. The Lake Players of the Smith Mountain Arts Council will present two one-act plays on both Sept. 19 and 20 at Celebration ...
  
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• 21st Pawtucket Arts Festival promises nine action-packed days - Valley Breeze

  21-08-2019 06:01 via valleybreeze.com
  21st Pawtucket Arts Festival promises nine action-packed days  Valley BreezePAWTUCKET – Join the city of Pawtucket Sept. 6-15 to celebrate the 21st year of the Pawtucket Arts Festival, with nine packed days of fun planned. Opening ...
  
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• Best of Columbia 2019: Arts and Entertainment | Best of Columbia - Charleston Post Courier

  21-08-2019 06:00 via postandcourier.com
  Best of Columbia 2019: Arts and Entertainment | Best of Columbia  Charleston Post CourierRunner-up: St. Pat's in Five Points. Nothing announces the arrival of the autumnal season in Columbia like September's Greek Festival. When the blue and white ...
  
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• Alaska state arts council has funding restored - KTUU.com

  21-08-2019 05:21 via ktuu.com
  Alaska state arts council has funding restored  KTUU.comGov. Mike Dunleavy announced Monday that funding for the Alaska State Council on the Arts would be restored.
  
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• Weinstein Wants Trial Moved Because of His 11,000 Page Six Mentions

  21-08-2019 03:32 via nytimes.com
  The mogul filed a motion contending he cannot find an impartial jury in Manhattan because of the robust news media here.
  
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• 'Asako I & II' at Ahrya Fine Arts - The Rafu Shimpo

  21-08-2019 03:31 via rafu.com
  'Asako I & II' at Ahrya Fine Arts  The Rafu ShimpoBEVERLY HILLS — “Asako I & II” (119 minutes), directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (“Happy Hour”), opens on Friday, Aug. 23, at Ahrya Fine Arts, 8556 Wilshire ...
  
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• Aug. 22, Arts and Entertainment Source: Con Funk Shun closes CreekWalk - Vallejo Times Herald

  21-08-2019 03:10 via timesheraldonline.com
  Aug. 22, Arts and Entertainment Source: Con Funk Shun closes CreekWalk  Vallejo Times HeraldEric “EQ” Young needed a break. It was Saturday and he worked a few hours for his mom in Richmond in the same yard he played in growing up. “Cutting a tree ...
  
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• SJCS Deep in Science, Arts, Crafts - ValdostaToday.com

  21-08-2019 01:29 via valdostatoday.com
  SJCS Deep in Science, Arts, Crafts  ValdostaToday.comSt. John the Evangelist Catholic School recently started the 2019-2020 school year and are already deep in science experiments and arts and crafts projects.
  
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• Remembering Influential Local Writer, Arts Advocate And Radio Producer Lorin Cuoco - St. Louis Public Radio

  21-08-2019 01:19 via news.stlpublicradio.org
  Remembering Influential Local Writer, Arts Advocate And Radio Producer Lorin Cuoco  St. Louis Public RadioSt. Louis' literary community lost one of its most influential members, Lorin Cuoco, 64, earlier this month. The longtime editor and poet passed away at.
  
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• Keystone Chevrolet donates $2,000 to Northwoods Fine Arts Academy - Tulsa World

  21-08-2019 01:16 via tulsaworld.com
  Keystone Chevrolet donates $2,000 to Northwoods Fine Arts Academy  Tulsa WorldKeystone Chevrolet recently donated $2000 to Northwoods Fine Arts Academy after the school housed cars for them during the May and June flood.
  
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• Aug. 22 Vallejo Arts and Entertainment Source: ‘Five Ten’ brings Oakland cool to firefighter academy benefit - Vallejo Times Herald

  21-08-2019 01:14 via timesheraldonline.com
  Aug. 22 Vallejo Arts and Entertainment Source: ‘Five Ten’ brings Oakland cool to firefighter academy benefit  Vallejo Times HeraldWhile honing their craft — and typically picking up a nifty paycheck — a big chunk of professional musicians play weddings at some point. Some standard tunes ...
  
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• Milton Arts Guild to host watercolor journaling workshop - Sussex Countian

  21-08-2019 00:58 via sussexcountian.com
  Milton Arts Guild to host watercolor journaling workshop  Sussex CountianThe Milton Arts Guild, 310 Walnut St., will host a one-day watercolor journaling workshop with Rosemary Connelly from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 10. With a blank ...
  
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• Biglari Capital Corp. Buys Electronic Arts Inc, Semgroup Corp, Sells Delek Logistics Partners ... - Yahoo Finance

  21-08-2019 00:38 via finance.yahoo.com
  Biglari Capital Corp. Buys Electronic Arts Inc, Semgroup Corp, Sells Delek Logistics Partners ...  Yahoo FinanceSan Antonio, TX, based Investment company Biglari Capital Corp. (Current Portfolio) buys Electronic Arts Inc, Semgroup Corp, sells Delek Logistics Partners LP, ...
  
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• Arts company to hold fundraiser - News - The Ledger

  21-08-2019 00:38 via theledger.com
  Arts company to hold fundraiser - News  The LedgerLAKELAND — With Love Productions, an artistic nonprofit organization, will hold a fundraiser, “Spotlight Night: A Night at the Movies,” Friday at the United ...
  
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• Riverside Arts Center to throw auction party plus exhibit reception - Kane County Chronicle

  21-08-2019 00:34 via kcchronicle.com
  Riverside Arts Center to throw auction party plus exhibit reception  Kane County ChronicleRIVERSIDE – Auction action with an artistic flourish continues this week to support the Riverside Arts Center, concluding at an exhibit reception from 5:30 to 8:30 ...
  
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• Juneau ballot measures will ask voters to approve funding for arts and culture upgrades - KTOO

  21-08-2019 00:34 via ktoo.org
  Juneau ballot measures will ask voters to approve funding for arts and culture upgrades  KTOOThree questions related to updating and improving Juneau's arts and culture venues will appear on the municipal ballot.
  
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