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• Director of Trump-Comey TV Series Criticizes Postelection Release Date

  23-06-2020 23:57 via nytimes.com
  
  In an email to the cast, the filmmaker, Billy Ray, lamented ViacomCBS’s announcement that it would show his adaptation of James Comey’s tell-all in late November.
  
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• Steve Bing, Hollywood Producer and Financier, Is Dead at 55

  23-06-2020 23:55 via nytimes.com
  
  An heir to a New York real estate fortune, he was involved in a number of popular films. A police official said he had jumped from a high-rise balcony.
  
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• Diego Rivera Is Famed for His Murals, But His Early Paintings Also Made Art History

  23-06-2020 23:42 via artnews.com
  
  Though celebrated as one of Mexico’s preeminent muralists, Diego Rivera’s path to fame was defined by long-overlooked experimentation. Born in 1886, he lived through unsettled, revolutionary times, and he is best known for his pursuit of a decisive national and artistic identity for Mexico in the wake of the country’s revolution, which ended in 1920. As a student at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City, he chafed against professors who actively discouraged representati
  
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• Ron Jeremy, Adult Film Star, Charged With Sexually Assaulting 4 Women

  23-06-2020 23:08 via nytimes.com
  
  Three of the attacks occurred at the same bar in West Hollywood, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said.
  
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• 13 Essential Songs From the Lesbian Label Olivia Records

  23-06-2020 22:30 via nytimes.com
  
  The record company was formed in 1973 with the goals of telling queer women’s stories and putting profits in the pockets of gay artists working outside the mainstream music industry.
  
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• Facebook, Citing Looting Concerns, Bans Historical Artifact Sales

  23-06-2020 22:23 via nytimes.com
  
  The company announced the prohibition after researchers reported that looters were using the platform to identify and sell illegally excavated antiquities.
  
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• No CARES Act payday ahead for Cache Valley arts groups - Cache Valley Daily

  23-06-2020 22:18
  No CARES Act payday ahead for Cache Valley arts groups  Cache Valley Daily
  
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• SFMOMA Staffers Condemn ‘Racist Censorship’ and Institutional Inequities in Letter Calling for Change

  23-06-2020 22:16 via artnews.com
  
  Current and former employees of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art say a recent wave of layoffs and the censorship of an ex-staffer on social media highlight deep structural inequities at the institution, and they’re calling for sweeping leadership changes and an artist boycott.
  On Tuesday, a group of former SFMOMA workers published a letter supporting Taylor Brandon, a Black staffer in the museum’s communications department who was censored after criticizing the response among m
  
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• Anna Blume, Pioneering Maker of Action-Packed, Droll Photographs, Has Died at 84

  23-06-2020 22:07 via artnews.com
  
  Anna Blume, a German artist who collaborated with her husband, Bernhard, in creating experimental photographs, has died at age 84. Best known for their black-and-white prints and polaroid collages, the Blumes captured dynamic and oftentimes amusing and theatrical scenes featuring interactions with sculptures, trees, and everyday objects.
  Reached by ARTnews, Peter Freeman, Inc., a New York–based gallery that represents Blume, confirmed the artist’s death but did not share a cause of d
  
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• '30 Rock' Blackface Episodes Removed From Streaming Services

  23-06-2020 21:31 via nytimes.com
  
  Tina Fey, the show’s creator, wrote a note to the services saying, “No comedy-loving kid needs to stumble on these tropes and be stung by their ugliness.”
  
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• Art Basel to Relax Application Process for 2021 Hong Kong Fair Because of Pandemic

  23-06-2020 21:25 via artnews.com
  
  With the virtual iteration of its marquee Swiss fair now live, the organizers of Art Basel announced changes for the application process to one of its upcoming fairs, Art Basel Hong Kong. That fair’s 2020 edition was canceled in February because of the coronavirus pandemic and replaced with an online edition.
  In a letter sent today announcing that the application portal had reopened, Art Basel Hong Kong’s top brass informed exhibitors who were set to participate in the fair’s 2
  
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• Chris D'Elia dropped by reps at CAA, WME, 3 Arts Entertainment - Los Angeles Times

  23-06-2020 20:56
  
  Chris D'Elia dropped by reps at CAA, WME, 3 Arts Entertainment  Los Angeles Times
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel Apologizes for Use of Blackface in Past Comedy Sketches

  23-06-2020 20:55 via nytimes.com
  
  Kimmel, the host of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” said he was sorry to “those who were genuinely hurt or offended by the makeup I wore or the words I spoke.”
  
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• '30 Rock’ Episodes Removed From Streaming Over Blackface

  23-06-2020 20:55 via nytimes.com
  
  Tina Fey, the show’s creator, wrote a note to the services saying, “No comedy-loving kid needs to stumble on these tropes and be stung by their ugliness.”
  
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• Experiencing the Shock of the Old, Fiber Artists Rediscover Shows Like MoMA’s Pivotal 1969 “Wall Hangings”

  23-06-2020 20:50 via artnews.com
  
  View of the exhibition “Wall Hangings,” 1969, at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
  The exhibition “Wall Hangings” was in some ways a very anti-modernist affair—even though it was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The year was 1969. By that time MoMA had been showing textiles for more than three decades, as part of its design program. In exhibitions like “Textiles U.S.A.” (1956), which was sponsored by a trade publication, the credited exhib
  
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• Museum of Jewish Heritage Lays Off Over 40 Percent of Its Staff

  23-06-2020 20:45 via nytimes.com
  
  Other employees face “new roles or reduced hours” as well, as the museum struggles with finances because of the pandemic.
  
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• The Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU Announces 2020-2021 Fellows - NYU News

  23-06-2020 20:33
  The Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU Announces 2020-2021 Fellows  NYU News
  
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• A 1978 Play Plucked From the Slush Pile Gets a Timely New Reading

  23-06-2020 20:14 via nytimes.com
  
  With its themes of white privilege and black rage, Kermit Frazier’s “Kernel of Sanity” resonates powerfully today. That’s why Paula Vogel is giving it a boost.
  
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• Second and third Arts Project ONLINE to feature visual artists - Penn State News

  23-06-2020 19:39
  
  Second and third Arts Project ONLINE to feature visual artists  Penn State News
  
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• Bill Cosby’s Appeal to Be Heard by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court

  23-06-2020 19:38 via nytimes.com
  
  The court will hear arguments about whether the testimony of five women should have been allowed at his sexual assault trial and whether a deal with a former district attorney was binding.
  
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• National Endowment for the Humanities Announces New CARES Act Grants

  23-06-2020 19:28 via nytimes.com
  
  The additional funding totals $40.3 million and will support 317 projects at cultural organizations that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• With many Berkshires arts organizations closed for the season, unemployed workers facing a grim summer - The Boston Globe

  23-06-2020 18:38
  
  With many Berkshires arts organizations closed for the season, unemployed workers facing a grim summer  The Boston Globe
  
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• Nine Black Artists and Cultural Leaders on Seeing and Being Seen

  23-06-2020 18:28 via nytimes.com
  
  Amy Sherald, Michael R. Jackson and others discuss the challenges and opportunities of cultivating black audiences and dismantling historically white institutions.
  
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• How Coronavirus Impacts Martial Arts Gyms and Jiu-Jitsu Studios - menshealth.com

  23-06-2020 18:00
  
  How Coronavirus Impacts Martial Arts Gyms and Jiu-Jitsu Studios  menshealth.com
  
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• Retiring From Ballet at 26? Dancing Can Get You Only So Far

  23-06-2020 17:57 via nytimes.com
  
  Silas Farley, of New York City Ballet, takes his next steps. His goal? “To become a leader in a really substantive way in the art form.”
  
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• Virginie Despentes Makes France Angry, but Things Are Changing

  23-06-2020 17:28 via nytimes.com
  
  With her strident, pro-sex views, Despentes upsets people on the left and right. After years of being ignored and derided, she is finally being welcomed by France’s literary establishment.
  
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• Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Cancels Most Performances Through End of 2020 - Playbill.com

  23-06-2020 17:20
  
  Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Cancels Most Performances Through End of 2020  Playbill.com
  
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• Don’t Forget That Joel Schumacher Briefly Saved Batman

  23-06-2020 16:21 via nytimes.com
  
  Schumacher’s flash and style may well have rescued the franchise. (And then, two years later, nearly sunk it.)
  
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• Wynton Marsalis Finds Solace in the Optimism of the Blues

  23-06-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Marsalis, the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, puts his late father, Ellis Marsalis Jr., as well as Frederick Douglass and young musicians on his list of what’s important.
  
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• City Council puts money for the arts back into budget, but the Philadelphia Cultural Fund remains cut drastica - The Philadelphia Inquirer

  23-06-2020 15:44
  
  City Council puts money for the arts back into budget, but the Philadelphia Cultural Fund remains cut drastica  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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• ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT - Connecticut Jewish Ledger

  23-06-2020 15:44
  
  ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT  Connecticut Jewish Ledger
  
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• Chicago Public Schools features student art at All City's Visual Arts Exhibition - KABC-TV

  23-06-2020 15:22
  
  Chicago Public Schools features student art at All City's Visual Arts Exhibition  KABC-TV
  
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• Fremont Center for the Arts open to public, plans First Friday event - Canon City Daily Record

  23-06-2020 15:15
  
  Fremont Center for the Arts open to public, plans First Friday event  Canon City Daily Record
  
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• Guggenheim Curators Rise Up in Protest, Met Breuer Fades Away, and More: Morning Links from June 23, 2020

  23-06-2020 15:01 via artnews.com
  
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  A letter signed “The Curatorial Department” was sent to the heads of the Guggenheim Museum in protest of what it describes as “an inequitable work environment that enables racism, white supremacy, and other discriminatory practices.” [The New York Times]
  With makeshift paintings on the plywood used to board up luxury stores,
  
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• COVID-19 paints bleak picture for local arts scene - Echo Press

  23-06-2020 15:00
  
  COVID-19 paints bleak picture for local arts scene  Echo Press
  
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• OBITUARY: Christoper Busa, 73, co-founded Provincetown Arts magazine - Wicked Local Wellfleet

  23-06-2020 14:34
  OBITUARY: Christoper Busa, 73, co-founded Provincetown Arts magazine  Wicked Local Wellfleet
  
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• Society of Voice Arts and Sciences announces its 2020 Board of Directors - PRNewswire

  23-06-2020 14:33
  
  Society of Voice Arts and Sciences announces its 2020 Board of Directors  PRNewswire
  
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• Arts All-Star: Alyssa Nugara - WWNY

  23-06-2020 14:11
  
  Arts All-Star: Alyssa Nugara  WWNY
  
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• Mesquite announces reopening plans for Mesquite Arts Center, Historic Mesquite, Inc., Parks and Recreation - Star Local Media

  23-06-2020 14:00
  Mesquite announces reopening plans for Mesquite Arts Center, Historic Mesquite, Inc., Parks and Recreation  Star Local Media
  
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• Garth Brooks drawing a drive-in crowd | Arts & Entertainment | news-gazette.com - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

  23-06-2020 14:00
  Garth Brooks drawing a drive-in crowd | Arts & Entertainment | news-gazette.com  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
  
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• July Summer Art Camps At The PC Center for the Arts - WJHG-TV

  23-06-2020 13:59
  
  July Summer Art Camps At The PC Center for the Arts  WJHG-TV
  
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• Local Eats: Saginaw restaurateur unwinds from martial arts business with his passion for Mexican cuisine - mlive.com

  23-06-2020 13:45
  
  Local Eats: Saginaw restaurateur unwinds from martial arts business with his passion for Mexican cuisine  mlive.com
  
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• ‘The Ghost of Peter Sellers’ Review: Inside a Cursed Comedy

  23-06-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  This documentary tells the mesmerizing story of a horrendous film shoot and the psychological flotsam left in its wake.
  
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• Arts Center tightens belt for new year; budget called 'bare-bones' - Arkansas Online

  23-06-2020 12:30
  
  Arts Center tightens belt for new year; budget called 'bare-bones'  Arkansas Online
  
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• 'Apex Legends' for mobile by end of the year, says Electronic Arts CEO - Yahoo News

  23-06-2020 11:51
  
  'Apex Legends' for mobile by end of the year, says Electronic Arts CEO  Yahoo News
  
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• Brent Batten: Forging an arts destination from an industrial base - Naples Daily News

  23-06-2020 11:22
  
  Brent Batten: Forging an arts destination from an industrial base  Naples Daily News
  
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• The power of the arts, culture in revitalization - Midland Daily News

  23-06-2020 11:00
  
  The power of the arts, culture in revitalization  Midland Daily News
  
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• She Ate and Ate, and Never Felt Satisfied

  23-06-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Susan Burton’s memoir, “Empty,” plumbs the depths of her adolescent anorexia and bingeing.
  
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• Paid to Seduce Another Man’s Wife, He Fell Violently in Love With Her

  23-06-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “What’s Left of Me Is Yours,” a debut novel by Stephanie Scott, is inspired by the events surrounding an unlikely murder that occurred in Japan.
  
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• Naomi Alderman Was Writing a Pandemic Novel Before the Pandemic Hit

  23-06-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The author of “The Power” went back and forth on whether she could keep writing fiction that suddenly seemed too close to reality.
  
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