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• Taylor Swift Returns to Stage for Eras Tour in London

  15-08-2024 23:19 via nytimes.com
  
  Fans at Wembley Stadium said they trusted British security officials to keep them safe and cheered loudly when the pop star came onstage.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg Unveils 7-Foot Statue of Wife Priscilla Chan by Daniel Arsham

  15-08-2024 22:55 via artnews.com
  
  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg caused a stir on Wednesday after sharing an image on Instagram of a 7-foot-tall statue resembling his wife, Priscilla Chan. The statue, commissioned by Zuckerberg, was created by New York-based artist Daniel Arsham and placed next to a tree in what appears to be a lush garden.In the Instagram post, Chan, seen sipping from a mug that matches the statue’s color, playfully commented, “The more of me the better?” The statue’s design, with its flowing
  
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• Gena Rowlands Shows Her True Power in ‘A Woman Under the Influence’

  15-08-2024 21:14 via nytimes.com
  
  In “A Woman Under the Influence,” her gloriously, terrifyingly imperfect Mabel was emblematic of the actress’s work, especially with John Cassavetes.
  
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• An Arts & Crafts-Style House Selling in the Mountains Outside Montreal - Mansion Global

  15-08-2024 20:58 via news.google.com
  An Arts & Crafts-Style House Selling in the Mountains Outside Montreal  Mansion Global
  
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• ‘Chimp Crazy’ Is a Jaw-Dropping Look at ‘Monkey Love’

  15-08-2024 20:57 via nytimes.com
  
  From a director of “Tiger King,” the four-part HBO documentary dives into the wild, salacious and dangerous world of people who have chimpanzees as pets.
  
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• Yayoi Kusama’s Famed Pumpkin ‘Infinity Room’ is Returning to the Dallas Museum of Art

  15-08-2024 20:46 via artnews.com
  
  Next May, one of Yayoi Kusama’s most famous “Infinity Rooms” returns to Dallas, ending an infinitely-Instagrammed museum tour. The Dallas Museum of Art jointly acquired All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins in 2017 with the Rachofsky Collection, which is also based in Dallas. Like other entries in the series, viewers are invited to step inside a small mirrored room filled with Kusama’s whimsical, often polka-dotted sculptures, in this case, her signature yello
  
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• Peter Marshall, Longtime Host of ‘The Hollywood Squares,’ Dies at 98

  15-08-2024 20:23 via nytimes.com
  
  He played straight man to all manner of celebrities, asking questions on what was for many years the most popular game show on television.
  
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• San Francisco lowriders take over Palace of Fine Arts this Saturday - Mission Local

  15-08-2024 19:30 via news.google.com
  San Francisco lowriders take over Palace of Fine Arts this Saturday  Mission Local
  
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• Matthew Perry’s Assistant and Doctors Charged With Getting Him Ketamine

  15-08-2024 19:04 via nytimes.com
  
  The authorities charged Mr. Perry’s personal assistant, two doctors and others with crimes, including conspiracy to distribute ketamine, in the death of the former “Friends” star.
  
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• Royal Jewels, Previously the Center of an Art Heist, Back on Display in Dresden, Germany

  15-08-2024 19:03 via artnews.com
  
  After being stolen in a multi-million dollar heist in 2019 and recovered in subsequent years, the historical Green Vault jewels are back on display in Dresden, Germany.Located in the city’s Royal Palace, the Grünes Gewölbe, or Green Vault, was started as a dedicated effort for storing precious metals, art, and artifacts collected by Saxon elector August the Strong, who later become king of Poland from 1723 and 1729.Five members of a criminal gang broke into the Gre
  
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• KLAUDIO RODRIGUEZ DEPARTS AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS - Artforum

  15-08-2024 18:35 via news.google.com
  KLAUDIO RODRIGUEZ DEPARTS AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS  Artforum
  
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• The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in August

  15-08-2024 18:26 via nytimes.com
  
  This month sees the return of “Emily in Paris” and a superhero ensemble, along with a heartbreaking documentary about the daughters of imprisoned men.
  
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• New Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in August: ‘Emily in Paris,’ ‘Kaos’ and More

  15-08-2024 18:26 via nytimes.com
  
  This month sees the return of “Emily in Paris” and a superhero ensemble, along with a heartbreaking documentary about the daughters of imprisoned men.
  
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• Houston’s Rothko Chapel Forced to Close Due to Hurricane Damage

  15-08-2024 18:25 via artnews.com
  
  Hurricane Beryl, which ripped through parts of the Caribbean and Yucatán Peninsula before making landfall in Texas on July 8, has forced the Rothko Chapel to close indefinitely.The institution, which houses 14 of Mark Rothko’s Seagram Mural paintings in Houston, Texas, found itself in the Category 1 (down from Category 5) storm’s warpath. Three of the murals were damaged, along with parts of the chapel’s ceiling and several of its walls.Beryl killed 64 people in late Jun
  
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• Seth Bloom, 49, Who Brought Laughter to the Rubble of War, Dies

  15-08-2024 17:59 via nytimes.com
  
  A virtuoso of physical comedy, he performed around the world with his wife. He also helped stage clown shows in Afghanistan.
  
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• Taylor Swift to Return to Stage for Eras Tour in London

  15-08-2024 17:43 via nytimes.com
  
  Fans gathering at Wembley Stadium in London said they trusted British security officials to keep them safe.
  
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• Sydney Lemmon Puts the Twisted Humanity Behind Tech on Broadway

  15-08-2024 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  After a small part in “Succession,” the actor has a breakout role in “Job,” in which she plays a content moderator having a mental breakdown.
  
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• From Here to Eternity, a Choreographer Sinks Into the Sea

  15-08-2024 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Faye Driscoll uses the ocean as her collaborator in a sunset dance celebrating the 10th anniversary of Beach Sessions.
  
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• For the Man Who Plays Lafayette, It’s a Marquis Event

  15-08-2024 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  America’s favorite fighting Frenchman arrived for a farewell tour in 1824. A yearlong commemoration kicks off this week, and the country’s pre-eminent “Lafayette” is ready.
  
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• ‘Red Island’ Review: Madagascar Is Shifting Beneath Their Feet

  15-08-2024 16:53 via nytimes.com
  
  Robin Campillo relies on the power of suggestion to sketch life in this former French colony, filtering it obliquely through a young white boy’s eyes.
  
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• Amid Heightened Security, Taylor Swift Will Return to the Stage in London

  15-08-2024 16:48 via nytimes.com
  
  Fans gathering at Wembley Stadium in London said they trusted British security officials to keep them safe.
  
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• Arrest Made in Investigation Into Matthew Perry’s Death

  15-08-2024 16:27 via nytimes.com
  
  Law enforcement agencies have been working to identify the source of the ketamine that led to the “Friends” star’s death.
  
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• Atlanta Art Fair Announces Exhibitor Highlights for Inaugural Edition

  15-08-2024 16:00 via artnews.com
  
  This fall, Atlanta, one of the fastest-rising cultural hubs in the United States, takes its art market global.From October 3 through 5, the inaugural Atlanta Art Fair will host international galleries and local enterprises at the historic event space Pullman Yards. The new fair is helmed by AMP director Kelly Freeman, with Nato Thompson tapped as artistic director. The full exhibitor list will be shared closer to October, but organizers have said the spread will offer “a unique microc
  
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• Open Letter Slams Slovakia’s Government, Banksy Video Interview Resurfaces, George Clooney is Auctioning a Dinner Date, and More: Morning Links for August 15, 2024

  15-08-2024 15:45 via artnews.com
  
  To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter.THE HEADLINESANIMAL HARM? I think we can finally put the Banksy vandalizing London story with animal portraits story to bed. It looks like he’s given up on the series, capping it off with a gorilla helping to facilitate the great escape from London Zoo. His identity may remain a mystery, but ITV recently dipped into its archives and found an old report from 2003
  
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• San Diego Arts & Culture Newsletter: ‘Dark Winds’ headed to Netflix - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  15-08-2024 14:31 via news.google.com
  San Diego Arts & Culture Newsletter: ‘Dark Winds’ headed to Netflix  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  
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• ‘The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe’ Review: Humongously Bad

  15-08-2024 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A mix of too much lousy animation and too little wave-riding footage.
  
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• ‘The Good Half’ Review: Only Half Good

  15-08-2024 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Nick Jonas and Brittany Snow play siblings coordinating funeral logistics for their mom in this drama, a cross between “Terms of Endearment” and a Hallmark movie.
  
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• ‘In the Rearview’ Review: Shuttling Ukrainians to Safety

  15-08-2024 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Maciek Hamela’s documentary offers a compelling perspective on the Russian invasion of Ukraine through the stories of people fleeing the country in a van.
  
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• ‘Close to You’ Review: Clumsy Overtures of Support

  15-08-2024 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  This formless drama featuring Elliot Page as a trans man returning home relies on improvised dialogue.
  
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• ‘Caligula: The Ultimate Cut’ Review: The Emperor’s New Clothes

  15-08-2024 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  With the belief that a masterpiece lurks within the mangled original 1980 release, Thomas Negovan has patched together a new version (with less skin) from the Penthouse archive.
  
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• Arts funding in Pittsburgh has remained racially inequitable for nearly two decades - NEXTpittsburgh

  15-08-2024 13:00 via news.google.com
  Arts funding in Pittsburgh has remained racially inequitable for nearly two decades  NEXTpittsburgh
  
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• A Sunny New Restaurant in a Parisian Train Station

  15-08-2024 11:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Plus: skin care inspired by Belize, a Los Angeles designer’s denim collection and more recommendations from T Magazine.
  
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• ‘Jackpot!’ Review: Dystopia, Hollywood Style

  15-08-2024 11:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Awkwafina and John Cena star in a fitfully funny near-future comedy with strangely mixed metaphors.
  
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• ‘Jackpot!’ Review: Awkwafina and John Cena Star in Near-Future Comedy

  15-08-2024 11:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Awkwafina and John Cena star in a fitfully funny near-future comedy with strangely mixed metaphors.
  
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• Frank Walter: The Odd Duck of Antiguan Art, in his Expressionist Glory

  15-08-2024 11:01 via nytimes.com
  
  At the Drawing Center, the revival of the polymath Antiguan artist continues with a stack of his written archive displayed alongside his expressionist paintings.
  
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• ‘Alien: Romulus’ Review: Go Ahead, Scream (No One Can Hear You)

  15-08-2024 11:01 via nytimes.com
  
  The seventh installment of the series centers on Rain (Cailee Spaeny), a contract worker in an outer-space mining colony, and her friend Andy (David Jonsson), an android.
  
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• Lainey Wilson’s Exhausting (but Rewarding) Country Music Hustle

  15-08-2024 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The singer and songwriter struggled for years to break through. Now she’s staking a claim for herself — and other women in the genre — with a new album, “Whirlwind.”
  
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• At a Festival Amid Industrial Ruins, Ivo van Hove Takes Charge

  15-08-2024 10:16 via nytimes.com
  
  For the Belgian director’s first edition as leader of the Ruhrtriennale, abandoned sites are “the starting point and the end point,” he says.
  
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• Boundary Arts Connection: Volume 3 - Bonners Ferry Herald

  15-08-2024 10:00 via news.google.com
  Boundary Arts Connection: Volume 3  Bonners Ferry Herald
  
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• Seth Meyers Calls Trump ‘Desperate’ for Likes

  15-08-2024 08:11 via nytimes.com
  
  Meyers said the former president’s return to X shows he yearns “for the spotlight and for some praise or positive coverage from anyone, anywhere.”
  
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• 10 Movies Starring Gena Rowlands, From ‘The Notebook’ to ‘Opening Night’

  15-08-2024 05:53 via nytimes.com
  
  She delivered vulnerable portraits in movies as varied as “A Woman Under the Influence,” with John Cassavetes, and the drama “The Notebook.”
  
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• New Public Art Rides the Rails in Chicago, Timed to the Democratic Convention

  15-08-2024 04:23 via nytimes.com
  
  When the Democratic National Convention kicks off on Aug. 19, an array of art tied to the election season will greet visitors and Chicagoans alike.
  
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• Gena Rowlands, Actress Who Brought Raw Drama to Her Roles, Dies at 94

  15-08-2024 03:51 via nytimes.com
  
  Known for playing on-the-verge characters, she twice earned Oscar nominations for her work in films directed by John Cassavetes, her husband.
  
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• Gena Rowlands, Actress in ’The Notebook’, Dies at 94

  15-08-2024 03:51 via nytimes.com
  
  Known for playing on-the-verge characters, she twice earned Oscar nominations for her work in films directed by John Cassavetes, her husband.
  
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• Gena Rowlands, Actress Who Bought Raw Drama to Her Roles, Dies at 94

  15-08-2024 03:22 via nytimes.com
  
  Known for playing on-the-verge characters, she was twice earned Oscar nominations for her work in films directed by John Cassavetes, her husband.
  
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• Knightdale Arts & Education Festival 2024; What to know about the family friendly event - WTVD-TV

  15-08-2024 02:47 via news.google.com
  Knightdale Arts & Education Festival 2024; What to know about the family friendly event  WTVD-TV
  
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• Betty A. Prashker, Book Publishing Pioneer, Is Dead at 99

  15-08-2024 01:11 via nytimes.com
  
  A top editor and executive at two publishing houses, she was an advocate for other women in publishing, and for equal pay in an industry that had long been male-dominated.
  
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• Creative Arts Emmys Announce 2024 Animation Awardees - Animation Magazine

  15-08-2024 00:05 via news.google.com
  Creative Arts Emmys Announce 2024 Animation Awardees  Animation Magazine
  
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• Vibrant flavor, colorful entrees at this family-owned Chinese spot in north Colorado Springs | Dining review - Colorado Springs Gazette

  15-08-2024 00:00 via news.google.com
  Vibrant flavor, colorful entrees at this family-owned Chinese spot in north Colorado Springs | Dining review  Colorado Springs Gazette
  
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