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DANCE
IDEAS
- There Are 35,000 Museums In The US. Here Are ARTnews’ List Of Top 30
They’re spread out across the lower 48. – ARTnews
- Did Someone Steal A Nicholas Cage Movie On A Hard Drive?
A new lawsuit claims Netflix did not safeguard an as-yet-unreleased Nicolas Cage WWII movie, which allegedly was just sitting around on a hard drive until somebody stole it. – Rolling Stone
- Google Briefly Allowed AI Manipulation Of Google Earth Satellite Images. Bad Idea
Google briefly allowed anyone to create AI-modified versions of satellite imagery available in Google Earth—before quickly reversing its decision as people shared examples of AI-generated pictures that illustrated the potential for misinformation and disinformation. – Ars Technica
- Misty Copeland Takes The Reins
“It’s about creating opportunity. It’s about creating access. It’s about continuing to not just be a voice in my time, but how are we setting up the next generation?” – The New York Times
- Happy 420th Birthday To The Scottish Play
Yes, Macbeth has been around for a while. “Fun fact: Samuel Pepys saw it at least nine times himself.” – LitHub
ISSUES
- There Are 35,000 Museums In The US. Here Are ARTnews’ List Of Top 30
They’re spread out across the lower 48. – ARTnews
- They’re Re-Gilding Some Statues In DC, For Some Reason
“All four statues were a thank-you gift from Italy following the end of World War II.” – Artforum
- Artists Fight To Save A Women’s Sculpture Park In London
“Of almost 1,500 monuments in London, more than a fifth [are] dedicated to named men and only 4% [are] dedicated to women, half as many as those that celebrated animals. And of all the public sculptures in London, only 13% were created by women.” – The Guardian (UK)
- What David Hockney Learned From The Louvre
“Hockney used visibly different etching techniques in different territories of the image—soft mats of color for the window blind, meticulous linear hatching for the floor, and splotchy, translucent color for the surrounding wall.” – The Atlantic
- Do Artists Still Need Galleries?
It is often assumed that a gallery is a prerequisite to finding commercial success and a place in the history of art. But a growing number of artists are rejecting that notion and going—to use the kind of commercial lingo that the art market likes to avoid—Direct to Consumer (DTC). – Ocula
MEDIA
- Hollywood’s Open, Horrible Secrets, Such As The Whisper Network Concerning Jared Leto
“When a lot of people make a percentage off the earnings of one famous individual, the capacity for denial is vast” — and now there’s a huge, “well-oiled anti-accountability machine” that cranks up as well. – The New York Times
- The Report From Interlochen Might Help Change Michigan’s Laws Around Statute Of Limitations
Current bills “would extend the civil statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct claims, create a one-year revival window for lawsuits that are currently time-barred and eliminate the civil statute of limitations when a criminal case results in a conviction.” – Detroit Free Press
- The Firestorm Over Emily Wilson’s Review Of The Odyssey
It was a strongly worded review, and Joyce Carol Oates, for one, isn’t having it. “Oates said she would have expected a translator, whose role she described as having subjectivity, to be more tolerant.” – The New York Times
- Kennedy Center Stops Public Tours Three Days After NY Times Feature On Tour Guide
On Monday, The New York Times posted an article featuring a longtime volunteer tour guide who said of the currently-dormant institution, “Now it’s a black hole.” On Thursday, a Kennedy Center official sent a memo to all volunteer tour guides telling them not to come there “until further notice.” – The New York Times
- Trump Administration’s Overhaul Of Historical Preservation Rules Alarms Preservationists
“A draft of the rule changes that circulated in recent weeks prompted an outcry from preservationists, architects, archaeologists and organizations representing Native American tribes. … ‘It’s both a scalpel and a bludgeon,’ said Greg Werkheiser, a lawyer who specializes in preservation cases.” – The New York Times
MUSIC
- Australian Library Waives Fine For Book Returned After 150 Years
The book, The Antiquities of Athens, published in 1858, “was discovered inside a tea crate bricked into a sealed fireplace.” Normal place to put a book down and then never see it again, right? – Salon
- Writers Just Can’t Resist Writing From The POV Of A Dog
Virginia Woolf with Flush, Paul Auster with Timbuktu, Garth Stein with The Art of Racing in the Rain, and now another Paul – Yoon – with Etna. Why? Yoon says, “I deeply believe dogs have superpowers and secrets.” – The New York Times
- People Aren’t Reading As Much, But Perhaps This Will Spur Them On
That’s right: It’s a couch-to-5K, except for books. – The Guardian (UK)
- What Happens When Two Partners Working Writers Suddenly Write Together
“‘We’d always been very wary of working together because we’d quite like to stay together,’ says Sharp wryly. She looks at her partner of 13 years. ‘You don’t generally like to work with others.’” – The Guardian (UK)
- If You Need A Good Laugh
Try one of Andrew Sean Greer’s comic novel recommendations, even though he says, “nobody knows what a comic novel is. And once you start discussing it, all the fun runs out.” – The Guardian (UK)
PEOPLE
- There Are 35,000 Museums In The US. Here Are ARTnews’ List Of Top 30
They’re spread out across the lower 48. – ARTnews
- Did Someone Steal A Nicholas Cage Movie On A Hard Drive?
A new lawsuit claims Netflix did not safeguard an as-yet-unreleased Nicolas Cage WWII movie, which allegedly was just sitting around on a hard drive until somebody stole it. – Rolling Stone
- Google Briefly Allowed AI Manipulation Of Google Earth Satellite Images. Bad Idea
Google briefly allowed anyone to create AI-modified versions of satellite imagery available in Google Earth—before quickly reversing its decision as people shared examples of AI-generated pictures that illustrated the potential for misinformation and disinformation. – Ars Technica
- Misty Copeland Takes The Reins
“It’s about creating opportunity. It’s about creating access. It’s about continuing to not just be a voice in my time, but how are we setting up the next generation?” – The New York Times
- Happy 420th Birthday To The Scottish Play
Yes, Macbeth has been around for a while. “Fun fact: Samuel Pepys saw it at least nine times himself.” – LitHub
PEOPLE
- There Are 35,000 Museums In The US. Here Are ARTnews’ List Of Top 30
They’re spread out across the lower 48. – ARTnews
- Did Someone Steal A Nicholas Cage Movie On A Hard Drive?
A new lawsuit claims Netflix did not safeguard an as-yet-unreleased Nicolas Cage WWII movie, which allegedly was just sitting around on a hard drive until somebody stole it. – Rolling Stone
- Google Briefly Allowed AI Manipulation Of Google Earth Satellite Images. Bad Idea
Google briefly allowed anyone to create AI-modified versions of satellite imagery available in Google Earth—before quickly reversing its decision as people shared examples of AI-generated pictures that illustrated the potential for misinformation and disinformation. – Ars Technica
- Misty Copeland Takes The Reins
“It’s about creating opportunity. It’s about creating access. It’s about continuing to not just be a voice in my time, but how are we setting up the next generation?” – The New York Times
- Happy 420th Birthday To The Scottish Play
Yes, Macbeth has been around for a while. “Fun fact: Samuel Pepys saw it at least nine times himself.” – LitHub
THEATRE
VISUAL
- Google Briefly Allowed AI Manipulation Of Google Earth Satellite Images. Bad Idea
Google briefly allowed anyone to create AI-modified versions of satellite imagery available in Google Earth—before quickly reversing its decision as people shared examples of AI-generated pictures that illustrated the potential for misinformation and disinformation. – Ars Technica
- Question: Is It Even Possible To Make Non-Creepy Smart Glasses?
Sure, everyone has phones, but “the phone still needs to be pulled out, held up, and have its camera activated to capture a photo or film a video. Smart glasses, with small built-in cameras and the user’s ability to obfuscate the recording notification, are much sneakier.” – Wired
- The Power Of Images, Or, How Fake Towns On Maps Sometimes Became Real
“The logic is simple: two cartographers might easily draw the same real town, but two cartographers can’t independently dream up the same fake one. So if a rival’s map contains the same invented place, it all but proves they copied the map.” – Open Culture
- Where Does All Of This ‘Odyssey’ Discourse Leave Us?
First of all, let academics write reviews of things they know about – whether you agree with their reviews or not, it jump-starts the discussion. – Vulture
- The Modern Stadium And Monumentality
Nearly all monumental architecture is expected to convey some set of values greater than its stated purpose. This is especially true of stadiums with their straightforward program – a pitch for a game to be played and seating from which to observe it. – Dezeen