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Today’s AJ Highlights

  1. City Of Miami Beach Steps Up To Replace Arts Funding Canceled By Gov. DeSantis After Florida’s governor cut state arts funding, Miami Beach committed nearly $1 million to support local arts, highlighting the city’s commitment to its cultural institutions. – Artnet
  2. Dallas Art Museum Director To Step Down Amid Expansion Plans
    Augustin Arteaga’s departure during a major museum expansion has raised questions, as most directors typically see these projects through. – ARTnews
  3. Arguments Over Corporate Sponsorship And Gaza War Plague Canada’s Giller Prize Controversies surrounding Scotiabank’s sponsorship and recent political tensions have caused high-profile resignations, affecting Canada’s literary landscape. – Toronto Star
  4. Why Humans Innately Distrust Other Forms Of Intelligence
    As AI and other non-human intelligences develop, our deep-rooted distrust surfaces, raising questions about the future of human interactions with technology. – Noema
  5. Election Movies Released During Presidential Election Years — Do They Make Any Difference? The Guardian explores the impact of election-themed films, interviewing directors from each U.S. presidential election year to gauge cinema’s influence on politics. – The Guardian

Jump down to see all the stories we collected in the past day. See you tomorrow.

Doug

Latest Stories

Switzerland Asks UNESCO To Officially Recognize Yodeling

The country’s government has requested that the UN agency designate yodeling as Intangible Cultural Heritage. UNESCO’s committee for Intangible Heritage will decide at its mid-December meeting in New Delhi. - AP

What Margaret Atwood Left Out Of Her Memoir

By telling a straightforward tale about her life in which she is the unquestionable hero, Atwood leaves little space for truly literary tensions but plenty of space for gossipy ones. - The Walrus

The Idea Of An Anthropocene Era Has Been Declared Dead

In 2016, the group made its recommendation that the Anthropocene should be considered as the new epoch. This recommendation was later forwarded to higher ICS organs for consideration and voting. A series of votes was expected, but the proposal was rejected early on in the process in March 2024. - Aeon

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