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IDEAS
- The Surprising Things The Walker Art Center Did To Its Gift Shop
“‘It’s a shop disguised as an exhibition, or an exhibition disguised as a shop,’ Clark said. ‘We kind of built a house, and we blew the roof off,’ Altay added.”- The New York Times
- Losing TikTok Would Mean Losing A Lot More Than Fun Dance Videos
One creator: “I don’t think that banning an app that many people have used to raise funds for each other, bring awareness to different issues, and hold people accountable … can even be argued as remotely an action that is being taken to care for the greater needs of the people.” – Time
- As Phones Become Mere Commodities, Apple’s Walled Garden Is Crumbling
“We’re a long way from the ‘wow’ moment of that first iPhone. It’s not all vibes, either” – some of it is legal decisions imperiling Apple’s monopolistic dominance. – The Verge
- Traditional Museums Are, Finally, Waking Up To Children
At the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, for instance, an Art Crawl “is held three times a month for newborns through 14-month-old children, who can crawl freely through selected galleries and are encouraged to stop at each work to engage in an interactive activity.” – The New York Times
- Kerry Condon Is The Most Successful Irish Woman Actor
Did you know that? She’s happy if you don’t. – Irish Times
ISSUES
- The Surprising Things The Walker Art Center Did To Its Gift Shop
“‘It’s a shop disguised as an exhibition, or an exhibition disguised as a shop,’ Clark said. ‘We kind of built a house, and we blew the roof off,’ Altay added.”- The New York Times
- Traditional Museums Are, Finally, Waking Up To Children
At the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, for instance, an Art Crawl “is held three times a month for newborns through 14-month-old children, who can crawl freely through selected galleries and are encouraged to stop at each work to engage in an interactive activity.” – The New York Times
- Should The Louvre Move The Mona Lisa To Its Own Room?
“Such a move would give visitors, many of whom visit the Louvre for the famous painting alone, a better experience, Laurence des Cars told the broadcaster France Inter.” – Agence France-Press (The Guardian UK)
- German University Study Center Named Best New Building In Europe
The architects describe the building as acting like a microchip on a circuit board, a central meeting point connected to all parts of the university campus. There is no front or back, but nine equal entrances all around the 1,000 square metre (10,760 sq ft) building, making it feel like an open hub. – The Guardian
- The Louvre Is Considering Moving Mona Lisa To Its Own Underground Room
“A recent survey showed tourists did not enjoy the experience (of seeing the famous portrait), with comments ranging from ‘never been so disappointed’ to ‘torture.'” Says the museum’s director, “Moving the Mona Lisa to a separate room could put an end to public disappointment.” – The Telegraph (UK) (MSN)
MEDIA
- Losing TikTok Would Mean Losing A Lot More Than Fun Dance Videos
One creator: “I don’t think that banning an app that many people have used to raise funds for each other, bring awareness to different issues, and hold people accountable … can even be argued as remotely an action that is being taken to care for the greater needs of the people.” – Time
- With DeSantis’s Feuds Fading, Government At Disney World Is Blessedly Boring Again
“What made this (latest) meeting different from most during the past year or so was that it came a month after Disney and DeSantis’s board appointees reached a deal to end their state court lawsuits over DeSantis’s takeover of the district.” – AP
- Arts Council England Is Broken. Theatre Leaders Have Some Ideas To Fix It
Leaders from across the theatre sector have outlined their vision for a reformed Arts Council England, warning that an unchanged funding body could stoke competition for cash in its current “binary system of extremes”. – The Stage
- Study: New Zealanders’ Participation In The Arts
Among the encouraging stats, participation in the arts has reached its highest level since the survey began in 2005, up to 54%. Young people, deaf and disabled, Māori and Pacific peoples participate in the arts most frequently. Engagement in the arts has had a bump too, up three per cent from the last survey at 78%. – Big Idea
- How America Got Hooked On Credit Card Culture
By the late 1960s, bankers increasingly saw credit cards, which combined innovative information technology with access to affluent consumer markets, as the road to the future – as the key to innovating around the restrictive financial rules. – Aeon
MUSIC
- Why Reading Was Intended To Be Done Out Loud
Until approximately the tenth century, when the practice of silent reading expanded thanks to the invention of punctuation, reading was synonymous with reading aloud. Silent reading was terribly strange, and, frankly, missed the point of sharing words to entertain, educate, and bond. – The Atlantic
- No One Is Going To Buy Your Book
The DOJ’s lawyer collected data on 58,000 titles published in a year and discovered that 90 percent of them sold fewer than 2,000 copies and 50 percent sold less than a dozen copies. – The Elysian
- The Onion Has Been Sold To A Very Apt Buyer
“Chicago-based firm Global Tetrahedron — which shares a name with a mock corporation that served as a long-running gag on the satirical news site and was featured in its staffers’ 1999 book Our Dumb Century — has purchased The Onion (from) G/O Media.” – HuffPost
- The Recycle Wars: When Literature Begets Literature
The rewriting of old books is hardly a new practice, though it’s one that critics often like to complain about. Doesn’t anyone have an original idea? Can’t we just leave the classics alone? – The New York Times
- How Dallas Turned Into A Literary Hot Spot
“Today Dallas is home to one of the most dynamic, international literary scenes in the country, inspired in many ways by the infectious, D.I.Y. energy of Deep Vellum, now one of the country’s largest publishers of translated literature, and (independent bookstore) Wild Detectives.” – The New York Times
PEOPLE
- The Surprising Things The Walker Art Center Did To Its Gift Shop
“‘It’s a shop disguised as an exhibition, or an exhibition disguised as a shop,’ Clark said. ‘We kind of built a house, and we blew the roof off,’ Altay added.”- The New York Times
- Losing TikTok Would Mean Losing A Lot More Than Fun Dance Videos
One creator: “I don’t think that banning an app that many people have used to raise funds for each other, bring awareness to different issues, and hold people accountable … can even be argued as remotely an action that is being taken to care for the greater needs of the people.” – Time
- As Phones Become Mere Commodities, Apple’s Walled Garden Is Crumbling
“We’re a long way from the ‘wow’ moment of that first iPhone. It’s not all vibes, either” – some of it is legal decisions imperiling Apple’s monopolistic dominance. – The Verge
- Traditional Museums Are, Finally, Waking Up To Children
At the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, for instance, an Art Crawl “is held three times a month for newborns through 14-month-old children, who can crawl freely through selected galleries and are encouraged to stop at each work to engage in an interactive activity.” – The New York Times
- Kerry Condon Is The Most Successful Irish Woman Actor
Did you know that? She’s happy if you don’t. – Irish Times
PEOPLE
- The Surprising Things The Walker Art Center Did To Its Gift Shop
“‘It’s a shop disguised as an exhibition, or an exhibition disguised as a shop,’ Clark said. ‘We kind of built a house, and we blew the roof off,’ Altay added.”- The New York Times
- Losing TikTok Would Mean Losing A Lot More Than Fun Dance Videos
One creator: “I don’t think that banning an app that many people have used to raise funds for each other, bring awareness to different issues, and hold people accountable … can even be argued as remotely an action that is being taken to care for the greater needs of the people.” – Time
- As Phones Become Mere Commodities, Apple’s Walled Garden Is Crumbling
“We’re a long way from the ‘wow’ moment of that first iPhone. It’s not all vibes, either” – some of it is legal decisions imperiling Apple’s monopolistic dominance. – The Verge
- Traditional Museums Are, Finally, Waking Up To Children
At the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, for instance, an Art Crawl “is held three times a month for newborns through 14-month-old children, who can crawl freely through selected galleries and are encouraged to stop at each work to engage in an interactive activity.” – The New York Times
- Kerry Condon Is The Most Successful Irish Woman Actor
Did you know that? She’s happy if you don’t. – Irish Times
THEATRE
VISUAL
- As Phones Become Mere Commodities, Apple’s Walled Garden Is Crumbling
“We’re a long way from the ‘wow’ moment of that first iPhone. It’s not all vibes, either” – some of it is legal decisions imperiling Apple’s monopolistic dominance. – The Verge
- A Moral Obligation To Disrupt On Behalf Of The Planet?
As a citizen waking up to this terrible truth, as the situation becomes more and more desperate, does the obligation to take desperate measures – in terms of the tactics we’re prepared to undertake, not just the policies we’re looking to bring about – increase? – Aeon
- Study: Our Perception Of Time Is Influenced By What We Experience
When viewing larger or less-cluttered scenes, participants were more likely to experience time dilation; thinking that they had viewed the picture for longer than they actually did. The opposite effect — time constriction — occurred when viewing smaller-scale, more cluttered images. – Nature
- How AI Will Be (Is) Wrecking The Internet
LLMs have begun to disrupt the traditional relationship between writer and reader. Type how to fix broken headlight into a search engine, and it returns a list of links to websites and videos that explain the process. Ask an LLM the same thing and it will just tell you how to do it. – The Atlantic
- Why Did Oxford University Shutter Its Future Of Humanity Institute?
Nick Bostrom – who popularized the theory that humanity may be living in a simulation, one that Musk often repeats – spoke about the closure of the institute in a lengthy final report published on its website this week. – The Guardian