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    • Virginia and DC Sue to Block Trump’s Arch

      Good Morning,

      Virginia and the District of Columbia sued to stop construction of Trump’s 250-foot arch, which would stand between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial at twice the memorial’s height. Work could start this week, and the suit calls the approval process “hurried and preordained” (NPR).

      A Bogotá judge ordered Colombia’s National Museum to restore 63 objects the new right-wing government removed on Oct. 15 as “political indoctrination,” including a pride flag and the pen, made from a bullet, that signed the 2016 peace agreement (The Art Newspaper).

      The Phoenix Symphony ended its season on Nov. 1 and laid off all 66 musicians after years of deficits. Players, board and staff now say they may resume performing this month, though a $6.5 million gift is on hold (KJZZ).

      La Bola Negra, a drama inspired by Federico García Lorca, is now the third-highest-grossing Spanish film ever at €36.7 million (Variety). For decades Lorca’s family and scholars kept his homosexuality out of print; his brother’s 1980 biography never uses the word (The Guardian).

      After years of searching, the archaeological dig at Troy yielded its first musical instrument in more than 150 years of digging: a bone flute from about when Homer composed the Iliad (Smithsonian).

      All of our stories below.

    • Production Coordinator

      The San Francisco Conservatory of Music seeks a Production Coordinator to join the Production team. Along with the Director of Production and the Production Manager, the Production Coordinator will assist in the management of all recitals, concerts, masterclasses and events across both SFCM buildings – the Ann Getty Center for Education and the Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for Performing Arts.

      Reporting to the Director of Production, the Production Coordinator will act as lead Production representative for the Pre-College program, as well as any other event(s) to which they are assigned, and will be the main liaison between SFCM’s event team and the artists and organizers of the event.

      Job Duties

      • Assist the Director of Production in advancing event logistics and set-up needs
      • Under the supervision of the Director of Production, implement and lead all logistics for an event such as executing stage changes and operating lighting, acoustic panels
      • Ensure compliance with workplace and event policies
      • Maintain efficient and effective communication with event staff, performers, and other stakeholders to ensure an event runs smoothly
      • Serve as event production lead in rotation with Director of Production & Production Manager
      • Works closely with the Pre-College & Continuing Education team to coordinate all production needs during Saturday Pre-College activities
      • Assist the House Manager with crowd control as needed
      • Work 1-2 evening events per week, as assigned
      • Other duties as assigned

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    • 2,800-Year-Old Bone Flute Discovered In Ruins Of Troy

      The relic is the first musical instrument found at the site in 156 years of excavations. – Smithsonian Magazine

    • After 20 Years, “Spring Awakening” Creators’ Second Musical Is Finally Making Its Mark

      With their Broadway debut a smash hit, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik expected their next musical, Nero (about the Roman emperor), would go far But, after a 2006 production in San Francisco, the piece got nothing more than workshops and showcases for producers. At long last, Nero is having its London premiere. – The Guardian

    • Defining The Artificial State

      We have not a single piece of meaningful legislation in the United States Congress about artificial intelligence. We have essentially nothing about social media. This is something that we’re now battling out in the courts.  – The Walrus

    ISSUES

    MEDIA

    MUSIC

    • Previously Unseen Writing By Harry Houdini Is Published

      “Houdini, whose real name was Eric Weisz, was a prolific author, with more than two dozen books, short stories and plays to his name. One of them, an article titled ‘An Interesting Scrapbook,’ … appears for the first time in print on Saturday” — the centennial of his death — “in Strand magazine.” – The Guardian

    • AI Translations Have Gotten Very Good. But…

      While AI translations are very fluent, fluency doesn’t equal accuracy. Even proficient bilinguals can overlook errors hidden under the surface. – The Conversation

    • Russia’s Last Major Independent Newspaper Shuts Down

      “’We have been killed,’ reads a statement from the editorial team behind the Russian independent news outlet Novaya Gazeta, as it announced on Friday that it would be ceasing operations. … ‘The newspaper no longer exists. The Russian authorities and the Russian security services have forced our editorial team to cease its operations.’” – Euronews

    • UK’s Collins Dictionary Chooses “Mogging” As Word Of The Year (What’s Mogging?)

      “The copywriter Rachel Quin said the term describes making someone or something look inferior in terms of appearance, confidence or status. Believed to originate as a shortening of ‘AMOG’ (alpha male of the group), the word had first appeared in bodybuilding culture around 2016 before spreading through online communities.” – The Guardian

    • The Enduring Appeal Of Literary Locations

      Hotels are particularly adaptable settings for fiction. They bring strangers together in temporary communities, creating opportunities for encounters, misunderstandings and suspicion. In detective fiction, they can also provide a ready-made sense of enclosure: a place where characters are brought together and escape becomes difficult. – The Conversation

    PEOPLE

    • Virginia and DC Sue to Block Trump’s Arch

      Good Morning,

      Virginia and the District of Columbia sued to stop construction of Trump’s 250-foot arch, which would stand between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial at twice the memorial’s height. Work could start this week, and the suit calls the approval process “hurried and preordained” (NPR).

      A Bogotá judge ordered Colombia’s National Museum to restore 63 objects the new right-wing government removed on Oct. 15 as “political indoctrination,” including a pride flag and the pen, made from a bullet, that signed the 2016 peace agreement (The Art Newspaper).

      The Phoenix Symphony ended its season on Nov. 1 and laid off all 66 musicians after years of deficits. Players, board and staff now say they may resume performing this month, though a $6.5 million gift is on hold (KJZZ).

      La Bola Negra, a drama inspired by Federico García Lorca, is now the third-highest-grossing Spanish film ever at €36.7 million (Variety). For decades Lorca’s family and scholars kept his homosexuality out of print; his brother’s 1980 biography never uses the word (The Guardian).

      After years of searching, the archaeological dig at Troy yielded its first musical instrument in more than 150 years of digging: a bone flute from about when Homer composed the Iliad (Smithsonian).

      All of our stories below.

    • Production Coordinator

      The San Francisco Conservatory of Music seeks a Production Coordinator to join the Production team. Along with the Director of Production and the Production Manager, the Production Coordinator will assist in the management of all recitals, concerts, masterclasses and events across both SFCM buildings – the Ann Getty Center for Education and the Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for Performing Arts.

      Reporting to the Director of Production, the Production Coordinator will act as lead Production representative for the Pre-College program, as well as any other event(s) to which they are assigned, and will be the main liaison between SFCM’s event team and the artists and organizers of the event.

      Job Duties

      • Assist the Director of Production in advancing event logistics and set-up needs
      • Under the supervision of the Director of Production, implement and lead all logistics for an event such as executing stage changes and operating lighting, acoustic panels
      • Ensure compliance with workplace and event policies
      • Maintain efficient and effective communication with event staff, performers, and other stakeholders to ensure an event runs smoothly
      • Serve as event production lead in rotation with Director of Production & Production Manager
      • Works closely with the Pre-College & Continuing Education team to coordinate all production needs during Saturday Pre-College activities
      • Assist the House Manager with crowd control as needed
      • Work 1-2 evening events per week, as assigned
      • Other duties as assigned

      PI288156626

      MORE

    • 2,800-Year-Old Bone Flute Discovered In Ruins Of Troy

      The relic is the first musical instrument found at the site in 156 years of excavations. – Smithsonian Magazine

    • After 20 Years, “Spring Awakening” Creators’ Second Musical Is Finally Making Its Mark

      With their Broadway debut a smash hit, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik expected their next musical, Nero (about the Roman emperor), would go far But, after a 2006 production in San Francisco, the piece got nothing more than workshops and showcases for producers. At long last, Nero is having its London premiere. – The Guardian

    • Defining The Artificial State

      We have not a single piece of meaningful legislation in the United States Congress about artificial intelligence. We have essentially nothing about social media. This is something that we’re now battling out in the courts.  – The Walrus

    PEOPLE

    • Virginia and DC Sue to Block Trump’s Arch

      Good Morning,

      Virginia and the District of Columbia sued to stop construction of Trump’s 250-foot arch, which would stand between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial at twice the memorial’s height. Work could start this week, and the suit calls the approval process “hurried and preordained” (NPR).

      A Bogotá judge ordered Colombia’s National Museum to restore 63 objects the new right-wing government removed on Oct. 15 as “political indoctrination,” including a pride flag and the pen, made from a bullet, that signed the 2016 peace agreement (The Art Newspaper).

      The Phoenix Symphony ended its season on Nov. 1 and laid off all 66 musicians after years of deficits. Players, board and staff now say they may resume performing this month, though a $6.5 million gift is on hold (KJZZ).

      La Bola Negra, a drama inspired by Federico García Lorca, is now the third-highest-grossing Spanish film ever at €36.7 million (Variety). For decades Lorca’s family and scholars kept his homosexuality out of print; his brother’s 1980 biography never uses the word (The Guardian).

      After years of searching, the archaeological dig at Troy yielded its first musical instrument in more than 150 years of digging: a bone flute from about when Homer composed the Iliad (Smithsonian).

      All of our stories below.

    • Production Coordinator

      The San Francisco Conservatory of Music seeks a Production Coordinator to join the Production team. Along with the Director of Production and the Production Manager, the Production Coordinator will assist in the management of all recitals, concerts, masterclasses and events across both SFCM buildings – the Ann Getty Center for Education and the Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for Performing Arts.

      Reporting to the Director of Production, the Production Coordinator will act as lead Production representative for the Pre-College program, as well as any other event(s) to which they are assigned, and will be the main liaison between SFCM’s event team and the artists and organizers of the event.

      Job Duties

      • Assist the Director of Production in advancing event logistics and set-up needs
      • Under the supervision of the Director of Production, implement and lead all logistics for an event such as executing stage changes and operating lighting, acoustic panels
      • Ensure compliance with workplace and event policies
      • Maintain efficient and effective communication with event staff, performers, and other stakeholders to ensure an event runs smoothly
      • Serve as event production lead in rotation with Director of Production & Production Manager
      • Works closely with the Pre-College & Continuing Education team to coordinate all production needs during Saturday Pre-College activities
      • Assist the House Manager with crowd control as needed
      • Work 1-2 evening events per week, as assigned
      • Other duties as assigned

      PI288156626

      MORE

    • 2,800-Year-Old Bone Flute Discovered In Ruins Of Troy

      The relic is the first musical instrument found at the site in 156 years of excavations. – Smithsonian Magazine

    • After 20 Years, “Spring Awakening” Creators’ Second Musical Is Finally Making Its Mark

      With their Broadway debut a smash hit, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik expected their next musical, Nero (about the Roman emperor), would go far But, after a 2006 production in San Francisco, the piece got nothing more than workshops and showcases for producers. At long last, Nero is having its London premiere. – The Guardian

    • Defining The Artificial State

      We have not a single piece of meaningful legislation in the United States Congress about artificial intelligence. We have essentially nothing about social media. This is something that we’re now battling out in the courts.  – The Walrus

    THEATRE

      VISUAL

      • Defining The Artificial State

        We have not a single piece of meaningful legislation in the United States Congress about artificial intelligence. We have essentially nothing about social media. This is something that we’re now battling out in the courts.  – The Walrus

      • The Telephone’s Role In Changing Intimacy

        This may strike you as a little paranoid. The rise of the telephone, in the past century and a half—from the rotary diallers at home and the boxes in the street to the smartphones in every pocket—is associated with a change that, broadly speaking, we consider positive. – The New Yorker

      • Physical Witness Becomes More Important In The Age Of AI

        For a time, the photograph or moving image acquired its own evidential authority: seeing something recorded was, with reasonable caveats, grounds for accepting that an event had occurred. – The Conversation

      • Naming That Sense Of Civic Disconnect Of Values

        How do we give shape to this disquiet? We might call it fatigue, burnout, or ‘just needing a break from the world’, but often it’s grief – mourning for a faith we once had in fellow citizens to recognise a certain decency or sense of fairness. It isn’t partisan; it’s human, and it has a name. – Psyche

      • We Need To Reconsider The Notion Of Self

        The empty-self metaphor has inspired a large following. These followers embrace an optimistic view in which human foibles can be readily vanquished through systematic manipulation of social environment. However alluring it may be, we suggest it is time to replace this Panglossian view with one that acknowledges the importance of enduring psychological structures. – Psyche

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