"This isn’t just about hip-hop. This is about Afrobeat, Latin music and the genres that the ‘mainstream' overlooks.” And evidence, based on many years of discussions, call-out speeches, statistics, and more, says that the Recording Academy does not really give a damn. - HuffPost
“The burgeoning gay rights movement in Britain was connected to wider late-Victorian movements for reform, part of a larger impulse to find new and better ways of living in the modern world. This was the intellectual nexus that was smashed by the Wilde trials.” - The Guardian (UK)
"The moves indicate a desire on the part of the new government to restore international credibility after years of culture wars, but they also reflect pressure from sections of Poland’s arts community to reverse the interventions of the previous right-wing PiS (Law and Justice party) regime." - The Art Newspaper
"This would be the first contract passed since UArts faculty unionized in November 2020. The union has been fighting for such issues as job security, wages, and healthcare. Previously, there were also wage disparities. ... They have held multiple actions, demonstrations, and picket lines, with contract negotiations beginning in March 2021." - ARTnews
“In the context of censorship in the West, there was a prevailing illusion that the West embodied greater freedom of speech and press, portraying itself as a society with minimal censorship. Yet, I believe that censorship persists wherever there is power.” - ARTnews
Product design jobs, for many, hold the allure of creativity, innovation, and professional fulfillment. However, beneath the surface lies a stark reality: a landscape rife with exploitation and vulnerability, particularly for individuals like myself who live with disabilities. - Medium
Jumping through time and geopolitical boundaries, the show demonstrates that “cute” cannot be bound to a single time or place but is an accessible concept that can be claimed by anyone. - The Conversation
What "people find valuable is authentic personal experiences from people who know what they’re talking about. And those people tend not to be in the creator economy. The whole idea that you have to build an audience to be heard is sort of at odds with the people that are living a life worth talking about." - Semafor
As researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, we had a question: Can America — the land of the free and the home of the sprawl — re-weave its urban fabric according to the 15-minute city model and achieve greater walkability? Our new study has assessed this possibility. - Bloomberg
"Timms, who guided Lincoln Center through the turmoil of the pandemic and helped complete the $550 million renovation of David Geffen Hall, will step down as its leader this summer after five years, … (and) will become chief executive of the Brunswick Group, a global public relations firm." - The New York Times
The internet has made it so that no matter who you are or what you do — from nine-to-five middle managers to astronauts to house cleaners — you cannot escape the tyranny of the personal brand. - Vox
"Olivia Ansell, current director of the Sydney Festival, is slated to join the Toronto-based cultural organization in 2025 to leads its artistic programming. She succeeds Naomi Campbell, who stepped down as artistic director in 2023 after five years at the helm." - The Toronto Star
Feeling at home with a craft skill is surely as important as being numerate or literate. It can be a significant source of well-being for many children, as it was for me. These very practical subjects, however, went out of fashion and became the butt of jokes. 3 Quarks Daily
The declaration was made because of a severe outbreak of dengue fever, a potentially lethal mosquito-borne disease which causes high fever, rashes, nausea, and muscle/joint pain. While special measures are being taken, the outbreak isn't currently expected to derail Carnival, which starts Friday. - AP
The failure of the UK talks comes as AI has caused alarm among artists, authors, musicians and media groups who are concerned that their work will be copied and reproduced without payment. - Financial Times
