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The Art-Of-Endurance Artists

The subject has grown rarer as the art world has gotten more commercial, but there are still people who immerse themselves in projects that take years and sometimes decades to complete, assuming they have any end date at all. - The New York Times

The Trump Administration’s Plan To Change How UCLA Is Run

The Trump administration’s settlement proposal to UCLA — which includes a nearly $1.2-billion fine over allegations of antisemitism and civil rights violations — seeks to drastically overhaul campus practices on hiring, admissions, sports, scholarships, discrimination and gender identity. - Los Angeles Times

Why Suppressing The Photo Of An Enslaved Man’s Whipped Back Is A Horrifying Idea

Philip Kennicott: “If you can erase ‘The Scourged Back,’ if you can erase … any one of the millions of enslaved people who suffered similar torments or worse, then you can erase anything, and nothing will trouble the American conscience ever again.” - The Washington Post (Yahoo!)

What About Those Works Of Art That Aren’t Bestsellers?

Headlines focus on that tiny segment of the arts that garners extraordinary numbers (whether readers, audience members, or dollars). The lucky writers and performers are ultimately discovered and rewarded with untold riches and rewards. But what about those creative people—many quite talented, a few geniuses—who struggle to have their work recognized? - Nightingale Sonata

What’s Happened To Cultural Institutions In Russian-Occupied Mariupol

“In the months and years since the siege that destroyed it, the city has been turned into a showcase of the concept of the ‘Russian world’ — an idea of Russia as encompassing nations in its former sphere of influence — and an exemplary model of forced Russification.” - The Dial

Not Just The Humanities: Conspiracy Theorists Are Attacking Physics

In recent years, a group of YouTubers and podcasters have attracted millions of viewers by proclaiming that physics is in crisis. The field, they argue, has discovered little of importance in the last 50 years, because it is dominated by groupthink and silences anyone who dares to dissent from mainstream ideas, like string theory. - The Wall Street Journal

These Are Not The First Attacks On Education. But This Time The Attacks Are On The System

We are again confronting a massive attack on the very foundations of democratic education and, this time around, the stakes feel even higher. In the 1950s, the targets were individual teachers—communists, progressives, liberals—and their left-wing unions. Now the target is the system itself. - Boston Review

How Seattle Theatre Group Became An Entertainment Juggernaut

This year, it will present over 700 shows across its stages, from pop music to Broadway musicals and seemingly everything in between. In recent years, it’s earned more revenue than Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony and Pacific Northwest Ballet combined. - Seattle Times

How Teacher Evaluations Broke Good Education

Teacher evaluations are a big part of how higher education got to this point. The scores factor into academics’ pay, hiring, and chance to get tenure. But maximizing teacher ratings is very different from providing quality instruction. In fact, those aims are largely opposed. - The Atlantic

San Francisco Music Club Bans AI Poster Art

Although some devil’s advocates might say that AI use democratizes the ability to create high-quality promotional materials, Agan feels like the aesthetic just isn’t in line with the club’s ethos. - SFGate

Rolling Stone’s Parent Company Sues Google For AI Overview

“The company claims that the AI Overviews that often appear at the top of search results leave users with little reason to click through to the source, hurting traffic and illegally benefitting from the work of its reporters.” - The Verge

Paramount Pictures Has Denounced A Boycott Of Israeli Film Industries

Paramount "sharply denounced a proposed boycott of Israeli film institutions by a group that calls itself Film Workers for Palestine and is supported by dozens of Hollywood luminaries.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

The Netherlands Joins Ireland In Threatening Eurovision Boycott If Israel Is Included

“Avrotros said it too could no longer justify Israel's inclusion ‘given the ongoing and severe human suffering in Gaza’ and the ‘serious erosion of press freedom.’” - BBC

How Juilliard Is Becoming Tuition-Free

The number of tuition-free students will continue to increase on a rolling basis across all of Juilliard. “We’re looking at a multiyear campaign, and there are different ways that can happen." - Dance Magazine

Appeals Court Upholds Order To Pause Trump’s Dismantling Of Institute Of Museum And Library Services

“The Court noted throughout their decision that the defendants did not provide sufficient evidence that they weren’t creating harm or overstepping Constitutionality in implementing Trump’s Executive Order targeting the IMLS.” - Book Riot

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