Of course, there have been examples of such cultural globalisation going back as far as recorded civilisation. But the 21st-century generic cafes were remarkable in the specificity of their matching details, as well as the sense that each had emerged organically from its location. - The Guardian
The majority of the country has now signed up to a standardized and rigid curriculum that treats overworked teachers as untrustworthy slackers who need to be disciplined by measuring their output through standard lessons and evaluations. - Medium
The decision raises questions about the financial health and sustainability of small to medium arts organisations, the assessment models for federal funding and the long-term effect on the ecology of Queensland arts. - ArtsHub
It’s not all doom and gloom. Many of our larger arts festivals are achieving record turnouts and box office highs, as ArtsHub discovered while surveying recent sales figures of a few prominent players. - ArtsHub
"Leaders of major cultural institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Carnegie Hall, sent a letter to Mayor Eric Adams urging him to reconsider millions of dollars in proposed budget cuts to their organizations, (arguing that he) should be investing in cultural institutions to spur tourism and create jobs." - Gothamist
Humanities professors, for their part, have already begun enlisting Swift as a silent partner. The organizer for the first international academic “Swiftposium,” to be held in February with the backing of seven Australian and New Zealand universities, began as a “half-serious tweet.” - LA Review of Books
"'Everyone knows I like fighting. Don’t be afraid of me,' Rachida Dati announced upon her arrival to the ministry. … She is known for her sleek style and forthright, no-nonsense approach, having returned to work just five days after her first child and, reportedly, declared that maternity leave is for 'wimps.'" - Artnet
If a magic bullet was truly effective in solving this problem, there would be no need for many different proposed solutions. But today, that is precisely what we have: many explanations for what has caused the problem and many prescriptions for bringing audiences to live events. - Nightingale Sonata
The most recent debacle at Harvard, in which large swaths of academia seem to have conveniently forgotten what the term plagiarism means so they don’t have to admit that Claudine Gay engaged in it, is only the latest example of the lying that is endemic on campus. - The Atlantic
Conor Friedersdorf on the fired University of Wisconsin-LaCross president: "First Amendment law can tell us only so much. How should Gow’s superiors have responded to this exhibitionist sexagenarian’s pornography? They should simply ignore it." - The Atlantic
"Ahead of the special, a voice calling itself 'Dudesy the comedian AI' tells viewers that what they are about to hear is not Carlin, but instead, an impression." Carlin's family is not impressed. - CBC
A Marvel critic "called the two characters 'repetitive' because both are of Native American descent and have similar powers" - you know, just as a critic would worry when Marvel introduced two white male superheroes. - Los Angeles Times
The former FOX News host who hard-core supported this very book censorship legislation wrote on X/Twitter, "Things are getting crazy with book banning in #Florida." - Yahoo News (Salon)
Why cancel Yale School of Art professor Samia Halaby's show? Well, she's Palestinian, and she's vocal in her support of the Gazans under attack from Israel. If that isn't the reason, she wonders, "Why did they not speak up during the three long years of preparation?" - Hyperallergic
Although it would set generative AI back in the short term, a responsible rebuild could also improve the technology’s standing in the eyes of many whose work has been used without permission, and who hear the promise of AI that “benefits all of humanity” as mere self-serving cant. - The Atlantic
