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The Leap Second Is Coming To An End

Why? "Modern global computing systems have become more tightly intertwined and more reliant on hyper-precise timing, sometimes to the billionth of a second. Adding the extra second heightens the risk." - The New York Times

Why Cassa Pancho Founded Britain’s Ballet Black

"While I was in ballet training, I was often told that Black people did not have the physique, cultural interest or right hair type for classical ballet." So she founded her own dance school. - Metro (UK)

An Ousted Trustee Says Asheville’s Museum Runs On A Culture Of Fear

"An outspoken member of the Asheville Art Museum’s board, the only current trustee to speak publicly about employee complaints of mistreatment, was ousted from the board Tuesday and removed as a museum volunteer." - Asheville Watchdog

How You Make A Based-On-Reality Movie About Survivors And Harvey Weinstein

Carefully, of course - and with the survivors involved in the process. The filmmakers decided early on that "the survivors — some even playing themselves — would recall the incidents using their own words." - Los Angeles Times

A Disney Animator Uses Modeling Skills To Decide Where Lincoln Stood At Gettysburg

"Christopher Oakley, a former Disney animator turned Civil War sleuth, has combined intense analysis of 19th-century photographs with 21st-century 3-D modeling software to argue that Lincoln was standing inside the national cemetery." - The New York Times

How The FBI Got Involved In Shutting Down TikTok’s Favorite Free Book Site

Well, it's like this: The so-called Z-Library had an unsavory underpinning."Two Russian nationals, Anton Napolsky and Valeriia Ermakova, have been charged with criminal copyright infringement, wire fraud and money laundering for operating Z-Library." - Washington Post

Playbill’s New Editor Is Excited And A Bit Stressed

Diep Tran says her concern in covering theatre is, "How do we do this fairly? How do we give credence to both sides on issue? The good thing is, I don’t need to opine about the state of the industry; the artists are already doing that." - American Theatre

A Computer Program Concludes This Disputed Painting Is A Real Renoir

And the computer says that's with an "80.58 percent" certainty. - The Guardian (UK)

The Numbers Around Viola Davis’ Potential Oscars Run

If she is nominated for The Woman King, she'll be one of very few actors nominated for more than a few Oscars after turning 40. - Los Angeles Times

The Secrets Of The Dick Francis Family Fiction Workshop

The books were always "a true team effort" of Dick, a former jockey, and his writer wife Mary - and, for many years now, their son Felix. - Salon

Oh Great, BookTok Is Becoming Book Selling Tok

To be honest, why didn't this happen earlier? It's a perfect marriage of social media and sales. - LitHub

The One Good Thing About The Taylor Swift Concert Ticketmaster Epic Fail

"The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into the owner of Ticketmaster. ... The investigation is focused on whether Live Nation Entertainment has abused its power over the multibillion-dollar live music industry." - The New York Times

The Russian Jewish Artists Who Have Immigrated To Israel During The War With Ukraine

Of thousands who have fled, "Russians are relocating mostly to Turkey, Kazakhstan and Georgia. But Israel offers one big advantage: Those with at least one Jewish grandparent can get Israeli citizenship for themselves and their close family." - NPR

The Power And Joy Of Artists’ Fierce Resistance To Hitler’s Fascism

The stories of the Rote Kapelle group "show the power of joy, creativity, and love in the fight against the compliance, fear, and silence upon which fascism still depends." - Hyperallergic

The Projection Artist Behind The Viral Twitter Building Images

Messages flashed on Twitter's flagship building in San Francisco read "Musk's Hellscape," "launching to bankruptcy," and "worthless billionaire." You can thank artist Alan Marling. - Los Angeles Times

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