This case launched a huge debate between memory researchers like me who argue there is no credible scientific evidence that repressed memories exist and practicing clinicians who claim that repressed memories are real. - The Conversation
This pairing is the latest in a series of major deals between local arts and cultural organizations, including the merger of ACT Contemporary Theatre and Seattle Shakespeare Company, as well as Seattle University’s acquisition of Cornish College of the Arts. - Seattle Times
There was a faint signature, the frame was high quality and the type of paper used was also a clue that it might potentially be a Renoir. A stamp on the back also indicated it had been brought to the US by a high-end importer and sold to an art collector." - The Guardian
“The 336 boxes constituting the Didion-Dunne archive are available to researchers starting today, by appointment, and even the most cursory look through them is revealing, fascinating, and simply entertaining. Scholars will be picking through it all for centuries, but here’s a first-day look at a few of the more eye-opening objects.” - Vulture (MSN)
“He called his previous behavior, particularly toward subordinates, ‘bone-headed’ and ‘narcissistic.’ He acknowledged that he had long yelled at his assistants (‘Yes, of course’) and that he had on occasion thrown things at people (‘Very, very rarely’).” - The New York Times
“President Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at reshaping the Smithsonian Institution and removing what he deems ‘improper ideology’ from its museums, education and research centers and the National Zoo.” - Axios
“The president has instructed the vice president ‘to eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology’ from the institution’s entities. … But who runs and funds the Smithsonian and can Trump overhaul it like he is the federal government? Here’s what to know.” - The Washington Post (MSN)
“Senior U.S. District Judge William Smith, during a hearing in Providence, Rhode Island, questioned how such a policy could be reconciled with federal law, ‘which prohibits requiring grant recipients from engaging in essentially government propaganda.’" - Reuters
“The Sundance Film Festival will relocate to Boulder, Colorado in 2027, ending its decades-long run in Park City, Utah. The festival reached a 10-year deal with city officials after an extensive search. ... The snowy haven prevailed against two other finalists: Cincinnati and Salt Lake City.” - Variety
“’NPR and PBS have increasingly become radical leftwing echo chambers’ said the Georgia Republican representative during her opening remarks, accusing NPR of having a ‘communist agenda’. The hearing (was) called ‘Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the Heads of NPR and PBS Accountable’.” - The Guardian
The British group Just Stop Oil said, “(Our) initial demand to end new oil and gas is now Government policy, making us one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history. … So it is the end of soup on Van Goghs, cornstarch on Stonehenge and slow marching in the streets.” - The Standard (London)
“I don’t want to take away from the power of the abstract because that's where we find our own imaginative ways to connect with the choreography. But I love that story ballets are being made by young choreographers. And that' because we connect. We spend our lives telling stories.” - San Francisco Classical Voice
Call me a Luddite, but I do not think it wise to wait until these kindly bots are in place before deciding how effective they are. Better to roll them off the nearest cliff today. “Maybe it’s not too late to change ourselves.” - Hedgehog Review
“In stark contrast to thrillers like Sicario, where a shootout breaks out on the El Paso bridge in broad daylight, boredom is often the worst-case scenario for people who actually live along the border, at least on the U.S. side. And a flurry of new films is now correcting the record.” - Texas Observer
North America has 5,691 fewer screens compared with pre-COVID times, according to research by media consultancy Omdia. Box office grosses haven’t rebounded either. Ticket sales in 2024 fell to $8.7 billion, a 23.5% drop from pre-pandemic levels. It’s a far cry from the nearly $11 billion the industry was generating. - Variety
