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Our Brains On Online Reviews

Yes, AI is a problem, and so are human-generated fakes. “People do a pretty poor job at discerning a fake review from a real one. It’s essentially a coin flip – studies have shown that shoppers can correctly identify a fake review only half of the time.” - The Conversation

Portland’s Seismic City Council Election Could Shake Up The Arts In Oregon

Potentially huge changes in the city’s arts funding - canceling the $35 arts tax, for instance, and downgrading the longstanding Regional Arts and Culture Council - make November’s election choices vital for the city's and even the state’s continued “arts”creative future.” - Oregon ArtsWatch

Titus Kaphar Wanted To Make A Really Big Canvas

As in, as big as movie screens across the world. “The paintings and the film developed in tandem. Kaphar would wake up to write at 5 a.m., drive his children to school, then come to his studio and listen to what he’d written via an app on his phone.” - The New York Times

Tampa Bay’s Signature Clearwater Jazz Festival Has Been Cancelled

There was simply no way to keep the jazz fest going in the devastated region this week, organizers said. They "called the decision ‘heart wrenching and devastating,' but said they are 'committed to rebuilding, and carrying on the tradition.’” - Tampa Bay Times

In Kansas, A Youth Orchestra Idea Takes Flight

Less than a year ago, “‘my goal was 20 to 25 kids,' Pieken said. ‘(I thought) if we don’t have at least like 15 signed up to audition … then we probably might want to rethink some things.’ … Now, the groups boasts 94 players.” - KCUR

Good News If You Like Ads

Or, maybe, if you enjoy free streaming: DirecTV is joining the FAST - Free, Ad-Supported TV - network game. - CNET

Gael Garcia Bernal Didn’t Want To Become An Actor

But he finally realized there was no avoiding it. "There is this moment of incredible tension and excitement before going on stage, you know, before appearing. And then when you're there, everything is amazing. Everything is just incredible. So I think I'm the best version of myself." - NPR

In Leeds, England, One Big Sculpture Now Represents Hundreds Of Women

"We’ve got lots of old Victorian statues of men, particularly in Leeds, and I think there was an ambition to redress this gender imbalance in public art in the city.” - The Guardian (UK)

Movie Director Morgan Neville Thought AI Could Be Cool, In 2021

That was when he used a generated voice for Anthony Bourdain. "I was like, ‘Oh, it'd be fun to use this, and it'd be a funny thing to talk about when we do.’ … Then the shit hit the fan.” - Wired

How To Disappear All Of The Taxis From New York

This isn’t, like, for Uber and Lyft - but for making the city look like Southern California. - The New York Times

Why Did Warner Bros Make A Joker Musical That Didn’t Actually Want To Be A Musical?

This is just confusing. “The film stages each number with curious hesitancy, as though it were embarrassed to go full Sondheim. Phillips has made a jukebox spectacle that’s bold in conception but oddly cautious, even timorous, in execution.” - Vulture

The Mystery Of What Happened To The Honor Guard ‘Hat Sculpture’ Around JFK’s Grave

“They came in at night. Left at night. And back then, we didn’t ask no questions." - Smithsonian Magazine (MSN)

All Appalachian Writers Are Environmentalists

Well, maybe not J.D. Vance. But everyone else, thanks to decades - a century - of devastating floods and mudslides, mountaintop removal and mining disasters. - Book Riot

Pushing Back Against That Long Atlantic Freak-Out About Students Not Being Asked To Read Books

Maybe the problem is the reporter’s clickbait comprehension? “Young readers are eminently capable of critically engaging in long form content, but they’re rightfully demanding a seat at the table where decisions about texts are being made.” - Teaching & Learning

In Australia, Aboriginal Designs May Replace Government Housing

And, perhaps unsurprisingly at this point, the housing designed by the people who live in the space may help solve some public health crises. - The Guardian (UK)

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