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Indianapolis Museum Of Art Has Closed Its High-Tech Immersive Art Space

The museum opened the 30,000-square-foot space, called the Lume, in 2021 with a 150-projector installation emblazoning images of Van Gogh’s paintings across the walls and floor. - The Indianapolis Star (Yahoo!)

Too Many Basket Weavers?

Ontario is one of the provinces to see the highest economic impact from the sector, according to the report. - The Conversation

Turmoil At This Year’s Berlinale Has Some Wondering If Germany Can Run Big Cultural Events

Some "wonder if the German government’s views on permissible speech, shaped by its sense of responsibility for the Holocaust and desire to stop antisemitism, make it impossible to run top-tier cultural events in the country." - The New York Times

The Louvre Scandals And A French President’s Legacy

France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, is at risk of losing what could be a legacy-defining cultural project: a $1 billion-plus refurbishment of the Louvre, which would include moving the Mona Lisa, the museum’s most famous painting, to its own room and building a new entrance. - The New York Times

How Paramount Finally Succeeded At Buying Warner

As much as David Ellison and his team had been telling anyone who would listen that his business would ultimately prevail in buying a company five times its size, the reaction on Friday from Hollywood to Washington to Wall Street was astonishment. - The Wall Street Journal

In Walking Away, Netflix Won The Warner Deal

For Netflix, such a deal would have complicated the business model for a company that had already vaulted to a leading position in Hollywood on its strength as a streaming pure-play. - The Wall Street Journal

Live Nation Antitrust Trial Begins — Will The Music Juggernaut Be Broken Up?

For Live Nation, the stakes are high — a possible breakup of the company, or at least a disruption of the lucrative business model that over the last 16 years has made it a colossus of the music industry. - The New York Times

How A Phone Ban Changed One School

Anton Caldwell, Shawnee's librarian for more than 20 years, says he knew right away the ban was working. The number of students visiting the library increased, and so did the number of books they're reading. - NPR

Mamdani Picks A New Culture Commissioner For NYC

An experienced curator with a community-forward approach, she has held several key positions at Creative Time, the High Line, and elsewhere. She has even worked at the DCLA from 2014 to 2019. - Hyperallergic

Warning: Age Verification Laws For Social Media Are A Disaster

While social media bans may seem like a prudent measure to protect children, they are not only ineffective, they endanger both children and adults. There is little evidence that social media is driving any type of widespread mental health crisis in children. - The Guardian

The Actor Awards Showed That An Awards Presentation Could Actually Be Kind Of Fun

“Because it streamed on Netflix, there was no bleeping of F-bombs. Winners were not played off by an orchestra. The banter was not as stiff as the scripted dialogue we expect from the Oscars.” - Washington Post (Yahoo)

A Conspiracy Theory That A Jim Carrey Doppelganger Picked Up His Honorary Cesar Is Making The Rounds In France

This is where we are with the internet now: The man in charge of the Césars (the “French Oscars”) had to say, "“From the outset, he was extremely touched by the Academy’s invitation. ... He worked on his speech in French for months.”- The Guardian (UK)

SNL Took A Great Moment, Tossed In Some Athletes, And Made It All Intensely Icky

"It does not take a communications professional, though I am one, to recognize this for what it is.” - Slate (Yahoo!)

Why Did Thornton Wilder’s Our Town Suddenly Appear On Star Trek’s Starfleet Academy?

Turns out the youth are going to be putting on this play for … pretty much ever? “Our Town just sort of felt like this perfect, simple, rich story about the human experience and about time.” - Reactor

Dakota And Elle Fanning Started Out As Child Stars In Hollywood

But the sisters are following in the footsteps of leaders like Reese Weatherspoon and Viola Davis, becoming producers who have more control over their projects and performances. - El País English

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