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Print Isn’t Dead As Christie’s Relies On Print Catalog After Cyberattack Takes Control Of Website

The auction house said that “the marquee sales that account for nearly half of its annual revenue would continue, despite the company having lost control of its official website last Thursday in a hack that is testing the loyalty of its ultrawealthy clients amid its spring auctions.” - The New York Times

Vail Abruptly Cancels Artist Residency For Native American Artist Over A Pro-Gaza Instagram Post

“'They had a robust program with a stipend, studio, community engagement opportunities,’SeeWalker said. ‘I was really excited about it. I was really excited, as a person of color, to bring my art to a place that is … ’ she paused. ‘Not really known for its diversity.’” - Colorado Sun

Who Will Win The BAFTAs?

Succession, Happy Valley, and The Crown all came to an end last TV season, and they’ve been rewarded with large numbers of nominations. - BBC (MSN)

A Secret List Of Abusers Is Set To Go Public At This Year’s Cannes Festival

“Rumours have been widespread … of the existence of a secret list of 10 men in the industry, including leading actors and directors, who have been abusive to women. The names, described as ‘explosive,’ are believed to have been sent anonymously to the National Centre for Cinema.” - The Observer (UK)

Eurovision Shockingly Disqualifies Dutch Finalist Mere Hours Before The Final

Police said they're "investigating a man ‘suspected of unlawful threats’ toward a Eurovision employee and had passed a file to prosecutors to consider charges.” That man is Joost Klein, who was widely considered to be in the running to win. - The New York Times

Workers At Glenstone Museum In Maryland Have Decided To Unionize

“According to the letter, … the workers want living wages for all workers, healthcare for every employee, including part-time workers, a safer work environment, and increased transparency.” - Hyperallergic

Thousands Protest For Palestine In The Lead-Up To The EuroVision Final

“Some chanted ‘Eurovision, united by genocide,’ reflecting the strength of feeling over the humanitarian toll of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which was triggered by the deadly Hamas attacks last October.” - BBC

What Phylicia Rashad Brought To Howard University

It’s still “newsworthy that a veteran artist — one who’s still working steadily as a stage actress and is increasingly one of the go-to directors of the Black theater canon — took on rebuilding a fine arts college.” - Washington Post

Alice McDermott’s Writing Mantra

“It is a piece of sage advice, a writer’s mantra, that I have made good use of through the years and that I now pass on to you: Ah, fuck ‘em.” - LitHub

Vice Is, Sort Of, Saved

“Vice Media and Nashville-based Savage Ventures announced Thursday the formation of a joint venture and strategic partnership to “relaunch and grow” properties including Vice.com, Munchies, Motherboard and Noisey” - but, crucially, not Vice News. - Variety

The Choreographer Of Bridgerton

"I’d rather take people to a place where they have to be very brave through a terminology that they’re used to, rather than a terminology that scares the pants off them. I would ask them what would they like to nonverbally portray to the audience." - Dance Magazine

The 500-Year History Of English Dictionaries

The earliest were Renaissance glossaries. “These forerunners did not set out to define every known word. Instead, they set a narrower goal of annotating technical terms circulating in particular professions.” Then things heated up. - Hyperallergic

Are Commercial “Third Places” Going Away?

Coffee houses are one of the earliest examples of ‘Third Places,’ a term popularized by urban sociologist Raymond Oldenberg, who described them as “public places on neutral ground where people can gather and interact. - Spacing Toronto

Academy Of Motion Pictures Announces $500M Fundraising Campaign

More than $100 million has already been pledged to the campaign, with significant contributions from Rolex, a long-time academy partner. - Los Angeles Times

Apple Apologizes For Horrifying Art-Crushing Ad

The advertisement titled "Crush" has over a million views on Apple's YouTube channel and was shared by CEO Tim Cook on social media platform X. It shows a variety of creative tools and objects such as a camera, guitar, piano and paint being destroyed by an industrial crusher. - Reuters

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