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West Virginia’s Flagship Campus Plans To Cut All Languages, And All Language Faculty

The university claimed it "is exploring alternative methods of delivery such as a partnership with an online language app or online partnership with a fellow Big 12 university." Duolingo: Not the same as language classes! (But so much cheaper than tenured faculty members.) - Inside Higher Ed

Can A BookTok ‘Sensation’ Become A Decent Movie?

Maybe! "Best-seller lists don’t fully convey the adoration that Red, White & Royal Blue has garnered on BookTok, ... where fans have shared their obsession with the escapist love story en masse, and videos tagged #redwhiteandroyalblue have received more than 500 million views." - The New York Times

Fires On Maui Destroy Cultural Heritage Sites

A cultural center, a church, the library, and many - nearly all - other buildings in one of the Kingdom of Hawai'i's historical capitol cities have burned. - Hyperallergic

Tom Jones, Half Of The Team That Created The Fantasticks, Has Died At 95

"The show had a resilience that no one back then could have predicted. It continued to run at Sullivan Street for more than 17,000 performances, finally closing in 2002." Jones also co-wrote I Do! I Do! and other musical. - The New York Times

Jadie David On A Lifetime Of Being Hollywood’s First Full-Time Black Stuntwoman

David, who got into the business by pure chance, was also "a trailblazer for equality and safety within the industry. It was no holiday, though; being a stunt performer is a risky profession, and David has plenty of war stories to share." - The Guardian (UK)

The Emmys Are Officially Postponed

The new date is, supposedly, January 15. But we'll see. - CBC

Liverpool Museum Cuts Ties To Sir David Adjaye

"Adjaye Associates had led the architectural design of the £57m plans. follows reports in the Financial Times three women had accused Sir David of sexual assault and harassment." - BBC

How The National Socialist State Saw Hannah Arendt

"In that first summer, after Hitler’s accession to power, there can have been few clearer illustrations than the example of Hannah Arendt that it wasn’t up to individuals to decide who and what they were." - LitHub

North Carolina Theatre Ends ‘Redface’ And Hires Native Actors

"The Lost Colony is guided by Littleturtle, a Native American storyteller. Where the Indian characters that colonists confronted once spoke gibberish and pidgin English, they now sing authentic tribal songs and speak Algonquian." - Washington Post

We’ve Been Through A Whole Pandemic, And All We Got Was Lightly Improved Video Chat

"After all that, the actual experience of video chat is maybe in its most boring state ever. ... The market is largely run by tech giants and the pace of new and interesting features has slowed to practically nothing." - The Verge

The Right Wing Book Freakout Is Harming Librarians, Teachers, And Authors

"No longer are just books under fire, but also the library administrators, teachers and long-beloved librarians who are defending them. They're being shouted down by parents, vilified on billboards, reported to the police, and trolled online, leaving many fearing for their safety." - NPR

International TV Series Won’t Save Streamers From Strikes And Other Worker Actions

"It isn’t just American actors and writers who want to be paid fairly. It’s all of them. ... Actors in South Korea, where Netflix is spending billions to amp up its post-Squid Game presence, are also angry about the lack of residuals and low pay." - Los Angeles Times

Podcasts May Be The Sexy New Thing, But AM/FM Is Still The Preferred Choice

AM/FM radio is the top audio source in the U.S., with double the time spent listening of any other audio platform, according to the most recent quarterly Share Of Ear update from Edison Research. - Inside Radio

Software That Allows Conductor To Change Music Musicians Play On The Fly

A DJ will be able to adjust what musicians are playing what melodies and licks to create a unique arrangement on the spot. This will allow the DJ to manipulate instrumentation and assign solos on the fly in response to the crowd’s energy. - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ukraine Sets Up Database Of Artwork Owned By Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs

Now accessible through the embattled country’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) is a new “War & Art” database of paintings, sculptures, and other artworks that have been bought and sold by sanctioned Russians since 2014, when the Russian-Ukrainian war began. - Artnet

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