Tag: 07.07.21
There Is No Debate About Critical Race Theory – It’s One Side Arguing With...
The Republican operatives, who dismiss the expositions of critical race theorists and anti-racists in order to define critical race theory and anti-racism, and then...
Today’s Newsletter Boom – A New Literary Genre?
The first-person informality that has been present since the earliest days of web writing achieves its business apotheosis in the newsletter: from personal essay...
A Famous Guitar Joins The Museum Of London
The Clash's smashed guitar isn't trash - it's treasure. - The Guardian (UK)
Study: Public Broadcasting Has To Do Better Programming for Teens
“Overall, our interviews suggest that there is a significant gap in youth understanding of the value of public media as something distinct from commercial...
Just How Do You Determine What’s Cultural Appropriation?
Scholarly consensus regarding cultural appropriation has long accepted that the lines between cultural appreciation and appropriation may be difficult to clearly determine in real...
How To Think About The “Big Data” Economy
Policy makers, economists, techies, lawyers, business leaders, and consumers should borrow an idea from cultural anthropology and consider the concept of “barter.” - Harvard...
Revolving Door? Toronto Symphony CEO To Step Down
Matthew Loden has reportedly decided to leave the role after accepting an offer to serve as Dean at the Shepherd School of Music at...
Is The Idea of “Toxic” Masculinity Counter-Productive?
"In today’s context, it is unclear why we are talking about boys and girls as though these are fixed identities to which masculinity and...
Is Disagreement A Social Media Design Problem?
Social media developers can take steps to foster constructive disagreements online through design. But our findings suggest that they also will need to consider...
#IALivingWage: Hollywood’s Writers’ Assistants Fight For More Money And Less Misery
Despite the famously long hours and low pay, aspiring TV writers compete madly for these jobs, hoping to get a foot in the door...
At The Robot Version Of The Eurovision Song Contest
The A.I. Song Contest features three dozen or so teams that use artificial intelligence networks to create parts of, and sometimes all of, a...
How A Drama School Class Handled Graduating Right Into The Pandemic
The theater students of the UNC School of the Arts Class of 2020 hadn't expected to be starting their careers right at the moment...
Rebel Filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. Dead At 85
He built a cult following in the 1960s underground with inventively odd satires, then hit the mainstream in 1969 with Putney Swope, in which...
Publishing Industry About To Get Slammed By Supply Chain Troubles
"Truck driver shortages, widespread port congestion, and skyrocketing container costs are among the biggest challenges facing the book industry supply chain for the rest...
The Man Who Made Munich An Opera Mecca Says Farewell
As superintendent, and with Kirill Petrenko as music director, Nikolaus Bachler made the Bavarian State Opera a beacon of "artistic excellence, destination programming and,...
ABT’s “Jeremy Irons Of Dance”
Kevin McKenzie has been with American Ballet Theatre since 1979. "If you do only the classics, you are a museum, so we tried to...