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At The Venice Film Fest, ‘Woman Unknown’ Wins Big
“The film, a period drama set in Denmark, follows a servant about to marry her factory-owner employer in the uneasy years after World War II.” – The New York Times
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Jonathan Cooper, One Of The Rare Fine Violin-Makers In The US, Has Died At 76
Cooper was “a luthier who crafted violins of such supple tone and exquisite range that they allowed players to bridge the gap between classical and American fiddle instrumentation, making him a favorite of musicians like Mark O’Connor…
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‘All the stories were true’ – The Irish Times
Years before she became famous for Call My Agent!, her hit film-industry satire, Camille Cottin already knew what it was like to breathe the same air as Hollywood royalty.In 2008, when she had only just started her career, the French…
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Meta Sued Over Training Data for Its AI and Face-Recognition Systems
A set of parents and their children in Illinois and California filed a lawsuit last week in federal court in Chicago alleging that Meta illegally used their Facebook and Instagram photos to build NameTag, an unreleased face-recognition…
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Literary Hub » 121 years ago, Russian printers went on strike over commas.
Commas can change meaning (“eats shoots and leaves” versus “eats, shoots and leaves” or “I ate, grandma” versus “I ate grandma”), but over a century ago, commas helped change the Russian government.
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Jay Maisel, Photographer Of Miles Davis And So Many More, Dies At 95
“While not necessarily his best photograph — he wished it had been sharper — the Davis picture became part of a portfolio of remarkable depth.” – The New York Times
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Warnermount Talks Will Resume in October
Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
The Warnermount merger inches ever closer. A judge has…
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Learning, Or Re-Learning, The Story Told By The Bayeux Tapestry
What could justify moving the fragile tapestry to Britain this year? Probably politics: “Foot by foot, fiber by fiber, this is the material proof of England’s entwinement with the continent 21 miles from its coast.” – The New York…
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When Competent Is Free, What Costs?
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Elizabeth Sobol shares how the arts transform human emotional and physical wellbeing
Arts Engines highlights the perspectives of the thought leaders and game-changers who are creating significant impact in the field of the arts. As the only arts show of its kind with an African-American host, it is produced in…
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