Art and Culture

Taffy Brodesser-Akner: “Did I mention that in addition to being just a computer, she’s also kind of a bitch?” – The New York Times Magazine Source link
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Good Morning, A top celebrity-profile writer set out to interview Tilly Norwood and ran into a problem: she isn’t a person (The New York Times). The AI “actress” has no inner life to report, which didn’t stop…
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POSITION PROFILE The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) seeks a visionary, entrepreneurial, and collaborative leader to serve as its next Executive Director. This is an opportunity to lead one of America’s most…
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Adelaide Wisdom Benjamin, a queen of Carnival who became a lawyer and philanthropist whose gifts of money, determination and leadership helped save New Orleans’ symphony orchestra, died Saturday in her sleep at her New Orleans home, her…
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Treating freedom of expression and social cohesion as trade-offs is a category error. Freedom of expression is an internal attribute of cultural activity, an inherent good. Without it there is no culture worthy of the name, only…
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“It was six weeks of being unable to move, … to participate in life at all, before she could get out of bed. And then Lauren Cuthbertson, the biggest British dance star since Darcey Bussell, … had to persuade her useless limbs,…
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The two closely named rivals plan to take on a much more established competitor: The Washington Post, which is owned by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and recently cut its staff by a third. – The New York Times Source link
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Dear Republic, We can all get a little starstruck about the publishing industry — or at least wistful about how it used to be. Nick Mamatas is here to disabuse us of that and explain how the sausage actually gets made.-ROLHOW PUBLISHING…
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The Health Alliance for Chicago Comedians is building a pilot program to help 10 comics pay insurance premiums through the Affordable Care Act’s next open enrollment period. Stand-up comedians, especially early in their careers, often…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Yoselin Sanchez has been in chronic pain since she was born with cervical scoliosis. While little eases the discomfort, she’s found ways to distract herself from hurting.She…
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