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AJ Chronicles: Hollywood, 6; Non-Profit Arts, 1
This week we collected 125 stories on ArtsJournal . Here’s what I learned:
Over the past six months we’ve collected dozens of stories about the death of Hollywood. The cumulative numbers are stark: roughly half of all Hollywood…
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Christine Taylor Conda talks about the One Score, One Chicago program
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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WEIU-TV halts broadcasting, becomes streaming service
Eastern Illinois University's public access TV station has left the airwaves and will become a digital streaming service.WEIU-TV ceased over-the-air broadcasting at 10 a.m. Friday and now will exist as the streaming service "WEIU Digital…
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Officials Say Congressional Approval To Build Trump’s Triumphal Arch Was Granted 101 Years Ago
“The Trump administration does not plan to seek approval from Congress for President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot arch, arguing that they do not need it because lawmakers a century ago authorized a somewhat similar project that was…
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Chicago Tribune strikes 11th-hour deal to buy Daily Herald, outbidding suburban suitor
It took several full-page ads, an 11th-hour bid and ostensibly a premium price, but Tribune Publishing has swooped in and struck a deal to buy the employee-owned Daily Herald suburban newspaper. The board of Paddock Publications,!-->!-->!-->…
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Finnish museum creates a new and radical support model for artists – The Art Newspaper
A Finnish museum is launching an ambitious new model of artist support that goes far beyond the standard exhibition schedule to encompass financial, practical and institutional backing.“I want to break with the cycles of announcing a…
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US homeland security put out alert on comedian who created parody ICE tip website | US immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has circulated a “Be on the Lookout” alert to law enforcement nationwide, targeting a comedian whose satire of US immigration enforcement went viral.The subject of the alert, known as a “Bolo”,…
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More universities are disinviting commencement speakers who might challenge students’ ideas,…
Delivering a university commencement address used to simply be a unique kind of honor. Speakers stand before a podium, wearing a traditional graduation cap and robe, and offer graduates life lessons and inspirational words as they…
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Canada triples US streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Large online streaming services must contribute 15% of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content, the country’s federal broadcast regulator said Thursday.That figure is…
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The Seattle Opera Hosted Its First Official Furry Night
Writing and photography by West Smith
Furries are everywhere.
That’s the biggest lesson I took away from attending my first furry convention earlier this year. Before that, I think I still carried some lazy stereotype…
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