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Smithsonian Board Seats Left Vacant Amid Pressure From Trump’s White House
“A month after the terms of two Smithsonian trustees ended, their replacements have yet to be named as the traditional process of filling its governing Board of Regents has slowed in the wake of President Trump’s efforts to gain control…
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Lara St. John Releases New Statement After Settling Lawsuit with Jonathan Carney
On March 27, 2025, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Jonathan Carney sued violinist Lara St. John over her Facebook post about him.
The post was referring to Carney being named Concertmaster Laureate with the Baltimore…
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Mad Dog at the FBI Sued in the Noonday Sun | Straight Up
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Cinecittà Turns Profit as Hollywood Shoots Flock to Rome Studios
Italy’s Cinecittà Studios are back in the black with a small but significant €1.1 million ($1.2 million) operating profit for the fiscal year of 2025, it was announced on Tuesday just as three big Hollywood shoots in various stages are…
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“The Dawn Of The Three-Minute Heist”: Considering The Fallout From The Latest Museum Robbery
“How and why is this incident different from the Louvre theft, which targeted the royal jewels? How will investigations play out? Perhaps most importantly, what are the chances of recovering these priceless paintings? We put these…
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Why Being A Writer Is No Longer A Profession
Today, by some estimates, the average freelance journalist is paid around $0.25 to $0.50 per word, and at the highest-paying glossies, rates have hovered around $2 per word for more than a decade, even as inflation has diminished the…
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‘Thank You for Generating With Us!’ Hollywood’s AI Acolytes Stay on the Hype Train
While this type of hype is predictable at industry-led events, again and again summit attendees were reminded that generative AI isn’t just another flash-in-the-pan techno-bauble, like VR headsets, the “metaverse,” or NFTs. It’s actually…
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Dancers at Boston Ballet juggling work and school through partnership with Northeastern University
When she isn't turning pirouettes in class, you'll find Boston Ballet's Sage Humphries on her laptop, completing work in a different type of class at Northeastern University.The second soloist is one of the dancers taking advantage…
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Tennessee Library Director Fired Over Refusal To Move Gender-Themed Books
She was fired for her refusal to remove more than 100 books that discuss gender identity or contain violence from the children’s shelves. – The New York Times
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Why Bach’s music is indestructible, whether on the mandolin, modern piano – or soundtracking murder…
The musical world’s present for Easter is Bach, Bach and more Bach. These next two days alone, there are performances of his St Matthew Passion in every musical city you care to name, from London to Leipzig, Rome to Rotterdam. In the…
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