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Sunday, April 5, 2020

Julia Alvarez Says That We Should Rely On Literature To Get Through This by Artsjournal2

Alvarez, the author of In the Time of the Butterflies and the new Afterlife, isn't trying to be facetious or to downplay the importance of health care workers or grocery clerks. But, quoting…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:03PM[SHARE]

Zoom Seemed Too Good To Be True by Artsjournal2

And, turns out, it was. This is why New York just banned it as a tool for teachers: "Zoom contains a number of critical privacy and security flaws, as educators have been learning the hard w…

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The Drum Dance Group That Isn't Letting A Little Thing Like Social Distance Get In The Way by Artsjournal2

The group is called Huqqullaaqatigiit, and the drum dancers have been getting together every week for more than a decade to preserve language, music, and the words of elders in the community…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:03PM[SHARE]

Suellen Rocca, Fiercely Original Artist And Member Of Chicago's Hairy Who, Has Died At 76 by Artsjournal2

Rocca and five others, former classmates from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, "came together under the sway of influences as disparate as Dubuffet, Native American art, hand-p…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:03PM[SHARE]

Chinese Film Industry Restarts, If Slowly by Artsjournal2

Given strict health controls by the production teams, including quarantines for the entire film crew, "studios have reopened in Ningbo, Shanghai, Qingdao and Xi'an, and TV series such as Leg…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:48AM[SHARE]

MoMA Has Canceled All Educator Contracts, Saying It May Not Need Educators For Years by Artsjournal2

The email was grim, and employees who had done all of the prep work for April tours aren't being paid for that work. On the other side of things for educators " though not for 76 other staff…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:48AM[SHARE]

How Are Bookstores Surviving, If They Are At All? by Artsjournal2

Here's what's going on with some bookstores in Los Angeles. The Ripped Bodice in Culver City, which has a big Twitter following, offered a "care package" deal. Co-owner Leah Koch: "'Those ha…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AM[SHARE]

After The Kennedy Center Laid Off Many Of Its Employees, Congress May Ask For That $25 Million Back by Artsjournal2

But much of the money is earmarked already, and may benefit furloughed employees: "About $7.5 million of the bailout will cover six months of benefits " pension, social security and health c…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AM[SHARE]

The Errant Hydroflask In 'Little Women' by Artsjournal2

This is what happens when we're all watching movies all of the time: A fan spots something off, makes a TikTok, and then the NYT reports on it. What the heck, we need humor, and this is fain…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AM[SHARE]

Boston's Principal Ballerina In Canceled Carmen Says 'It Feels Like The Stage Was Pulled Out From Under Us' by Artsjournal2

Lia Cirio: "For a few days I was really in wallowing mode, just watching Netflix and not being very active. But then my mom sent me a quote on Instagram that said 'Victory comes from finding…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AM[SHARE]
Monday, March 30, 2020

One Art Form That Can Survive The Pandemic: Radio Productions by Artsjournal2

At least, once the show has caught up to where people are. "The BBC has revealed that its long-running BBC Radio 4 soap The Archers will have its first coronavirus-related storyline in early…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PM[SHARE]

When Your Book About Getting Through Hard Times Comes Out In The Middle Of A Pandemic by Artsjournal2

Carmen Esposito's Save Yourself was meant to be released on a book tour that saw the comedian and podcaster performing in cities across the country. But then, COVID-19. In the book, she writ…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PM[SHARE]

Arts Critics Reflect On Their Lives Before Social Isolation by Artsjournal2

The Observer's theatre critic, for instance: "'I am a big believer in walking as writing (or vice versa),' she says. 'If I get stuck, I charge around the square and often find a sentence sli…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PM[SHARE]

Is This A Craft Renaissance? by Artsjournal2

People in Britain " perhaps spurred on by Brexit fears, or perhaps it's just a cyclical thing, this "return to traditional craft" " are learning everything from vase painting to making spinn…

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Sarasota Ballet Will Support Its Dancers Through The Original End Of The Season by Artsjournal2

The ballet says that, "We also recognized that while many of our dancers have made their homes here in Sarasota, and others would be able to easily return to their home states/countries, man…

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The Producers Of Dystopian Fiction Are Thinking Again by Artsjournal2

But it's a complex consideration: "'You do feel guilty about putting these anxieties in people's minds,' said Bruce Miller, the creator and showrunner of Hulu's adaptation of The Handmaid…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PM[SHARE]

In Europe, Cinema Production Has Been Thrown Into Utter Crisis by Artsjournal2

Even before COVID-19 shut down production completely, three historic companies were in trouble " deep in debt to creditors, troubled by streaming, etc. Then seven feature films in Paris alon…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PM[SHARE]

How Can Visual Artists Survive? by Artsjournal2

Museums are silent, and the Tate Modern's 20th anniversary celebration has gone mute. But the small galleries and artists of Britain are in much more dire circumstances. Says one close obser…

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As The UK Public Saw What Was Coming, Book Buying Soared by Artsjournal2

Even as government officials seemed a bit cavalier about it all " talking about herd immunity, for instance " people sensed that a shutdown was coming. "Sales of fiction rose by a third, whi…

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Can Community Radio Survive With Its Unique Sound Intact? by Artsjournal2

Sure, they're still as quirky and gap-filling as ever, except for one rather large problem. WFMU Jersey City's station manager: "This is the situation that so many broadcasters dream of! ……

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PM[SHARE]

A Choir Practice That Turned Deadly by Artsjournal2

Sixty singers showed up in early March for a 2.5-hour choir practice. Now, three weeks later, "45 have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or ill with the symptoms, at least three have been hospita…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PM[SHARE]

Who Gets The Credit " And Money " For An Artist's Quick Rise? by Artsjournal2

A lesson in not making desperate promises, perhaps: "When Derek Fordjour was a little-known art student at Hunter College, before Michael Ovitz and Beyoncé began collecting his work, …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PM[SHARE]

Memes Belong In Museums by Artsjournal2

Think about the doge meme, for instance. "This meme is iconic, woah heritage, such icon." (But for real: Memes show the power of photography and creativity, and the top memes deserve to be a…

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The Best Sketch Comedian Online Now by Artsjournal2

Sure, everything's online now, but some comedians have been doing the work for a much longer time than the last two weeks. They didn't need to adjust "because they were already there, partic…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:31PM[SHARE]

Cal Shakes Cancels Its 2020 Season by Artsjournal2

AD Eric Ting: "This may seem like an extraordinary decision, but taking into account the incredible uncertainty of this moment, the cost of producing a season at the Bruns, of which ticket s…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:15AM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 29, 2020

Unable To Get To Supplies Or Tools, Art Students Demand Partial Refunds by Artsjournal2

The Yale School of Art, NYU's Tisch School, and many other art schools are witnessing students demand partial refunds for the rest of the semester since they can't access anything they need.…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM[SHARE]

Online Buyers For Powell's Are So Rapacious That Company Recalls 100 Laid-Off Workers by Artsjournal2

Some of the still laid-off Powell's staff are unhappy with the way the company has handled the store closures and layoffs, but for others, the present is a little rosier. CEO Emily Powell wr…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM[SHARE]

Mark Blum, Actor Of Stage And Screen, Has Died At 69 by Artsjournal2

Blum, a consummate theatre professional who played many roles on stage and screen, including Union Bob on Amazon Prime's Mozart in the Jungle, has died of complications from the coronavirus.…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM[SHARE]

Apparently, Everyone Wants To Read Camus Right Now by Artsjournal2

That's right, Camus' The Plague is leading a wave of "pestilence fiction." Get this: "The British publisher of The Plague, Penguin Classics, says it is struggling to keep up with orders.…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM[SHARE]

Composer And Conductor Krzysztof Penderecki Has Died At 86 by Artsjournal2

Penderecki, composer of the scores for The Exorcist, The Shining, and Wild at Heart, also wrote operas and choral works, and won multiple Grammys. "Penderecki's stated aim as an avant-gar…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM[SHARE]

Zoom Isn't Sending As Much Of Your Personal Data To Facebook Anymore by Artsjournal2

Since many of us are having to use Zoom for work and choosing to use it for seeing family and friends, that's a good change. And we'll take good news right now, honestly. " Vice

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM[SHARE]

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