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A Theatre Troupe Struggles On Amid The Murderous Chaos Of Port-au-Prince

In a dimly lit rehearsal room in a city under attack, Jenny Cadet raised an imaginary pistol and fired a single make-believe bullet at her director. “Life is a theatre. I am a theatre. We are a theatre. The world is a theatre,” proclaimed the 31-year-old Haitian actor, turning to the audience as she uttered […]

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Writers Demand Giller Prize Funder Divest From Arms Company

Canada’s Giller Prize was recently awarded to novelist and poet Anne Michaels for her novel Held amid controversy. The Giller Prize is Canada’s most lucrative literary award, with a prize package of $100,000 for the winner and $10,000 for the shortlisted nominees. Read more: Tenderness and technical mastery: Anne Michaels’ poetic novel Held expands the

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Is The Era Of AI, Is There A Future Teaching Writing?

To wake up one morning and learn that one’s job might soon be “disrupted,” or outright eliminated, by the emergence of an overhyped new technology that excites rich people is – let’s start here – a pretty common experience by now. It puts you in good company. A club that includes linotype-machine operators, taxi drivers, some farm

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Italian Police Present An Exhibition Of Artworks Seized From The Mafia

When mafiosas aren’t drug trafficking or money laundering, it turns out some of them are busy collecting (stealing) valuable artwork. Eighty works, confiscated by the Italian authorities, went on show at Milan‘s Palazzo Reale this week. The exhibition, “Save Arts: From Confiscations to Public Collections,” features paintings, graphic works, and sculptures by Andy Warhol, Salvador

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If You Can’t Tell If The Music Is Created By AI, It Doesn’t Matter

The debate over AI and its role in creative industries often centers on one question: Can AI ever be as creative as humans? While it’s tempting to philosophize about inspiration and ingenuity, this line of inquiry misses a crucial point for anyone tasked with making practical decisions about content creation: If the audience can’t tell

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The Most Arts-Vibrant States, Ranked 1 To 50

“In its second annual release, our State of the Arts: Arts Vibrancy Rankings analyzes measurements of arts-vibrancy for all 50 states, using a comprehensive, data-driven approach that considers factors like supply, demand, and public support for arts and culture, along with adjustments for cost of living and population size.” – SMU DataArts Source link

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