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Can You Guess Who’s A Racist Based On Their Intelligence?

Turns out that people who are more intelligent, at least in pattern recognition, may be more likely to stereotype. On the other hand, they’re also more likely to be able to counter those stereotypes with new information. In short, it’s complicated.

This Is How You Make Sure Kids Get Books, And Get Fed, In The Summer

Simple, right? Kids who get free lunches in the school year often don’t eat in the summers. So a bunch of libraries are trying to fix that problem. “Librarians used to forbid any food or drink to avoid staining books and attracting pests. People who tried to sneak snacks in the stacks would be reprimanded. But in recent years, a growing number of libraries have had a major shift in policy: They are the ones putting food on the table.”

The Music Business Simply Has To Get On Board With Gender Equality

Indeed: “Why hasn’t the digital revolution, which has transformed the music industry, extended to creating a 21st-century working culture, which allows for equal opportunities for all? Why isn’t this creative industry leading the way in creating diverse teams of people who will think differently, challenge the status quo and create a vibrant and dynamic business? Why does today’s music industry remain pretty much run by the same coterie as it was back in the days of Elvis?”

Apple Removes Apps That Help Chinese Users Avoid Censorship

“‘We are troubled to see Apple aiding China’s censorship efforts,’ ExpressVPN said in a statement.”

When Glimmerglass Goes To Attica

Francesca Zambello, the general director of Glimmerglass, described the story of Porgy and Bess, “recounting the twists and turns of a work about love, loss, race, murder, drug use, imprisonment, perseverance and hope. When she set the scene for one aria by saying that ‘a crap game starts,’ a murmur of recognition rippled through the audience. When she said that Crown, the opera’s villain, ‘murders someone impulsively,’ an inmate exclaimed: ‘Oh, man!'”

Once Again, A Canadian Panel Finds That An Annie Leibovitz Collection Is Not Fully ‘Significant’

The decision has major tax implications for the donor that donated the collection to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in 2013. “‘We disagree with the decision,’ the museum said in a statement. ‘We consider Annie Leibovitz to be one of the most influential photographers of her time and feel the collection is culturally significant — to our province, our country and internationally.'”

Is Life A Quirk Of Biology … Or Physics?

Give a bunch of atoms more and more energy, and they’ll create a planet where a bipedal mammal with a certain size of brain will hunt other large animals into extinction or near-extinction, but also make art. That is to say, at least sometimes, a chemical soup can evolve into something more.

When Musicians Dance And Play

An interesting trend accelerates: “The challenge to classical presenters is to find ways to widen the sensory experience of a concert without losing depth or quality of sound — a concern that takes on novel forms when cellists or clarinetists are asked to play while lying on their backs.”

Artistic Director Beaten Almost To Death In Dallas Says He Survived Partly Because Of ‘Pippin’

Derek Whitener, whose brain was damaged in the savage January beating in the parking lot of a Dallas Target, couldn’t move or speak or recognize anyone. But, he says, his brain was busy thinking about how to direct certain parts of Pippen, which opened last week. “As he struggled to heal enough to leave the hospital, he thought about Pippin’s troubled journey as he searches for meaning and purpose.”

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