Two tombs, dated to the 18th Dynasty (1550-1292 B.C.) and containing mummies and funeral goods as well as a large mural, were excavated and uncovered in Luxor.
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Disney Co. Reaches Deal To Buy Most Of 21st Century Fox
“The Walt Disney Company said on Thursday that it had reached a deal to buy most of the assets of 21st Century Fox, the conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, in an all-stock transaction valued at roughly $52.4 billion. … The once unthinkable acquisition promises to reshape Hollywood and Silicon Valley.”
For Second Time, Jock Sturges Photos Vandalized In Moscow For ‘Promoting Pedophilia’
“A Russian nationalist activist has vandalised Absence of Shame, an exhibition by American photographer Jock Sturges at a Moscow photography gallery for the second time in just over a year after already targeting it last year for allegedly promoting paedophilia.”
London Theatre Axes Play Because It’s Too ‘Highly Conflictual’ During Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaign
“The Royal Court Theatre has shelved its planned production of Rita, Sue and Bob Too after The Guardian revealed its original co-director Max Stafford-Clark had been forced to step down after allegations of sexual harassment. The play, which tells the story of two teenage girls who have a sexual relationship with an older married man, has been on a UK tour … Royal Court’s artistic director, Vicky Featherstone, has been a leading figure in the drive to combat sexual harassment in the industry.”
Lewis Manilow, Chicago Arts Philanthropist, Dead At 90
By profession an attorney and real estate developer, he was a co-founder of Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art and led the effort to move the Goodman Theatre into a building of its own, anchoring a “theatre row” in the North Loop.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 12.13.17
Time to Rethink: Court Extends Injunction Preventing Berkshire Museum Disposals
It’s time for the Berkshire Museum to face reality: Its pursuit of easy money through art disposals has backfired, devolving into a litigation exhibition with no end date, costly to both its reputation and what’s left of … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2017-12-13
Celebrating Chicago pianist Willie Pickens (1931-2017)
Willie Pickens, 86, a powerful, lyrical and generous modernist who performed, taught and mentored young musicians from Chicago starting in 1959, died of a heart attack on Dec. … read more
>AJBlog: Jazz Beyond Jazz Published 2017-12-13
Aida at the Met
When I was a teenager, my mentor in all things operatic was Conrad L. Osborne. I read him religiously in High Fidelity magazine. I thrilled to his encyclopedic erudition, to his impassioned advocacy, and … read more
AJBlog: Unanswered Question Published 2017-12-13
Research: Susceptibility To Fake News Related To Cognitive Ability
“The ‘lingering influence’ of fake news ‘is dependent on an individual’s level of cognitive ability,’ psychologists Jonas De Keersmaecker and Arne Roets of Ghent University write in the journal Intelligence. They report people with greater cognitive skills can and do make corrections when new, better information supersedes a mistaken early report. Those whose reasoning, understanding, and problem-solving abilities are less advanced have trouble making that switch.”
No Humans Were Used In The Making Of This Art (Do We Care?)
“The technologies underlying this shift will soon push us into new creative realms, amplifying the capabilities of today’s artists and elevating amateurs to the level of seasoned pros. We will search for new definitions of creativity that extend the umbrella to the output of machines. But this boom will have a dark side, too. Some AI-generated content will be used to deceive, kicking off fears of an avalanche of algorithmic fake news. Old debates about whether an image was doctored will give way to new ones about the pedigree of all kinds of content, including text. You’ll find yourself wondering, if you haven’t yet: What role did humans play, if any, in the creation of that album/TV series/clickbait article?”
Salma Hayek’s Chilling Story About Harvey Weinstein’s Abuse
The range of his persuasion tactics went from sweet-talking me to that one time when, in an attack of fury, he said the terrifying words, “I will kill you, don’t think I can’t.” When he was finally convinced that I was not going to earn the movie the way he had expected, he told me he had offered my role and my script with my years of research to another actress. In his eyes, I was not an artist. I wasn’t even a person. I was a thing: not a nobody, but a body.
What If The Enlightenment Didn’t Happen Where And When We Thought It Did?
What if the Enlightenment can be found in places and thinkers that we often overlook? Such questions have haunted me since I stumbled upon the work of the 17th-century Ethiopian philosopher Zera Yacob (1599-1692), also spelled Zära Yaqob.