“A parliamentary inquiry has been launched to explore the lack of working-class performers, writers and musicians in the entertainment industry. … Topics such as arts education, access to training, low and no pay and recruitment will be covered in the wide-ranging review, which has been launched in response to the idea that social inequalities and class are often forgotten in the debate around diversity.”
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Creative Industries In UK Now Worth More Than £100 Billion Annually
“According to figures published by the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) on Wednesday, the value of the nation’s creative sector has almost doubled from £66.3bn in 2010 to £105.5bn [in 2017], and increased significantly from 2016’s figure of £94.8bn. TV, film, advertising, radio, photography, music, museums, art galleries and digital industries make up this sector.”
What Does New York’s New “Night Mayor” Do?
In March, Ariel Palitz was appointed as the senior executive director of New York City’s Office of Nightlife, the city’s first. She describes herself as a liaison between the city agencies, nightlife businesses, owners, residents, employees, patrons, and entertainers. Her colleagues call her the night mayor.
The Art Of Imaginary Facts
“In a landscape where ‘post-truth’ and ‘alternative facts’ are part of our everyday vocabulary, this term might put some on the back foot – but the crucial difference between an imaginary fact and an alternative one is that the audience is fully aware [that the former] is a pretence.” Most of us are familiar with the concept in the form of “mockumentary” films and TV shows such as This Is Spinal Tap and The Office, but it’s now stretching into museums as well.
Australia Is Becoming A Serious Arts Tourism Destination
In 2017, according to a new study released by the Australia Council, “nearly half of the eight million visitors to Australia engaged with the arts during their stay (43 percent), which proved more popular than wineries (13 percent), casinos (12 percent) or organised sporting events (six percent). … The report also shows that arts tourists have grown by 47 percent between 2013 and 2017, a higher growth rate than for international tourist numbers overall (37 percent).”
Why Teacher Evaluations Hurt Students
Ultimately, the unearned arrogance encouraged by the heavy reliance on student evaluations helps produce passive, even contemptuous students who undermine the spirit of the class and lower its quality for everyone. All students deserve better.
The DC Museum And Its Exploration Of Gentrification
Last month, at a day-long symposium sponsored by the museum, the rise of Chocolate City was contrasted with the city’s more recent gentrification. In 2011, the percentage of Black residents in Washington fell below 50 percent for the first time in over half a century. Howard Gillette, professor of history emeritus at Rutgers University, observed that in many respects the District of Columbia has become “ground zero for gentrification and social justice issues that are going on nationally.”
EU Set To Double Its Culture Spending
“European politicians have added an extra billion Euros to the EU’s proposed culture budget for its next funding round, meaning that the current allocation would double from 2021. … The new position would take funding for the Creative Europe programme from the €1.4bn currently available to €2.8bn for the years 2021-27.”
Human Rights Activists, Citing Pablo Neruda’s Rape Of A Maid, Protest The Naming Of An Airport After The Poet
Neruda, in his memoir, described raping a maid when he was in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in 1929: “After the woman ignored his advances, Neruda says he took ‘a strong grip on her wrist’ and led her to his bedroom. ‘The encounter was like that of a man and a statue. She kept her eyes wide open all the while, completely unresponsive,’ he recalled. ‘She was right to despise me.'”
It’s Time To Abandon The Most Profitable Business In The World
Is it oil? Banking? Nope: It’s academic publishing, and its time must come to an end. “Most of the costs of its content is picked up by taxpayers. Publicly funded researchers do the work, write it up and judge its merits. And yet the resulting intellectual property ends up in the hands of the publishers. To rub salt into the wound they then sell it via exorbitant subscriptions and paywalls, often paid for by taxpayers too.”