The current and all of the former children’s laureates of the UK have demanded that the government face up to what its policies are doing to children.
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The Director Of ‘Selma’ And ’13th’ Explains What Trump’s Win Means
Basically? Private prisons – something well-covered in Ava DuVernay’s documentary “13th,” streaming on Netflix (and at a big screening in L.A. on Sunday night).
Mark Zuckerberg Says The Fake News Problem (And The Election) Isn’t Facebook’s Fault
Zuckerberg says that despite the company’s firing of human news managers and the fake news problem – he says 99 percent of news shares are from real sources – Facebook is not the problem: “I believe we must be extremely cautious about becoming arbiters of truth ourselves.”
Two ‘Silicon Valley’ Actors Harassed By Trump Supporters
The two Trump supporters screamed the perjorative “cuck” in the actors’ faces and threatened to “go outside” until bar staff intervened. One of the actors wrote on Twitter, “This happened at a bar in LA surrounded by people. I can’t imagine what it must be like to be someone who looks like me in other parts.”
An Oakland Arts Space Bounces Back After A Shooting
“Naming Gallery in Oakland, California, is a multi-purpose arts space where people congregate on Saturday nights. … In August 2016, a fatal shooting occurred outside the gallery where hundreds of people were celebrating. ‘If we let this destroy us as people, we won’t be able to gather, we won’t be able to share art with each other,’ says Imari, a musician who is part of the Naming Gallery community. ‘To stay open is the only thing I can do right now.'” (video)
Historic Chinese Town Uses The Arts To Juice Up The Tourism It Lives And Dies By
Wuzhen, a picturesque canal town near China’s east coast, has developed a well-regarded theater festival and several visual art events to turn day-trippers into multi-day visitors. “‘Wuzhen has a kind of nourishing energy,’ said Meng Jinghui, the artistic director of this year’s theater festival. ‘In terms of content and budget, they have given us complete freedom. That’s very rare in China.'”
Big Cuts Coming In The New York Times Arts Coverage?
“The revamped Arts front page will have no more than three stories (there now are sometimes as many as six) anchored by an oversize photograph, according to sources who have been apprised of the changes. (Today’s Arts section is a good example of what the section will more typically look like.) Critics have been urged to stop covering events least likely to appeal to online subscribers: indie movies having brief runs in art houses; one-night-only concerts, off- and off-off-Broadway shows that aren’t star-driven, cabaret performances, and small art galleries. Many of the Times‘ contingent of freelance contributors, who provide much of that coverage, are likely to meet the same fate as the regional freelancers last summer. But even staff critics have been given the same marching orders, telling Deadline they are being pressured more frequently by editors to focus on higher-profile events.”
What We Need In Scary Times Like These Are Our Favorite Old Shows/Movies/Records
Peter Marks: “In an age of high anxiety – economic or political – we tend to reach into the cabinet of our comforts and scrounge for reminders of stabler periods. So now, it seems, is prime time for nostalgia. As a relatively popular presidency, and the most vulgar and corrosive national election of modern times, both wind down, a nation looks for reassuring signs – and often finds them in the rearview mirror.”
The Cairo Arts Center That Terrible Things Kept Happening To Has Finally Reopened
Poor Townhouse. First the police shut it down because – well, because that’s what military dictatorships do. Then the walls fell in, literally. In February the staff returned to work but weren’t allowed to present anything. Now, finally, there’s a new space and new activity.
When Celebs We Love Make Tweets Or Videos Or Facebook Posts We Hate
In today’s media climate, Oscar Wilde was right: “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” Which means that famous people who want to remain famous must constantly create new content of some sort to talk about. That means a lot of chances for fallible human beings to make mistakes.