A major independent report has revealed that arts and culture contribute £7.7 billion to the economy, an increase of 36% in three years.
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Why Create New Art When Support For Artists Is Declining?
“All societies in decay make war on artists and intellectuals because they offer ideas that are uncomfortable, speaking intrinsic truths that upset the happy-thought spectacle. When societies break down, the language of social discourse and culture become fictitious. This need not be a downer, but a call of resolve and volition to those creators who intuit this struggle, and provide context to where we are in the greater cosmic journey and where you are in your own personal journey as a creator.”
Fighting Back: The Battle Against Ticket Bots That Buy Up All The Best Seats For That Show You Want To See
“Ticket resale, at its pricier end called “ticket scalping,” is legal in Seattle. But bot critics argue that computerized purchasing prevents ordinary users from getting the seats they want, forcing them to buy from a third party at exorbitant prices. With a new state law outlawing bots going into effect in late-July, ticket sellers are gearing up to take legal action against bot users in future sales.”
How Did The Middle Ages Get Such A Bum Rap As A Dark Ignorant Time? Unfair!
“Unfair because it has been found again and again that our skills, laws, liberties, nations, and languages are the result of hard work in the millennium reputed dark, unlit by reason, and recessive from the sunshine of the classical civilizations, when perfectly formed philosophers sat debating in public colonnades, monk-free.”
What Does It Mean To ‘Sound Gay’?
“I suspect many queer people will identify with being bullied not only for what they say, but how they say it. … Even though sexuality itself is interior, one’s behavior and mannerisms are used to infer with whom they like to go to bed.”
Web 2.0 Doesn’t Work, And Here’s A Demonstration Of Why
“The Web 2.0 dream has always been to outsource all of the hard jobs to your users—that unpaid enthusiasts will do all the work of creating your content, curating your content, and promoting your content out of love, and all you have to do is pay some techies to keep the lights on.”
So What Happens When Everyone Gets A Nice Basic Income?
Will this be a boon to artists? “The experiment seeks to challenge the notion that people who receive public money need to be patrolled and punished, said Horst. The traditional criticism of basic income is that it does not incentivize people to work, and thereby damages the economy.”
A National Memorial Should Not Be Designed To Please One Family
“Critics in Congress insist that there will be no monument built without final approval by the Eisenhower family. For Congress to yield such power to family members, however, cuts against the whole idea of a national consensus to honor a national hero.”
How The Arts Makes Better Healthcare
“Why does a hospital need a writer-in-residence? According to professors at HMS, studies show that engaging in artistic expression can help healthcare providers reduce burnout and foster empathy, and enhance their ability to communicate and connect with patients.”
How Much Does Your Family’s Wealth Influence What You Study In College?
“With average earnings for different types of degrees as well-publicized as they are—the difference in lifetime earnings among majors can be more than $3 million, one widely covered study found—it’s not hard to imagine a student deciding his or her academic path based on its expected payout. And it’s especially not hard to imagine poorer kids making this calculation out of necessity, while richer kids forgo that means-to-an-end thinking.”