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Today’s AJ Highlights

  1. City Of Miami Beach Steps Up To Replace Arts Funding Canceled By Gov. DeSantis After Florida’s governor cut state arts funding, Miami Beach committed nearly $1 million to support local arts, highlighting the city’s commitment to its cultural institutions. – Artnet
  2. Dallas Art Museum Director To Step Down Amid Expansion Plans
    Augustin Arteaga’s departure during a major museum expansion has raised questions, as most directors typically see these projects through. – ARTnews
  3. Arguments Over Corporate Sponsorship And Gaza War Plague Canada’s Giller Prize Controversies surrounding Scotiabank’s sponsorship and recent political tensions have caused high-profile resignations, affecting Canada’s literary landscape. – Toronto Star
  4. Why Humans Innately Distrust Other Forms Of Intelligence
    As AI and other non-human intelligences develop, our deep-rooted distrust surfaces, raising questions about the future of human interactions with technology. – Noema
  5. Election Movies Released During Presidential Election Years — Do They Make Any Difference? The Guardian explores the impact of election-themed films, interviewing directors from each U.S. presidential election year to gauge cinema’s influence on politics. – The Guardian

Jump down to see all the stories we collected in the past day. See you tomorrow.

Doug

Latest Stories

When Michael Palin Started Keeping A Diary, Little Did He Know Who He’d Become

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The Los Angeles Poets, Students, And Others Who Helped Out After The Fires

"In front of Sam’s tool crib, where workers got outfitted with gloves, goggles, hand tools, and helmets, I bumped into Rocio Carlos. ... She said that due to the fires, her classes at ArtCenter College of Design had all been moved online.” - Los Angeles Review of Books

Is Mark Wahlberg Trying To Capitalize On The Rise Of Conservative Hollywood?

He’s simply quite Christian now. “The supposed edginess of the Christian Actor stems from the idea that in godless Hollywood it’s somehow taboo to be religious, and that an openly Christian actor will face some kind of retaliation.” - Slate

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