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Culture Shift? America’s Workers Grab Control

In unionized industries, this takes the form of collective bargaining and, where necessary, voting for strikes. In non-unionized industries, which make up the vast bulk of the American economy, it shows up in workers leaving their jobs and looking for higher-paying ones. - The New Yorker

How Environmental Art Brings Climate Change Awareness

In the past few decades, new practices of art, design and architecture in the public realm have helped raise awareness about ubiquitous waste, pollution and global warming, and their associated social injustices. - The Conversation

Why This Jazz Drummer Finally Left New York

I lived there 19 years. As we were coming out of lockdown, it seemed incredible to me that New York was becoming an even more unsustainable place for musicians to live. If that were possible. - Jazz Times

John McWhorter On Campus Culture And The Bright Sheng Case: Radicalism Or Progressivism?

It's not "the students’ fragility, it’s that their approach illustrates the difference between radicalism and progressivism. It’s an example of a strain of thought permeating campuses, one that blithely elides that difference in favor of preaching only “social justice.” - The New York Times

The New York City Council May Remove The Thomas Jefferson Statue In Its Chambers

Black, Latinx, and Asian councillors have been asking for its removal for two decades. - The New York Times

But Wait: IATSE Members May Not Vote To Ratify Contract

Says one IATSE member who's a dolly grip about the supposed changes, "The 10-hour turnarounds — that’s the same shit that’s already in my contract. Why would I be excited about that?" - Variety

Netflix Fires One Of The Organizers Of The Trans Walkout

The fallout from Dave Chapelle's special continues. The employee is Black and pregnant; Netflix says they were "terminated on suspicion of leaking metrics to the press related to the Dave Chappelle special," but other reports say the employee spoke out against the leaks. - The Verge

It’s Development Versus The Arts In Dublin

"Protesters have for several years argued that a proliferation of new hotel projects in Dublin crowds out other vital development, such as housing and space for the arts." Developers, of course, argue that tourism brings jobs, and hotels bring tourists. - Irish Times

Inside The Battle For Britain’s National Trust

Many National Trust properties rest on profits from the labor of enslaved people. "The charity seems to have become a lightning rod for the boiling emotions of a nation in flux, racked by arguments over national identity, social justice, pride and guilt." - The Guardian (UK)

Tentative Agreement Reached Between IATSE And Hollywood

The membership hasn't ratified the contract, so a strike could still be called. The details go to the membership for a vote. - The Hollywood Reporter

Is There A Role For Art In A Post-Liberal World?

The liberal beliefs that underpin today’s international art world are only shared by a tiny minority of the global population. Yet the West’s art establishment continues to label as “bad” anything that does not conform to such orthodoxies. - The Art Newspaper

Tracking Arts Unemployment: Still Grim

As of August 2021, the national rate had fallen below 6% while the sector rate increased to over 10% once again. - SMU Data Arts

London Mayor Announces Plan For Huge New Cultural District

The former industrial district in Newham, East London, a big destination for new immigrants, will get film, music, and art studios as well as performance venues and community workspaces. The mayor says the project will create 35,000 jobs and 4,000 new homes over 20 years. - The Stage

Spain To Give Every 18-Year-Old A €400 Culture Pass

The program, budgeted for 2022, is similar to those established in France (€300) and Italy (€500). A key difference is that the money will be divided so that not all of it can be spent only on theater tickets or books or opera. - The Local (Spain)

Wonder Why Your Favorite International Artists Are Canceling US Trips? Ask The Danish String Quartet

It takes months and months to apply for and get cleared for visas to come to the US. Hundreds of international artists have had to cancel gigs in the US. - Los Angeles Times

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