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Elon Musk’s Twitter Bans Links To Facebook, Mastodon, Instagram

This is fine: "The platform said the move would affect content from numerous social media websites, including Meta Platforms’ Facebook and Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr and Post." - The Guardian (UK)

Germany Has Recovered Some Of A Huge 2019 Heist From A Dresden Museum

"German authorities said Saturday that they have recovered a significant part of the 18th-century treasures stolen from Dresden’s Green Vault museum in a spectacular break-in more than three years ago." - Seattle Times (AP)

Beryl Grey, Legendary English Ballerina, 95

Grey did everything from dancing with the Bolshoi to directing the English National Ballet, and quite a bit in between. As a young dancer, "Grey made an immense impression on New York dance connoisseurs." - The New York Times

The World Is Drowning In Old Books

"Books are precious to their owners. Their worth, emotional and monetary, is comparably less to anyone else." - Washington Post

Yellowstone Is A Mouthpiece For Big Meat

And it's an issue, no matter how much you like the show. "To state the obvious, most of the world’s cattle are elsewhere, and they don’t graze on grass in vast, beautiful fields like the ones owned by Dutton." - Slate

Can Anyone Ethically Encourage Graduate Studies In The Humanities?

"As bad as I thought the situation was, it’s worse—and it’s likely to worsen as high school students acquire more transferrable credits in early-college/dual-degree programs." - Inside Higher Ed

The Music, And The Trees, Of Norway

"Classical performance tradition is immediately undermined when the performer enters wearing a sleeveless pink top, red trousers, and a brown messenger bag ... and stands, silent, between a lidless grand piano and a table covered with realistic tree models." - Guernica Magazine

The UK’s Best Building Projects Of 2022

A dining hall? Yes, sure. A temporary pavilion? Indeed. The UK has range. - The Observer (UK)

How This Actress Quietly Became A Millennial Icon

Aubrey Plaza didn't anchor a blockbuster franchise like Jennifer Lawrence or Kristin Stewart, but she "has had a knack for choosing roles that seem to connect with something larger about the evolution of her generation." - Slate

Storytelling Changes, But Stories Remain

"Sometimes we can pretend we’re in a moment of stability, despite the ever-changing landscape around us; at other times, it’s all too apparent that we’re living in a time of profound shifts." (Guess what 2023 may bring.) - NiemanLab

The Classic Books This Reviewer Never Meant To Read

But then did, and now recommends to everyone. "Literature should not be something we approach out of a sense of duty. But many lengthy, complex, and well-known books really are that good." - The Atlantic

What Will The Museum Associated With Eric Gill Do Now His Horrific Abuse Is Known?

"Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft in East Sussex has been more closely associated with Gill than any other artist since it was founded in 1985. ... So close was its connection that for years it was widely known as 'the Eric Gill museum.'" No more. - The Observer (UK)

Read Like The Staff Of The Paris Review

Or, what books "temporarily ruined" their lives in 2022. - Paris Review

Ireland’s Cultural Representation In Europe Has Increased Rapidly Since Brexit

The Irish Embassy in Berlin had the idea for a dedicated cultural officer for Germany, and idea that "was so popular that similar roles have been created in London, New York, Los Angeles and Beijing – with Paris and Latin America to follow." - Irish Times

Publishers Hope People Will Read The January 6 Report Cover To Cover

Or at least that they'll buy the proceedings - cleaned up from PDF form, with introductions by politicians or allies - as a book. - NPR

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