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Gaining a Competitive Edge in the Museum Field

Learn how the online MA in Museum Studies at CUNY SPS can help you get ahead on your own terms in our latest #NYFAPartner spotlight.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has collectively pivoted towards online platforms to conduct business and stay connected and informed. Prior to the crisis, however, there was a growing trend in online education as a way for individuals to gain new knowledge and a competitive edge in a diverse range of industries while balancing other life priorities. We recently spoke with three current students in the online Master of Arts in Museum Studies program at the CUNY School of Professional Studies to learn how they are building community through a first-class education, and how the program is setting them up for success in the museum field after graduation. We also gained insights from Jenna Coplin, Program Manager of the Museum Studies program.

Before museum administrator Jinelle Thompson started the MA in Museum Studies degree program in 2019, she had concerns about whether an online program would enable her to make connections with students, faculty, and practitioners in the field. She’s since found that the “discussions in this program are rich, and my colleagues are often providing insightful and compelling responses to each topic we learn.” The MA in Museum Studies program, which was developed in collaboration with the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS), offers practical assignments that introduce students to specific roles within museum settings and provide a strong foundation for a museum career. Thompson also noted that learning from professors and guest lecturers who work in museums provides both a current look at what’s happening in the field and gives insights into their unique career trajectories. Thompson, who wants to pursue museum work in public programs, education, and community outreach/engagement with an interest in amplifying artists from the Caribbean diaspora, recommends the program for its flexibility and its comprehensiveness: “It’s definitely still a lot of work, but the flexibility that I have and being able to still work is the best part of it for me. Through each class, I am learning the best practices and the ins and outs of museum education, finance, development, and curation and how these departments work alone and together."

Second-term student Rachel Pitkin, who already holds one master’s degree, has found that she interacts “just as much if not more with my classmates—intellectually speaking, at least” than in the smaller, seminar-style classes she was accustomed to from her past in-person educational experience. “Because our interactions revolve around very pointed questions related to the course, our engagements are very specific and thought-provoking,” she added. Like Thompson, she’s also benefited from the N-YHS partnership: “Our professors are incredibly knowledgeable and invested in the program, and it shows through their course design and online interactions with us.” Pitkin applied to the Museum Studies program with the goal of contributing to LGBTQ-oriented institutions, and has been able to design her individual projects around this focus. A current exhibition project at the LGBT National History Archives, where she has researched and volunteered regularly, underscores how the program is helping to support her previously-established professional work as an educator and historian.

Museum administrator John Sapida, who also started the program in 2019, set out with the goal of becoming a more well-rounded museum professional who can help shape the direction of in-person, blended, and online learning for museums. “Museums are changing with the times, and we need to find opportunities to help scaffold museums along the right path,” he said. Sapida finds the program helps him balance work, life, school, and hobbies, and pushes him to do his best. “Weekly discussions with other students, professionals, and instructors are often the highlight of the courses. As we share our knowledge and experiences with each other, I am finding that my peers in the program play a huge part in pushing my own limits and exercising my own creative and critical thinking about the topics we are covering.”

Those not in New York City still form connections through clear and consistent communication in the online learning environment, said Jenna Coplin. “Students can contact faculty to directly schedule meetings during their weekly office hours. Meetings can be one-on-one or in groups and may be conducted remotely using video chat, for example.” Three of five required courses have a practicum component that is designed to engage students in the experience of doing museum work; students participating remotely can view the events via livestream from anywhere they have internet access. The video recordings from each practicum session are archived for those who are unable to attend, and courses build on materials from the practicum throughout the semester. Courses include curation, technology, and education as well as administration and finance—all geared towards providing students with a broad background on the practical application of museum work and operations. “Students emerging from the program will be prepared to work in a variety of museum-related fields with an eye to the concern for diversity and inclusiveness, something often overlooked in current museum practice,” said Coplin.

Coplin reinforced that almost all current students work, many full-time and with family or other responsibilities. Pitkin expressed confidence in being prepared for what lies ahead: “Because of its rigor, and the ability of most students to multi-manage the demands of the program with the demands of their work, I feel strongly that students in the CUNY SPS program will already have an edge in being able to handle the wide-ranging job demands that museum professionals are expected to be ready for in today's field. Diversifying the museum field means finding mechanisms to allow a diverse array of people to access preparatory programs, and this program is doing that. ”

Interested in learning more about CUNY’s Master of Arts in Museum Studies program? Register to attend this May 12 online information session. Explore the program’s curriculum, and apply for the Fall 2020 semester by Monday, May 18, 2020. 

-Amy Aronoff, Senior Communications Officer

This post is part of a regular blog series highlighting #NYFAPartner sponsor organizations, and the third in our “Get Into Grad School” series on NYFA Current. Follow NYFA on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram to see the latest news about each #NYFAPartner. Sign up for NYFA’s bi-weekly newsletter, NYFA News, to receive announcements about future NYFA events and programs.

Images: Courtesy of CUNY SPS and New-York Historical Society

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Joe Satriani: The Elephants Of Mars (2022)

Joe Satriani: The Elephants Of Mars (2022) - https://metalindex.hu/2022/04/08/joe-satriani-the-elephants-of-mars-2022/ -

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Valamiért az én fejemben kezdettől fogva összenőtt két név: Joe Satrianié és Steve Vaié. Nemcsak azért, mert már gyerekkorukban is ismerték egymást (14 éves korától kezdve Vait három éven át tanította Satriani gitározni!), és nem is csak azért, mert az első instrumentális gitárhős generáció leghatalmasabb figurái voltak ők ketten, hanem azért, mert van valami közös abban, ahogy ők a muzsikához viszonyulnak: kísérletezők, de hagyománytisztelők, harsányak, de alázatosak, virgáznak, de dallamokban és dalokban gondolkodnak stb. Kezdetben Satrianit szerettem jobban, majd Vai került nálam piedesztálra, mostanában pedig újra Satrianit érzem magamhoz közelebb. Valamiért Vai az utóbbi 20 évben, nagyjából a “The Ultra Zone” (1999) óta nem tudott engem “megszólítani”. Egykori “bálványom” már nagyon régóta nem nekem bazsevál. Ez odáig fajult, hogy az idén január végén kiadott új albumát (Inviolate) néhány hallgatás után kénytelen voltam félretenni. Egyszerűen nem tudnék mit írni róla.

Éppen ezért örülök annak, hogy a sokáig kevés szerencsével kísérletező, folyton új utakat kereső Satriani visszatalálni látszik a kegyeimbe. Már a 2020-as “Shapeshifting” ígéretes tendenciákat mutatott. Bár sokszor talán elkalandozott, és néha érezhető volt a megfelelő fókusz hiánya, az új muzsikusok valódi vérfrissítést jelentettek. Sajnálom, hogy Kenny Aronoff dobszerkója most nem szól olyan überbrutalische módon, mint az előző lemezen, de ezért kárpótol a bőgős, Bryan Beller, aki most bizonyos értelemben – ha ilyesmi egyáltalán lehetséges Satriani mellett – a lemez egyik főszereplőjévé avanzsált. A képtelen nevű billentyűs, Rai Thistlethwayte szereplése is pozitív fejlemény, bár én talán még nagyobb teret engedtem volna neki.

A “Marsi elefántok” is amolyan covid-időszakos lemez kevés személyes találkozással, annál több internetes fájlcserével és házistúdiós szöszmötöléssel. Érdekes módon ez nem nagyon érzik rajta, sőt, azt kell mondjam, hogy lényegében az 1995-ös album óta (ami nagy kedvencem!) nem volt ilyen – nincs erre jobb magyar kifejezés :)) – “live” a “feeling”. Az utóbbi időben sokszor lehetett azt érezni a mester dalain, hogy sablonosak, túl feszesre, már-már merevre lettek komponálva. Ezzel szemben most kifejezetten jammelős a hangulat, egyik-másik dal tényleg olyan, mintha egy kis stúdióbéli örömzene lett volna spontánul rögzítve, pedig szinte semmi sem áll távolabb a valóságtól. És mégis!

Lehet, hogy eleve ez volt a koncepció, az is lehet, hogy ebben vastagon benne van az új muzsikustársak keze (Aronoff esetében a lába is!), de kénytelen vagyok arra hagyatkozni, amit Satriani maga nyilatkozott: “Megcsináltunk mi mindent, még a legőrültebb ötletekkel is megpróbálkoztunk! És eljátszottunk a gondolattal, hogy bármi is jutott eszünkbe, azt visszafelé vagy fejjel lefelé fordítottuk, hogy meglássuk, mi történhet.” A spontaneitás tehát nem a megfelelő szó, talán közelebb járunk az igazsághoz, ha a játékosság kifejezést használjuk. Nagyon is jól kiszámítottan, átgondoltan folyt itt minden, viszont kevesebb megkötöttséggel, egy kicsit szabadabb fölfogásban, oldottabb hangulatban.

Működik is ez az új megközelítés vagy munkamódszer, csak egyszer, a “Dance Of The Spores”-nál ugratom a lejátszót, ott viszont mindig. Egyelőre három kedvencem van, az őrületesen groovey “Tension And Release”, az elképesztően hangulatos “Sailing The Seas Of Ganymede” (na, Steve Vainak valami ilyesmit kellene játszania manapság!) és a lemezt záró “Desolation”. Az utóbbival kapcsolatban mindenképpen meg kell jegyeznem, hogy nem emlékszem, Satriani mikor írt utoljára ilyen rém egyszerű, mégis megindító lírát.

A borító kiborító (ki látott már olyat, hogy lila alapra narancssárgával írunk?), de a tartalom inkább elborító – jó értelemben. Most újra lett kedvem Satriani koncertre menni. Elvileg jövőre, április 10-én lesz is rá lehetőségem a Barba Negrában. Talizunk?

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New Post has been published on https://techcrunchapp.com/empty-malls-are-getting-some-surprising-new-tenants-boston-news-weather-sports/

Empty malls are getting some surprising new tenants – Boston News, Weather, Sports

(CNN) — Consumers will still be heading to malls in the future. But their trips might have little or nothing to do with shopping.

With mall vacancies accelerating at a rapid clip amid a surge in online shopping, landlords are quickly looking for other ways to reuse the glut of empty stores that will help boost traffic to shopping centers.

According to data from research firm (REIS) Moody’s Analytics, the rate of mall vacancies is at a historic high of 9.8% in early September, exceeding the previous peak of 9.3% in 2011.

“I suspect that this rate will continue to float upwards over the next five years,” said Victor Calanog, head of commercial real estate economics with (REIS) Moody’s Analytics.

“The coronavirus crisis kicked the long-simmering rise of e-commerce into high gear,” said Calanog. “As we start to recover from the pandemic, it is highly unlikely that vacancy trends will swing back to pre-Covid-19 levels” he said.

The stakes are high for mall developers, who are now repurposing the vacant space in a variety of ways.

Stores out. Doctor’s office in.

In this environment, replacing a shuttered store with another store could likely backfire.

Alternatively, mall developers say they’re scouting for businesses other than retailers to replace shuttered stores, anything from schools to doctors offices and short and long-term storage facilities both for residential and commercial customers.

“Pre-Covid there was an oversupply of retail space across the US,” said Ami Ziff, director of national retail for Time Equities, which owns and manages hundreds of retail properties across the United States, including enclosed malls, free-standing stores and open air malls.

“Now, supply of available space is up and retailer demand is softer. So you have to be nimble and creative with who to lease it to and go out there and pull in a different type of tenant,” he said.

At one of its properties — The Landings in Columbus, Georgia — Ziff said the company is signing leases with local retailers and restaurateurs but noted that there’s been an increase of doctors and dentist offices signing leases across Time Equities’ portfolio.

The Landings is a complex of three shopping centers in Columbus, Georgia encompassing approximately 300,000 square feet of open-air retail.

And at its indoor mall in Maryville, Tennessee, Ziff said a vacating JCPenney store is also drawing a lot of interest from non-retail businesses, including a tenant in the healthcare space.

“As mall operators, we can’t just sit on our hands and wait for people to come to us. We have to go out there and sell these ideas because supply is greatly outstripping demand for space right now.”

Wanted: Micro warehouses

The popularity of online shopping and same-day delivery has also boosted demand for spaces to serve as last-mile delivery fulfillment centers.

Ziff said retailers, including direct-to-consumer sellers, are racing to find empty spaces closer to their consumers in urban areas to create micro warehouses in order to speed up order deliveries.

“The empty stores in malls can be turned into these micro fulfillment centers,” he said.

According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, Amazon is looking to convert former or current JCPenney and Sears stores into distribution hubs to deliver packages. Amazon declined to comment on the report.

Using vacant mall space to stock inventory is a smart idea, said Dan Neiweem, co-founder of Avionos, which provides digital commerce expertise to companies.

“Retailers are struggling to become super local so they can more quickly deliver to their customers,” said Neiweem. Vacant stores in malls are already located near customers and they have the infrastructure set up.

What’s more, he said retailers can set up the micro warehouses to not only be fulfillment centers for shipping out orders, but because malls already have shoppers coming in, they can conceivably let shoppers order and pickup from the warehouse on the spot.

‘It’s about using the concept in multiple ways,” he said.

Sears left. A high school is moving in

Brookfield Properties, a subsidiary of Brookfield Property Partners and the second largest mall operator in the country, is bringing a school into one of its malls.

A former 70,000 square foot Sears anchor store at its Grand Teton Mall in Idaho Falls, Idaho is being repurposed to be a charter school set to open in fall of 2021.

Part of the mall’s parking lot will converted into an outdoor play and recreation area for students.

The Alturas International Academy in the Grand Teton Mall will house close to 600 students grades 6 to 12, said Michelle Ball, executive director of the school.

“We wanted to start to add a high school but we couldn’t afford to build a new one,” said Ball. “The option to take this big box space that used to be a Sears store and renovate it excited us.”

To maintain safety, she said any entry access into the renovated space through the mall will be closed, she said.

Ball said the new school’s location is a win-win because “we are supporting the community here that needs a high school and the businesses in the mall could get more traffic because of it,” she said.

Once completed, the school in the Grand Teton Mall won’t be the only mall school in the area. Gem Prep Pocatello, another charter school about an hour away from the Grand Teton Mall, opened in a former Sears store at the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubback, Idaho last year.

The deal for the Alturas school was set in motion pre-pandemic, said Jeffrey Aronoff, senior vice president of leasing with Brookfield Properties.

He said Brookfield is also exploring bringing in other tenants like self-storage services, and indoor sporting facilities such as soccer fields to its malls.

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Confirmed Forged Will, Possibly Involving Tiger King’s Carole Baskin

By Abigail Morici, Rhodes College Class of 2021

June 19, 2020

Within the first ten days of Tiger King’s release in March, it reached a “U.S. TV audience of 34.3 [million] unique viewers.” [1]The seven episodes cover a range of controversies—one of which involves the 1997 disappearance of big cat conservationist Carole Baskin’s second husband. The disappearance led to rumors that Baskin killed her millionaire husband Don Lewis and fed him to the tigers on her Big Cat Rescue.

Despite the rumors, the case has been cold for years, with the Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister claiming that investigators never found enough probable cause to charge anyone with a crime—if a crime was even committed. “The case remains open[;] we never close a cold case,” Chronister said to CNN. Since the show’s release, however, the sheriff took to Twitter to ask for new leads on the case. [2]Chronister claims that the show hadn’t presented any new evidence that his office had not already considered, but he told TIME, “I would be foolish if I didn’t take advantage of [the show’s] popularity and put the message out that if you think you know something, you should contact the sheriff’s office.”[2, 3]

Since the Tweet, Chronister said that his office has been receiving about six tips a day about Lewis’s case, but so far none of them have been viable. [3] However, the sheriff has announced that Lewis’s will was forged as verified by several experts.Two of these experts agreed Lewis' signature was "traced" from Baskin and Lewis’s 1991 marriage record. “It’s always possible one was genuine, and one was traced. They’re all virtually identical. They’re all from a model signature,” Thomas Vastrick, a Floridian handwriting expert, said.Below are the images of the two signatures. [4]

In Florida, forgery is considered a third-degree felony and “is punishable by up to five (5) years in prison, five (5) years of probation, and a $5,000 fine.” [5] However, the statute of limitations is three years, meaning that if whoever forged the will cannot be prosecuted criminally for forgery. [6]However, Lewis’s daughters “are thinking about hiring a criminal and civil attorney but are ‘still weighing options.’” [4]

A judge had initially deemed the will valid, but as one would assume, if a legal document is forged, it is considered legally invalid. [7, 8] Typically, in Florida, a will can only be contested up to 90 days after a will is filed to the local court and notice is given to the correct parties. However, that time can be extended if unlawful activity is involved in the case.[8]

The forged will granted Lewis’s entire fortune—believed to be $10 million—to Baskin alone, cutting out his family. The Lewis family has suspected wrongdoing on Baskin’s part for years—especially considering that there were claims that Lewis was seeking to divorce Baskin prior to his disappearance. [4]

Additionally, no one besides Baskin seems to have known about this will.Anne McQueen, Lewis’s executive assistant, said that Lewis had made her executor of his will, power of attorney, and life insurance. As far as she was aware, the will and power of attorney remained under her desk and was not the will that Baskin had tauted. [9] In her blog, Baskin called McQueen “an embezzler and a liar” as Baskin claims that:

Anne did not tell the police or me about [the will under her desk] until September 9, 1997, when she claims to have suddenly remembered just in time to spring it on me in a court hearing with Judge Sexton as a way to try and have herself appointed as Conservator of our estate.[10]

Moreover, Sandra Wittkropp, the household’s housekeeper and the notary listed on the will and power of attorney document, later told the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting that she does not remember the will even though she had allegedly signed a sworn statement in 1997 that she witnessed the will and power of attorney that Lewis signed. Susan Aronoff recently confessed, “The problem with the will is that Carole had me backed against a wall at the time and from fear of her then I signed a statement, swearing it to be my signature, even though it wasn’t. I could go to jail for that I’m told.” [9]

Further, the forged will includes a clause that grants Baskin control of her husband’s estate in event of his “disability or disappearance.”This use of “disappearance” is unusual for wills to include. “How are you going to prove that a person disappeared instead of is on vacation?” Paul Varner, a Jackson, MS, lawyer, said to MCIR. [9]In her blog, Baskin explained her use of the clause, saying:

Don [who frequently took trips to Costa Rica] had told me about people going to Costa Rica and disappearing. Our Costa Rican attorney, Roger Petersen, said the Helicopter Brothers were the local version of the mafia and Don was loaning them money. That is why I included “disappearance” as an event that would activate the Power of Attorney. [10]

Still, because of the clause’s apparent convenience for Baskin, who likely used the funds from the estate for her Big Cat Rescue, some people have claimed that the additional clause adds to the suspicion against Baskin. After all, Lewis was not declared dead until 2002—meaning that without the “disappearance” clause, Baskin would not have had access to the estate for the five years immediately after his disappearance and likely would not have been able to fund her rescue without his financial backing.

Overall, despite being past the statute of limitations, the recently discovered forgery is still useful for investigators as they continue to work on the disappearance case of Don Lewis. [3] Investigations on the forgery have not been concluded. [7]

Baskin has refuted Netflix’s Tiger King since its release and has denied any involvement in the disappearance of Don Lewis [9, 11]. On June 1, it was reported that a judge granted Baskin and her Big Cat Rescue control of the Oklahoma zoo property, previously owned by Joe Exotic, on the grounds that Exotic had fraudulently transferred the property to his mother years ago. [12]

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[1] Spangler, Todd. “‘Tiger King’ Nabbed Over 34 Million U.S. Viewers in First 10 Days, Nielsen Says (EXCLUSIVE).” Variety, 8 April 2020, https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/tiger-king-nielsen-viewership-data-stranger-things-1234573602/.

[2] Williams, David, and Chloe Melas. “Florida Sheriff Getting 6 Tips a Day in 1997 ‘Tiger King’ Disappearance.” CNN, 1 April 2020, https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/31/entertainment/tiger-king-cold-case-sheriff-trnd/index.html.

[3] “‘Everyone Had a Different Story.’ Tiger King Popularity Leads Sheriff to Reopen the Case of Don Lewis’s Disappearance.” TIME, 2 April 2020, https://time.com/5813268/tiger-king-carole-baskin-don-lewis-case/.

[4] Levine, Daniel S. “‘Tiger King’: Don Lewis’ Daughter Lawyers Up After Carole Baskin Forgery Bombshell.” Pop Culture, 6 June 2020, https://popculture.com/streaming/news/tiger-king-don-lewis-daughter-lawyers-up-carole-baskin-forgery-will/.

[5] “Forgery in Florida.” Richard E. Hornsby, https://www.richardhornsby.com/crimes/fraud/forgery.html#:~:text=Penalties%20for%20Forgery,under%20Florida's%20Criminal%20Punishment%20Code.

[6] “The 2019 Florida Statutes.” Online Sunshine, http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.15.html#:~:text=(a)%20A%20prosecution%20for%20a,years%20after%20it%20is%20committed.

[7] Murphy, J. Kim. “Sheriff Confirms Carole Baskin’s Husband’s Will Was Forged.” Variety, 3 June 2020, https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/florida-sheriff-confirms-will-forged-carole-baskin-husband-1234624459/.

[8] “Contesting a Will in Florida.” Di Pietro Partners, https://ddpalaw.com/florida-probate-attorney/contesting-wills/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5YmruJn96QIVOINaBR0CbQfwEAAYASAAEgKRcPD_BwE

[9] Mitchell, Jerry. “The Will for Tiger King’s Don Lewis May have been forged.” Clarion Ledger, 20 May 2020, https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2020/05/20/tiger-king-don-lewis-signature-may-have-been-forged-experts-say/5224461002/

[10] Baskin, Carole. “Refuting Netflix Tiger King.” Big Cat Rescue, 13 May 2020, https://bigcatrescue.org/refuting-netflix-tiger-king/.

[11] Baskin wrote:

There are not words for how disappointing it is to see that the series not only does not do any of that, but has had the sole goal of being as salacious and sensational as possible to draw viewers. As part of that, it has a segment devoted to suggesting, with lies and innuendos from people who are not credible, that I had a role in the disappearance of my husband Don in 1997. The series presents this without any regard for the truth or in most cases even giving me an opportunity before publication to rebut the absurd claims. They did not care about truth. The unsavory lies are better for getting viewers.

[12] Boucher, Amy. “Carole Baskin Granted Control of Joe Exotic’s Former Zoo as Jeff Lowe Has 120 Days to Vacate Property.” People, 1 June 2020, https://people.com/tv/tiger-king-carole-baskin-granted-control-joe-exotic-former-zoo-jeff-lowe-has-120-days-vacate-property/.

Photo Credit: Netflix

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New photo posted in JAZZ по русски: '🎙Безукоризненный свинг, сладкие гармонии и неповторимое обаяние воплощены в нью-йоркском вокальном трио Duchess - Герцогини с участием знаменитых певиц Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner и Melissa Stylianou. Сочетая классику и современность они выступали на крупных фестивалях и в известных джазовых клубах в США, Канаде, Европе и Израиле. 🎙Три герцогини встретились в 2013 году и дебютировали в 2015 с одноименным альбомом, вспомнив 30-е годы и Boswell Sisters. В 2017 году вышел альбом Laughing at Life, получив восторженные отзывы прессы и публики. Праздничный EP - Harmony for the Holidays вышел в 2018 и девчонки отправились покорять Европу. 🎙Благодаря организатору, аранжировщику и продюсеру Oded Lev-Ari, команда выглядит очень привлекательно и артистично. В записи Live at Jazz Standard сохранены все диалоги с публикой и это придает отличные впечатления тем, кто еще не успел побывать на их концертах. 🎙Ритм-секция: Michael Cabe - piano Jesse Lewis - guitar Matt Aronoff - bass Jared Schonig - drums #swing #vocaljazz' https://ift.tt/34WmEQP https://ift.tt/2zpD5tz

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Ready for BLINK this weekend? Make a stop at the Aronoff Center, along the BLINK route, and experience world premiere dances during COLLIDE! – a collaboration between Cincinnati Ballet and Contemporary Dance Theater. Dancer: Zoe Donnenfield 📷: Amy Elisabeth Spasoff⠀ #CincyArts #Collide #BlueprintMap http://ift.tt/2yo7AOy

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Augusztusi összefoglaló

Elég izgalmas hónapot tudhatunk magunk mögött az utóbbi négy évet nézve.

Augusztus első napjaiban Zane élő Instagram kérdezz-feleleket tartott, amiben a rajongók elárasztották az új albummal kapcsolatos kérdésekkel, azonban semmi konkrét dolgot nem tudhattunk meg, csak azt, hogy Avril még mindig keményen dolgozik a lemezen, és hogy lehetséges hogy lesz közös turnéjuk.

Pár nappal később Zane kérdezz-felelek élő videója után megjelentek az év legelső paparazzifotói az énekesnőről, mégpedig Jonathan Reuven Rotem producer társaságában West Hollywoodban. Nem is vártak sokáig a következő megjelenésig, pár nap múlva ismét feltűntek West Hollywoodban egy szórakozóhelyen, ahonnan kézen fogva távoztak. 

Eközben Avril átigazolt a Vector Managementhez, valamint csatlakozott a PMK•BNC csoportjához, amely egy stratégiai marketing- és kommunikációs cég, amely szintén hozzásegítheti az énekesnőt a jó promócióhoz. 

Nem sokkal Avril és Rotem megjelenése után Ryan Cabrera bejelentette, hogy szingli, és hogy nem keres éppen magának barátnőt, mivel nemrég szakítottak a párjával. Megkérdezték, hogy Avrilról van-e szó, de nem válaszolt, mert túl privátnak találta a kérdést. 

Egy titokzatos belső forrás elárulta az E! Newsnak, hogy Avril dolgai jól állnak. Egyre jobban érzi magát, és az énekesnő életébe új férfi lépett J. R. Rotem személyében. 

Később kedvencünk posztolt az Instagram oldalára egy képet, hogy éppen a vokálokat vágják a hatodik lemezre, és megtudtuk, hogy Chris Baseforddal munkálkodik, akivel régebben már dolgozott együtt. A jó hír, hogy több külföldi portál is megosztotta a fejleményeket, ami azt jelenti, hogy Avril csapata eddig nagyszerűen teszi a dolgát. Majd az énekesnő kiadója megjelentetett egy cikket, melyben meg is említették az új albumot, elmondták, hogy a várva várt lemez az év végén fog érkezni. 

Augusztus utolsó napján megtudtuk, hogy Avril Kenny Aronoff doblegendával dolgozik együtt (aki szintén nem ismeretlen számára), és Kenny 4 dalhoz vette fel a dobokat az új lemezre. 

Úgy tűnik, kedvencünk szépen lassan visszakúszik a médiába, mielőtt megjelentetné az új zenéjét. Kíváncsian várjuk, hogy mi fog történni az év utolsó negyedében. 

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Mais um conjunto vocal hoje.

“Duchess”. Cantam muito bem, música ótima. Quero ver se alguém se aventura a cantar na velocidade que elas cantam...

A música é “Everybody Loves My Baby”, com o mesmo arranjo original de 1932, interpretado pelas “Boswell Sisters”.

As integrantes de “Duchess” são: Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner e Melissa Stylianou.

Acompanhadas por: Michael Cabe ao piano, Matt Aronoff no baixo e Jared Schoning na bateria.

Cara, é muito bom, música ótima, arranjo maravilhoso e interpretação perfeita, com muito humor.

Bom dia a todos, que seja perfeito!...

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Duchess - Birdland - 01/13/22 @duchesstrio @birdlandjazz Amy Cervini @amycervini, Hilary Gardner @hilarygardnernyc, Melissa Styliano @sleepinbee Special Guest - Brian Newman @briannewmanny David Cook @davidcook88 Matt Aronoff @aronoffmatt Jared Schonig @jschonig https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzA8bA (at Birdland Jazz Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZObH3TOXlb/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Business of Art | The Arts Administrator’s Creed: 5 Guiding Principles for Your Arts Admin Career

Empowering advice from arts administrators nationwide on how to define and achieve success in your life and work.

Arts administrators work behind-the-scenes on behalf of artists and creatives everywhere, providing resources, support, and structure for their projects and practices. Often, these types of jobs combine a passion for the arts with business, management, education, programming, fundraising, or communications expertise. The work can be highly-rewarding yet also challenging in terms of budget, time, and staff constraints. To help you navigate, we’ve asked leaders in the field for their tips on how to succeed and thrive as an arts administrator.

Manage Your Time

It’s hard not to get stuck in the day-to-day and to lose perspective on the bigger picture. Avoid burnout and fatigue by recognizing that you can’t accomplish everything overnight (or by yourself!) and that there are tools and systems that can help you stay organized.

Many of the arts administrators that we spoke with make lists and use project management and time management apps to keep them on top of their workloads and priorities. Deana Haggag, President and CEO of United States Artists, writes a to-do list every Monday morning and tackles it throughout the week. “On Fridays, I audit what didn't get done and why, so I can resolve it the following week. For reference, we use several project management apps at work—Asana, Airtable, Lattice, Slack, etc—and they're all very helpful but nothing compares to my handwritten list. It's the holy grail of my work week.” Haggag also schedules a few hours each day or week to respond to emails, using a ‘VIP’ inbox to filter through priority contacts so she sees those immediately.

Ben Hartley, Executive Director of The National Arts Club, keeps organization top-of-mind. “Every day, I list my priority projects and make sure they are sitting in front of me at all times. However, sometimes this can be overwhelming, so I also keep on hand a one-page overview of the big things I have to achieve this year. It’s easy to get subsumed by day-to-day detail, but if you’re not stepping back and looking at the big picture once in a while, you risk losing perspective,” he says.

Hunter O’Hanian, Executive Director and CEO of Stonewall National Museum and Archives, relies on two time management techniques: first, he prepares things well in advance and second he is a life-long list-maker who feels a strong sense of accomplishment when crossing off his “to-dos.”

“Figure out what works for you and stick with it,” advises Heather Pontonio, Senior Program Director at Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. “I’ve tried lots of online note/task apps, but learned that I remember best when I’ve written it down — so my trusty journal notebook comes everywhere with me. I use my calendar app religiously and in addition to appointments, I include scheduled work time when there are projects that require focused attention,” she added.

Adriana Rios, Director of Programs at NALAC, takes five minutes out of every hour to stretch, breathe, or hydrate. “A tool I love using to help keep me accountable is the Focus app, which uses the Pomodoro method. In short, you set a time period (usually in increments of 25 or 55 minutes) around a certain task such as checking emails. For that time period, you focus only on that task. At the end of the allotted time, you have a five-minute break where you can do what you like. Personally, it’s helped me structure my day better and reduce distractions. It has also helped me start structuring my overall time by helping me better understand when it’s time to work and when it’s time to rest.”

Practice Self-Care

You’ll do your best work when you feel good about yourself and the value that you bring to your organization.

A lot of what Rachel Adams, Chief Curator and Director of Programs at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, and her curator friends say (especially as so many are now parents) is "we are not saving the world." She explains: “This is not to say our jobs are not important, but it is important to give yourself a little life/work balance. Even if it is to take a quick walk around the block for some fresh air. Or, turn off the computer and go see that show before it closes. Read something non-work related for 20 minutes a day. Building that into your calendar really helps. Block off that time, and you’ll be happier and also can focus better on the tasks at hand when you need to.”

For Pontonio, self-care isn’t just about yoga and eating healthy, it’s about holding time for what makes you happy. “My first job was with an off-Broadway theater that led to taking an additional house management job at another off-Broadway theater to make rent. I justified the 80 hours a week because I was working in a field I was passionate about. My schedule left little time to actually enjoy theatre and on a night off it was not how I wanted to spend my time.”

Jacque Donaldson and Mara Vlatkovic, co-directors and founders of New York-based networking organization Young Professionals in the Arts (YPA), reiterate the importance of keeping your passion for the arts close and not losing sight of it. “We find it vital to remind ourselves time and again why we work in our field. Go see that concert, exhibition, theater piece, or dance performance that will reignite that spark that made you choose your profession in the first place. Knowing that we all contribute to the art world and are helping creatives achieve their potential can be one of the most rewarding jobs!”

For Ricardo Maldonado, Managing Director of Unterberg Poetry Center at the 92nd Street Y, a demanding job goes beyond the 9-to-5. “Admin gigs require one to find a space—between rooms, between tasks—for the kind of creative thinking that eventually nurtures your own creative practices. For example, before I sat down to answer these questions and after spending a good two hours processing submissions for a poetry contest I run, I gifted myself five minutes to think in response to a screen-shot of a poem I read last week and write, for an additional five, my own response. I collect screenshots and lines that I shape into the body of a poem. As a poet and translator, I am constantly surprised at how the language of work—a move toward that language, and against it—has informed the spirit of/behind (and the ethics of) my poems.”

Stay Curious

Making things work better, identifying and tackling challenges, and being interested in the work that you do and the world around you are key to feeling satisfied in your job. “Always find opportunities to learn. We owe it to ourselves to be lifelong students. We owe it to the next generations to pass down our knowledge,” says Quanice Floyd, Founder and Director of the Arts Administrators of Color Network.

Rajshree Solanki, Chief Registrar for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and Atelier 4’s first-ever Registrar of the Year, is interested in learning techniques on building and strengthening teams within her organization and providing others with the opportunities she was given earlier in her career (note: she donated her $5,000 award to the Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Fellowships and Internships’ Minority Internship program, which gave Solanki her start). “I tend to read business management books specifically on project management, communications, and team-building. I particularly recommend books such as Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point, Kim Scott’s Radical Candor: Be Kickass Boss without Losing Your Humanity, and Dan Coyle’s The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups.”

Pontonio stays curious by proactively keeping up with conference offerings in the field that align with her work. “If there’s something of great interest and I am not attending that conference, I will reach out to the presenter afterwards to schedule a meeting about their presentation and top takeaways.”

Adams recommends inexpensive classes from Node Center for Curatorial Studies or travel scholarships for conferences like Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC), College Art Association (CAA), and Common Field. “It’s best to get on all the email lists, specifically I like Call for Curators,” she added.

Yeiry Guevara, Grants Manager at Houston Arts Alliance, says her secret for staying up-to-date is newsletters. She recommends joining the mailing lists of Grantmakers in the Arts, NALAC, Americans for the Arts, and other cultural affairs offices, where she can learn from their layout, messaging, and content, in addition to getting relevant information from the field.

JiaJia Fei, Consulting Director of Digital at The Jewish Museum, makes staying informed a priority since success in the digital world means always keeping your eyes open and asking questions. She begins every team meeting with two agenda items to stay informed about industry changes and advancements: 1) Digital Landscape: sharing an outside project or news item from within the field and its application to the work they do and 2) Digital Cross-Fit: asking another colleague on the team a question about something they’re working on or training on a tactical skill, to encourage cross-training and collaboration. “As an added bonus, we have the privilege of working inside an art museum, which makes us all naturally curious and lifelong learners across everything we do,” says Fei.

Hartley suggests a more organic approach, and encourages you to allow serendipity and chance to play a role in your constant learning: “Sign up for LinkedIn groups, newsletters, and news-feeds that don't relate to your work, but may provide sparks for new ideas; be a source, not a drain, if you see an interesting article, piece of research or video, share it with a friend or colleague and tell them why you found it interesting. Ask them what they're looking at these days that's challenging, informative or exciting.”

Donaldson and Vlatkovic also recommend looking beyond the industry to learn from others, citing resources such as The Muse, Harvard Business Review, Inc, and The New York Times’ “Smarter Living” and “Entrepreneurship” sections to find out recent trends. They then suggest learning how to apply and adapt your discoveries and learnings to the arts.

Artist Sharon Louden, who wears many hats in the arts including serving as the Artistic Director of the Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution, believes that being curious means being open. She also dedicates time each day with a number of sources to explore what’s happening in the industry. “I love taking about 15-30 minutes a day to peruse online publications, blogs, social media to read about what people are sharing, etc. to not only follow the work of colleagues I know personally but also to see the road maps of their lives, which ultimately leads me to unexpected paths of discovery.”

This practice is also highly beneficial to Louden’s work as an artist: “Following a lot of artists' lives tells me a lot about community, how artists sustain their own lives and ideas for opportunities for myself to grow my own practice. That kind of organic research enables me to build more of my community by reaching out to those I discover, perhaps offering to collaborate, and definitely creating spaces and opportunities for others to share as much as possible."

Create Meaningful Relationships

We’re all in this together, so why not establish lasting ties with peers and mentors at your own and other arts and culture organizations? These relationships are mutually beneficial, and can help you chart and map your career path in ways you may not expect.

“A tip that has served me well,” says Maldonado, is “try to learn as much as you can from as many people as you can; if I’m being generous, in most of my tasks, I often remind myself that I am working with/within a language that needs to be tended to. That impulse to learn affects every curatorial decision I had made since the day I started working and pushes me to move beyond the boundaries of what's expected. And has made me a more attentive (and kinder, I would think) administrator.”

It can also be helpful to re-frame the concept of networking. To that end, Donaldson and Vlatkovic wish “we had known at the beginning of our arts admin careers that networking simply means making connections with other people. From volunteering for organizations you believe in, going to industry events, participating in professional development workshops, or even your small friends group that meets monthly over drinks, all that engagement counts as networking! All those connections are incredibly important and will provide support throughout your career, whether it’s friends looking at your resume, acquaintances recommending you for jobs, or former colleagues sending useful articles.”

Adams suggests a proactive outreach strategy, and encourages arts administrators to reach out to people who are inspiring to you. “See if you can buy them a cup of coffee or have a phone call. Mentorship is important and establishing these relationships (whether it’s a cold call/email or through a friend of a friend) will help propel you.”

It’s important to forge meaningful relationships with both your co-workers and with others in the field. “Your team is there to support you in this work, and if not in your immediate workplace there are other arts administrators out there that want to connect. Reach out!” encourages Rios. Guevara concurs: “I am able to succeed because of the immense support of my team and my current leadership. Their sage insight helps ground me,” she says.

Ashley Walden Davis, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Alternate ROOTS, encourages peer-to-peer relationship building. “Your careers will grow together and one day, you will be those executive leaders and the next generation of future leaders. Having relationships with your peers across the field will make it easier to execute the work of organizational partnerships, fundraise, and execute day-to-day operations which by and large takes place in middle management. Furthermore, you will develop lasting friendships with other arts leaders who can help you troubleshoot, talk through ideas, or just share a laugh about drafting an artistic grant narrative about a project three years away. Having a strong accountability and support system is key to a long, healthy, and sustaining career in the arts.”

Guevara is emphatic that peers make the best mentors because “we’re all figuring it out together. The transparency in learning about each other’s process is very validating.”

Be Confident in Your Abilities and Have Fun!

In any industry, self-doubt can creep in. Don’t let it get the best of you by learning to recognize the unique voice and vision that you bring to your work. Says Guevara: “The first step of owning your value is being able to see or acknowledge your strengths,” and suggests that having mentorship can help you reflect on your strengths especially if you may not be cognizant of them.

Louden has affirming advice for artists who are arts administrators: “We as artists have the ability to bounce back from failure like no other in any other field; we can easily create things from nothing and we can problem solve outside of our studio in much the same way as we do when we make things. The way artists think and just naturally do things in the world is unique from people in every other occupation. There is often a disconnect between artists making their work and applying those skills and talents elsewhere in their lives. Since I see artists valued beyond making their work, perhaps the real challenge is for them—us!—to recognize and apply our natural creative talents on a daily basis."

O’Hanian adds: “People often don’t understand their professional values because in many cases we think we should be doing something else such as paint, sing, write or dance—things we really want to do. However, most people I’ve worked with have been very good at their jobs, whether they know it or not.”

Haggag highly recommends that everyone follow Picard Tips on Twitter. “Wow! I stumbled on them a few months ago and had no idea how badly I needed Star Trek's retired admiral Jean-Luc Picard's management tweets in my life. He recently tweeted 'No one can relax around Dr. Jekyll after they have met Mr. Hyde.' In my management experience, has that been true? Absolutely. Or 'Once all their basic needs are taken care of, crew members are motivated by the meaningfulness of their work.' Like, yes! Gospel!”

In Closing

Kristy Edmunds, Executive and Artistic Director for UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) and the inaugural recipient of United States Artists’ Berresford Prize, provided us with inspiring words to illustrate her belief in arts administrators as change-makers. We’re closing things out with a stanza that we hope propels you forward in your day and in your career:

“Press on, press on, press on! Our cultural charge isn’t fleeting, of this we are certain indeed. Your hand on the wheel is impressive and furtive persistence is key. Press on through the standard of measures. Press on through the spreadsheets and sing! Press on (oh press on) we are counting on you…to care for the cause thus imbued.”

-Amy Aronoff, Senior Communications Officer

Arts administrators in the five boroughs of New York City and surrounding metropolitan area are encouraged to apply to participate in our Emerging Leaders Program 2020. Free of charge to selected participants, the initiative provides leadership training for arts administrators over nine months. Our core objective is to help arts administrators discover, identify, and develop their personal motivation and individual competencies as leaders while exploring the attributes and themes of arts leadership.

This post was inspired by “The Artist’s Creed: 10 Guiding Principles for Your Arts Career.” Published in 2019, it provided empowering advice for artists, distilled from people we admire.

Images: Jenny Kemp (Fellow in Painting ’15), Breach, 2015, gouache on paper; Christie Neptune (Fellow in Interdisciplinary Work ’18), Pulling At My Labels, 2016, single-channel video; and Paul DeMuro (Fellow in Painting ’15), Nailz, 2013, oil on canvas

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HÍR: Joe Satriani – új lemezével érkezik Budapestre a gitárlegenda

HÍR: Joe Satriani – új lemezével érkezik Budapestre a gitárlegenda - http://metalindex.hu/2020/03/04/hir-joe-satriani-uj-lemezevel-erkezik-budapestre-a-gitarlegenda/ -

Április 10-én jelenik meg Joe Satriani legújabb, 18. lemeze, ami után pár nappal kezdetét is veszi egy több hónapig tartó lemezbemutató turné. A Shapeshifting Tour keretében a gitáros május 8-án érkezik Budapestre, ahol a Barba Negra Track színpadán játszik majd.

A G3 gitárosturné alapítójaként és a Chickenfoot tagjaként is ismert amerikai zenész, Joe Satriani Kenny Aronoff dobossal (John Fogerty), Bryan Beller basszusgitárossal (The Aristocrats) és Rai Thistlethwayte billentyűssel (Thirsty Merc) turnézik ebben a szezonban, a koncerteken pedig hangsúlyos szerepet kap az áprilisban megjelenő Shapeshifting album. Természetesen a régi nagy kedvencek sem maradnak ki a programból: biztosan hallhatjuk majd a Cherry Blossoms-t, az Always with Me, Always with You-t, a Flying In A Blue Dreamet és persze a Surfing With The Alient is: https://youtu.be/d_0khAAItqg

Az új albumról eddig egy dalt kaptunk, a Nineteen Eighty címűt, ami egy spirituális utazás a ’80-as évekbe… abba az időszakba, amikor Satriani még legelső bandájával, a The Squares-szel játszott, és nem igazán számított ismertnek. „Abban az évben, amikor az American Gigolo, a The Shining, a Raging Bull és a Caddyshack kijött, csak zúzni akartam. A Nineteen Eighty az én nagyenergiájú, instrumentális visszautazásom abba az évbe” – magyarázza a gitáros. A dalhoz készült videoklipet maga Joe fia, ZZ Satriani rendezte: https://youtu.be/xSayYNy28TA

A Shapeshifting album a Sony Music/Legacy Recordings gondozásában jelenik majd meg. Satriani és Jim Scott (Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) közösen végezték el a produceri feladatokat, míg a maszterelésért John Cuniberti a felelős. A lemezen több zenész, köztük a legendás dobos, Kenny Aronoff is játszik, aki a turnéra is elkíséri Satrianit, de részt vett a felvételeken Chris Chaney basszusgitáros (Jane’s Addiction) és Eric Caudieux billentyűs is, csak úgy mint Lisa Coleman (The Revolution) és Christopher Guest.

A Shapeshifting turné európai része összesen 42 állomásból áll, nemsokára pedig bejelentik az amerikai dátumokat is. A budapesti koncert időpontja már fix: Satrianit május 8-án láthatjuk majd a Barba Negra Track szabadtéri színpadán.

a Concerto Music bemutatja: The Shapeshifting Tour 2020. május 8., péntek 18 óra Budapest, Barba Negra Track Joe Satriani koncert Belépő: normál elővételben 9900 Ft, a koncert napján 11.900 Ft. Jegyek kaphatók a www.rock1.hu és a www.tixa.hu weboldalon, és a Ticketportal hálózatában.

Kapcsolódó weboldalak: https://concerto.hu/ http://www.satriani.com/

https://www.facebook.com/concertoconcerts/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1201710946685830/

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9 funny memes from fourth Democratic debate – Fast Company

9 funny memes from the fourth Democratic debate to help you laugh and not cry

Here are nearly as many memes about last night’s Democratic debate as there were candidates on stage (i.e. probably too many.)

[Photo: courtesy of CNN & The New York Times]

By Joe Berkowitz6 minute Read

Sometimes, you have to laugh to keep from crying. (See: most of the last three years.)

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Every now and then, the fuel for that laughter comes from the very politicians who are fighting against, or responsible for, what we’re crying about. Either these politicians are cracking jokes, which rarely ends well, or everybody else is cracking jokes at their expense. One of the more optimum opportunities for the latter is a presidential debate. These things always end up turning into Political Joke Thunderdome on Twitter, and last night was no exception.

Here are the best memes Fast Company noticed emerging from the fourth Democratic debate of this election, which saw a crowded stage of 12 candidates duke it out for viral supremacy.

Who is Tom Steyer?

Considering that at this point most people would prefer the Democratic field be winnowed down rather than inflated, a lot of viewers were unenthused about seeing a new face on stage. (And Keke Palmer recently gave them a perfect way to express as much.)

Never heard of Tom Steyer in my life. Sorry to this man.

— jeremy bearimy (@crissles) October 16, 2019

Me looking at Tom Steyer not even knowing who he is and that he was part of the debate. #DemocraticDebate pic.twitter.com/gYZ1y4IAXq

— Giselle V. (@itsgissel) October 16, 2019

“Who the hell is this?” – All of America when Tom Steyer started talking

— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) October 16, 2019

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When there’s suddenly a new debate participant and we’re just supposed to act like they were there all along pic.twitter.com/eQzoWSM0r2

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) October 16, 2019

Joe Biden yelling at Elizabeth Warren

A lot of people ended up challenging Elizabeth Warren during last night’s debate (you better believe we’ll be seeing more in just a moment), but only one of them has an angry grandpa vibe in general and a history of pointing fingers in people’s faces.

People mocked Joe Biden’s explosive moment with references to a Will Ferrell SNL character . . .

I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS https://t.co/qCAGaimdru

— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) October 16, 2019

And with references to the MRA reaction to Star Wars: The Last Jedi . . .

“I like Kelly Marie Tran, but I don’t like Rose as a character!” https://t.co/IfHXYjxtzB

— Jordan Maison (@JordanMaison) October 16, 2019

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And of course with esoteric Simpsons references.

“And I wore an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time” https://t.co/3urPHGhOUH

— William D. Adler (@williamadler78) October 16, 2019

“Will you join me, Elizabeth?”

Kamala Harris and Tulsi Gabbard took turns trying to recruit Elizabeth Warren to a pair of positions they’d stated—deleting Trump’s Twitter account and calling for an “end to these regime change wars in Syria,” respectively, to no avail. People online had fun with these requests and with Warren’s utterly unfazed response.

WHEN will elizabeth warren join me in demanding that Under The Dome get renewed for another season — @ewarren what are you afraid of??

— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) October 16, 2019

Everyone wants Liz Warren specifically to join them in some random venture!!!! We should make an app.

“Liz Warren, will you join me in supporting the public stoning of couples in restaurants that have to sit on the same side of the table?” #DemDebate

— Phillip Henry (@MajorPhilebrity) October 16, 2019

#DemDebate Tulsi Gabbard: I hope Elizabeth Warren will join me.

Elizabeth Warren: pic.twitter.com/cFfsz1tbd7

— Theresa (@theresaaaclare) October 16, 2019

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Tulsi Gabbard is NOT a Russian asset

Of course, Tulsi Gabbard using the phrase “regime-change war” to describe the genocide in Syria struck some people as echoing Vladimir Putin’s language about what is currently happening in the region. This turn of phrase would have likely incited some blowback anyway, but it ironically came just moments after Gabbard, unprompted, declared that she is not, in fact, a Russian asset.

“CNN said I was a Russian asset. That’s ridiculous. Anyway, to solve the problem in the Middle East I would do exactly what Putin wants.” -Tulsi Gabbard. #DemDebate

— Boo-jamin Screamin’ (@BenjaminJS) October 16, 2019

*when Tulsi Gabbard mentions people are calling her a Russian asset then proceeds to do absolutely nothing but reinforce the fact that she’s a fuckin Russian asset* #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/osbovF6JIG

— Cyrus McQueen (@CyrusMMcQueen) October 16, 2019

Actual propaganda that Tulsi is parroting, in between denying she’s not a Russian asset. https://t.co/gjZPXGT99S

— Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) October 16, 2019

Tulsi: I am not a Russian asset Erryone else: pic.twitter.com/KQkfSi9caD

— Kevin (@kevinlizon) October 16, 2019

Beto is Cousin Greg from ‘Succession’

Maybe it was the fact that the Succession finale aired just two nights earlier. Maybe it was Beto O’Rourke’s apparent height advantage at certain moments during the debate. For whatever reason, a lot of people made the connection between the candidate and Nicholas Braun’s eternally put-upon beanpole from the show.

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Because my brain is completely broken, I am getting some strong Cousin Greg vibes off of Beto tonight

— Kate Aronoff (@KateAronoff) September 5, 2019

beto bringing that big cousin greg energy tonight

— The chud from C.H.U.D. (@maggieserota) September 13, 2019

I’m getting this weird vibe like Beto and Cousin Greg might be members of the same family.

— Kim Masters (@kimmasters) October 16, 2019

pic.twitter.com/LBiNN2mgHc

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) October 16, 2019

Klobuchar’s “Is this thing on?” moment

Amy Klobuchar dropped a number of zingers that didn’t exactly kill in the way that Warren’s Equality Town Hall joke did last week, and they were received accordingly online as well.

You better believe I added a laugh track to Amy Klobuchar’s joke pic.twitter.com/LM6xCiYrJl

— Keith Deadwards ???? (@keithedwards) October 16, 2019

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Me whenever Klobuchar tries to make a joke #DemocraticDebate pic.twitter.com/MjKKiF0DNq

— ☆ʞɯ️☆ (@_monster_kid) October 16, 2019

**LEAKED FOOTAGE OF AMY KLOBUCHAR PREPARING JOKES FOR THE DEM DEBATES** pic.twitter.com/RfMnTbUrd2

— Yamasc ???????? (@MilkmanNick) October 16, 2019

Straining so hard trying to turn Klobuchar’s bad jokes into a Joker thing I give myself Joe Biden brain.

— luke (@lukeoneil47) October 16, 2019

Biden’s gaffes tend to multiply ‘expodentially’

Because Joe Biden can’t seem to talk without saying at least one thing that makes his aides reach for Prilosec, at one point during the debate, the word “expodentially” was born.

I have never opened twitter faster than when Biden said expodentially

— ⛓ellen⛓ (@_culver_) October 16, 2019

Expodentially? #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/p4wkQeWHPI

— Mericam (@Mericam49) October 16, 2019

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this is expodentially my favorite debate by far

— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) October 16, 2019

Buttigieg vs Beto

When sparring broke out between Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke, a lot of onlookers realized they had some trouble telling the difference between these two similarly second-tier candidates.

Pete telling Beto he doesn’t have enough of a plan. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/wtWCCV6TI1

— Leslie Mac (@LeslieMac) October 16, 2019

Each time Beto and Pete turn in full profile to debate about a point they both agree on, it is the praxis version of Spiderman Pointing At Spiderman Dot Gif.

— Brock Wilbur (@brockwilbur) October 16, 2019

Beto vs Mayor Pete is like watching an anime fight scene between two background characters. #DemDebate

— Chris Ray Goblin (@ChrisRGun) October 16, 2019

Beto O’Rourke / Pete Buttigieg (CNN Debate, 2019 colorized)#DemDebate #DemocraticDebate #Futurama #TheyAreClones pic.twitter.com/XoAK0CDtb3

— Blaise Mikkelsen (@wittywebhandle) October 16, 2019

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The unlikely friend most likely

Ever since the Democratic debates began, viewers have been begging for more questions on substantive issues like climate change. So it was rather typical when the CNN/New York Times debate ended with a question about . . . last week’s Ellen DeGeneres mishegas. Moderator Anderson Cooper asked all the candidates who their most “unlikely friend” might be, and a lot of viewers—including whoever does Sam Bee’s social media—were clamoring for one pairing in particular.

Biden’s unlikely friend gonna be Corn Pop

— John Toohey (@J2tellem) October 16, 2019

CNN Anchor: Tell us about an unlikely friend you have.

Biden: Cornpop.#DemDebate

— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) October 16, 2019

I feel let down that @JoeBiden ‘a unlikely friend wasn’t Corn Pop. pic.twitter.com/Nst7mOrlXN

— Crypt Keeper 2020 (JDB) (@jdborneman) October 16, 2019

CNN: who is your most unlikely friend?

Joe Biden: CORN POP!#DemocraticDebate

— bela lugosi’s beth (@bourgeoisalien) October 16, 2019

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Democrats Want A Climate Crisis Debate. Why Are Party Leaders Refusing?

As Democratic presidential candidates made their way to Miami this week for the first primary debate of the 2020 election, the city hit its highest temperature ever recorded and a wildfire burned through more than 17,000 acres of the Everglades. Communities across the Midwest are still recovering from an onslaught of floods and tornadoes in recent months. More Americans than ever before are worried about climate change, realizing it will soon directly harm them and their neighbors, if it hasn’t already.

Which is why you’d think it’s a no-brainer for Democrats to spend one of their presidential primary debates having a national conversation about the climate crisis. After all, every major Democrat vying for the presidential nomination — including frontrunner Joe Biden — thinks we should have a debate focused on climate change. So do an overwhelming majority of Democratic primary voters, according to new data, as do the country’s leading environmental and activist groups, like the Sunrise Movement, Greenpeace USA, Credo Action, Friends of the Earth, and 350.org.

Miami, the host city for the first debate, is staring down the barrel of 3 feet of sea level rise resulting from global warming. Yet our political and media establishment has failed spectacularly to give the climate crisis its due airtime: Only 1.5% of questions asked during the 2016 presidential primary debates were about climate change. The United Nations has told us, in no uncertain terms, that we have 10 years left to act to prevent worldwide ecological collapse, so a televised conversation among those vying to lead our country on the topic seems worthy of at least as much airtime as the birth of the royal baby.

It’s a conversation worth having, because there are real differences among Democrats on how to approach the issue. Sure, nearly every candidate says they support the Green New Deal, but what that support actually means differs wildly from one candidate to the next. And big questions remain, like how quickly each wants to move the economy off fossil fuels, what role each envisions for nuclear energy in the decades to come, and how heavily we should lean on mythical tech magic like ‘carbon capture’ to pull emissions out of the air.

My favorite unanswered question comes courtesy of my brilliant friend Kate Aronoff: Would you, as president, consider nationalizing and taking over the fossil fuel industry, given the unprecedented harm their business model is inflicting on the world?

On top of unasked questions, there are also dark spots in each candidate’s record that merit a moderator’s cross-examination. Joe Biden once spoke in favor of the myth of “clean coal,” so how much should we read into the fact that his campaign website cribbed language from the coal industry? Why did Sen. Amy Klobuchar defend “safe domestic oil and gas drilling,” a stance at odds with the rapid energy transition scientists say is necessary? Why did Rep. Beto O’Rourke vote to lift the oil export ban as a member of Congress? And why hasn’t South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg spelled out a specific proposal to confront the crisis at all?

A climate debate could force candidates to go beyond talking points, and ask each how they’ll overcome fossil fuel industry opposition, ramp down emissions, and scale up renewable energy. It would also have a practical effect, requiring all two dozen Democratic candidates to study the issue thoroughly — a process that could deliver new, creative solutions.

The case for this is obvious, which makes it mystifying to watch the Democratic National Committee and its leader, Tom Perez, offer shifting, unsatisfactory responses to shut down something most of the party wants to do. In a blog post responding to the growing momentum, Perez explained that the DNC’s refusal to host a climate debate wasn’t an expression of bias, but a result of principled unwillingness to put its “thumb on the scale.”

“We learned a valuable lesson in 2016 … the DNC must remain neutral in both practice and perception,” he wrote.

That instinct is admirable, and the DNC should guarantee open, competitive primaries — a courtesy that New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon was denied last year when Perez endorsed incumbent governor Andrew Cuomo in the midst of a competitive primary. But what’s missing, in the case of the 2020 cycle, is that activists, voters, and candidates want to see a climate debate not to help any one candidate, but because our political and media establishment routinely ignores the issue. Holding a climate-focused event is something the DNC can do to help fix that, in the face of global catastrophe.

The leading presidential candidates, passionate activists, and a clear majority of voters from the political party that Tom Perez nominally leads all think there needs to be a debate focused on climate change. His job is not the chief of a top-down bureaucracy like the federal agency he led during the Obama administration; his power comes from rank-and-file Democrats continuing to have some measure of confidence in his ability to steer the party. That won’t last if he does not engage with the sense of urgency young people across the country are bringing to the fight for their futures.

The failure of the political establishment to lead on this issue has brought our planet to the brink of collapse. The Democratic Party and its leaders are part of that establishment, and they must grapple seriously with the fact that we have 10 years left to solve this crisis. What will they do to help fix it?

Karthik Ganapathy is a progressive communications consultant who formerly served as a spokesperson for Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Keith Ellison, and the climate change campaign organization 350.org. He currently advises several clients, including the Sunrise Movement and CREDO Action.

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#340 October 30, 2018

Matt writes: Just because you're stuck at home answering the door for trick-or-treaters on Halloween doesn't mean you can't have a delightfully spooky evening yourself. Two ten-hour programs ripe for seasonal binging recently premiered on Netflix and received enthusiastic reviews at RogerEbert.com. Mike Flanagan's limited series "The Haunting of Hill House," reviewed here by Brian Tallerico, is a genuinely unnerving, often brilliant reimagining of Shirley Jackson's classic novel about ominous ghosts, mental illness and frayed familial bonds. The other must-see show is "Riverdale" creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," a marvelously acted, richly provocative new vehicle for the supernaturally inclined Archie Comics heroine, played by a perfectly cast Kiernan Shipka. In my review of the first season, I explore how Osgood Perkins' masterful debut feature, "The Blackcoat's Daughter" (starring Shipka), served as a major influence on Aguirre-Sacasa, and could serve as ideal Halloween programming itself (check out the trailer embedded below...)

Trailers

The Prodigy (2019). Directed by Nicholas McCarthy. Written by Jeff Buhler. Starring Taylor Schilling, Brittany Allen, Colm Feore. Synopsis: A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him. Opens in US theaters on February 8th, 2019.

The Curse of La Llorona (2019). Directed by Michael Chaves. Written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis. Starring Linda Cardellini, Patricia Velasquez, Raymond Cruz. Synopsis: Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Opens in US theaters on April 19th, 2019.

The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018). Directed by Diederik Van Rooijen. Written by Brian Sieve. Starring Stana Katic, Shay Mitchell, Grey Damon. Synopsis: When a cop who is just out of rehab takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue, she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity in one of the corpses. Opens in US theaters on November 30th, 2018.

The Clovehitch Killer (2018). Directed by Duncan Skiles. Written by Christopher Ford. Starring Charlie Plummer, Dylan McDermott, Samantha Mathis. Synopsis: A picture-perfect family is shattered when the work of a serial killer hits too close to home. Dylan McDermott stars in this chilling portrait of all-American evil. Opens in US theaters on November 16th, 2018.

Vice (2018). Written and directed by Adam McKay. Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell. Synopsis: A bureaucratic Washington insider quietly becomes the most powerful man in the world as Vice-President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways still felt today. Opens in US theaters on December 25th, 2019.

Destroyer (2018). Directed by Karyn Kusama. Written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. Starring Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany. Synopsis: A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace. Opens in US theaters on December 25th, 2018.

Vox Lux (2018). Written and directed by Brady Corbet. Starring Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Christopher Abbott. Synopsis: An unusual set of circumstances brings unexpected success to a pop star. Opens in US theaters on December 7th, 2018.

Bird Box (2018). Directed by Susanne Bier. Written by Eric Heisserer (based on the novel by Josh Malerman). Starring Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson, Rosa Salazar. Synopsis: A woman and a pair of children are blindfolded and make their way through a dystopian setting along a river. Debuts on Netflix on December 21st, 2018.

All Creatures Here Below (2018). Directed by Collin Schiffli. Written by David Dastmalchian. Starring David Dastmalchian, Karen Gillan, Jennifer Morrison. Synopsis: A desperate young couple on the run seek refuge in Kansas City. US release date is TBA.

The Aftermath (2019). Directed by James Kent. Written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse (based on the novel by Rhidian Brook). Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke. Synopsis: Post World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German who previously owned the house. Opens in US theaters on April 29th, 2019.

Unlovable (2018). Directed by Suzi Yoonessi. Written by Charlene deGuzman, Sarah Adina Smith and Mark Duplass. Starring Charlene deGuzman, John Hawkes, Melissa Leo. Synopsis: A sex and love addicted woman learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man. Opens in US theaters on November 2nd, 2018.

Speed Kills (2018). Directed by John Luessenhop and Jodi Scurfield. Written by David Aaron Cohen and John Luessenhop (based on the book by Arthur Jay Harris). Starring John Travolta, Katheryn Winnick, Jennifer Esposito. Synopsis: Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire, Ben Aronoff, leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords. US release date is TBA.

The World Before Your Feet (2018). Directed by Jeremy Workman. Synopsis: For over six years, and for reasons he can't explain, Matt Green, 37, has been walking every block of every street in New York City, a journey of more than 8,000 miles. This documentary follows the story of one man's unusual personal quest and the unexpected journey of discovery, humanity, and wonder that ensues. Opens in US theaters on November 21st, 2018.

Cold Pursuit (2019). Directed by Hans Petter Moland. Written by Frank Baldwin (based on the movie written by Kim Fupz Aakeson). Starring Liam Neeson, Tom Bateman, Emmy Rossum. Synopsis: A snowplow driver seeks revenge against the drug dealers he thinks killed his son. Opens in US theaters on February 8th, 2019.

The Front Runner (2018). Directed by Jason Reitman. Written by Matt Bai, Jay Carson and Jason Reitman (based on the book by Matt Bai). Starring Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons. Synopsis: American Senator Gary Hart's presidential campaign in 1988 is derailed when he's caught in a scandalous love affair. Opens in US theaters on November 21st, 2018.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). Written and directed by Dean DeBlois (based on the book series by Cressida Cowell). Written by Billy Ray and Mark L. Smith. Starring Jonah Hill, Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig. Synopsis: As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless' discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup's reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind. Opens in US theaters on February 22nd, 2019.

Escape Room (2019). Directed by Adam Robitel. Written by Bragi F. Schut and Maria Melnik. Starring Deborah Ann Woll, Tyler Labine, Taylor Russell. Synopsis: Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive. Opens in US theaters on January 4th, 2019.

Rosemary's Baby (1968), 50th anniversary edition. Written and directed by Roman Polanski (based on the novel by Ira Levin). Starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon. Synopsis: A young couple moves in to an apartment only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins to control her life. US release date is TBA.

Disability Employment Awareness Month

Matt writes: Chaz Ebert's latest special edition of Thumbnails celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which ran through the entirety of October. Out writer Scott Jordan Harris assembled a superb list of articles detailing the lack of inclusivity in media and why it must be changed. Click here for the full round-up, which includes Jordan's review of Jenni Gold's documentary, "CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion."

Peter Bogdanovich on Buster Keaton

Matt writes: The great filmmaker and cinema historian Peter Bogdanovich recently spoke with our Editor-at-Large Matt Zoller Seitz about his new documentary, "The Great Buster: A Celebration." Click here to read their full conversation.

Free Movies

The Return of Dracula (1958). Directed by Paul Landres. Written by Pat Fielder. Starring Francis Lederer, Norma Eberhardt, Ray Stricklyn. Synopsis: After a vampire leaves his native Balkans, he murders a Czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in with the dead man's American cousins.

Watch "The Return of Dracula"

Blood for Dracula (1974). Written and directed by Paul Morrissey. Starring Udo Kier, Vittorio De Sica, Joe Dallesandro. Synopsis: An ailing vampire count travels to Italy with his servant to find a bride.

Watch "Blood for Dracula"

Count Dracula (1977). Directed by Philip Saville. Written by Gerald Savory (based on the novel by Bram Stoker). Starring Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon. Synopsis: The vampire count leaves his Transylvanian home to wreak havoc across the world.

Watch "Count Dracula"

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