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A dating app for dog lovers. Also useful for cutting dog lovers out of your loop www.frolly.com?utm_s...
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
A dating app for dog lovers. Also useful for cutting dog lovers out of your loop www.frolly.com?utm_s...
LitHub's intro to the 2025 National Book Award Finalists
Meet the 2025 National Book Award Finalists
The winners of the 76th National Book Awards—given every year in Young People’s Literature, Translation, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction—will be announced next week in a ceremony hosted by Jeff Hil…
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
LitHub's intro to the 2025 National Book Award Finalists
ArtReview invited five AI-adjacent artists – Avery Singer, Simon Denny, Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst, Jon Rafman – to discuss post-AI art. V good results
What Is Post-AI Art?
Avery Singer, Simon Denny, Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst and Jon Rafman discuss – with the help of a generated AI – what the future holds
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November 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
ArtReview invited five AI-adjacent artists – Avery Singer, Simon Denny, Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst, Jon Rafman – to discuss post-AI art. V good results
Pulp did a cracking NPR Tiny Desk Concert the other day
Pulp: Tiny Desk Concert
Robin Hilton | November 13, 2025
I don’t think anyone expected to get a new album from Pulp in 2025, let alone a Tiny Desk. But the much-beloved group, fronted by the singular voice of Jarvis Cocker, returned this spring with More, its first full-length in nearly a quarter century. A couple of mont
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November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Pulp did a cracking NPR Tiny Desk Concert the other day
Elias Marrow is the guerilla artist who snuck one of his/her works into the Art Gallery of the National Museum of Wales (which is well worth a visit, in fact). This is their agreeably weird website
Elias Marrow
Art Website
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November 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Elias Marrow is the guerilla artist who snuck one of his/her works into the Art Gallery of the National Museum of Wales (which is well worth a visit, in fact). This is their agreeably weird website
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I think the word you’re looking for is “kept”
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I think the word you’re looking for is “kept”
Slightly sniffy ArtNet review of David Shrigley's money-for-old-rope exhibition tinyurl.com/f85fjrbk...
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Slightly sniffy ArtNet review of David Shrigley's money-for-old-rope exhibition tinyurl.com/f85fjrbk...
Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi of Sharjah Art Foundation has been named 2025–26 Ambassador Extraordinary for Arab Culture by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) tinyurl.com/4zrmv63d...
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi of Sharjah Art Foundation has been named 2025–26 Ambassador Extraordinary for Arab Culture by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) tinyurl.com/4zrmv63d...
Art Basel Hong Kong (27-29 Mar) will have 240 galleries inc 32 first-timers, plus return of a city-wide Public Program (free film screenings, Conversations, and collaborative events with HK cultural institutions). Looks impressive
Art Basel unveils gallery line-up for its 2026 Hong Kong edition
Art Basel unveils gallery line-up and first highlights for its 2026 Hong Kong edition
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November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Art Basel Hong Kong (27-29 Mar) will have 240 galleries inc 32 first-timers, plus return of a city-wide Public Program (free film screenings, Conversations, and collaborative events with HK cultural institutions). Looks impressive
Interesting, articulate interview by 421's Faisal Al Hassan for Arrtnet. "Abu Dhabi’s path has been rooted in long-term cultural infrastructure ... A healthy ecosystem depends on the small-scale spaces that keep things experimental ..."
How Can Abu Dhabi Sustain Its Culture Boom? Arts Leader Faisal Al Hassan Weighs In | Artnet News
Commercial boom aside, grassroots initiatives supporting home grown artistic development are essential for a healthy ecosystem in the Gulf.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Interesting, articulate interview by 421's Faisal Al Hassan for Arrtnet. "Abu Dhabi’s path has been rooted in long-term cultural infrastructure ... A healthy ecosystem depends on the small-scale spaces that keep things experimental ..."
The Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait prize had c.6,000 submissions. Four were shortlisted, with Martina Holmberg’s Mel the winner. Now on show at London's National portrait Gallery tinyurl.com/56kpabb5...
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait prize had c.6,000 submissions. Four were shortlisted, with Martina Holmberg’s Mel the winner. Now on show at London's National portrait Gallery tinyurl.com/56kpabb5...
DEADLINE 26 NOV Submit electronic new media and “emerging artworks” to be exhibited at International Symposium of Electronic Art (Dubai, 10-17 April 2026). tinyurl.com/59vs9jea...
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
DEADLINE 26 NOV Submit electronic new media and “emerging artworks” to be exhibited at International Symposium of Electronic Art (Dubai, 10-17 April 2026). tinyurl.com/59vs9jea...
Horses hit 50 last week, so here are three (of many) reasons why Patti Smith is still "cool as hell". All together now: "do the Watusi ..." tinyurl.com/w5vphpsz...
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Horses hit 50 last week, so here are three (of many) reasons why Patti Smith is still "cool as hell". All together now: "do the Watusi ..." tinyurl.com/w5vphpsz...
DEADLINE 24 November for Open call: ISEA 2026 Artistic Proposals – Submit proposals for electronic new media and “emerging artworks” to be exhibited at International Symposium of Electronic Art (Dubai, April 2026) tinyurl.com/2uenrbh6...
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
DEADLINE 24 November for Open call: ISEA 2026 Artistic Proposals – Submit proposals for electronic new media and “emerging artworks” to be exhibited at International Symposium of Electronic Art (Dubai, April 2026) tinyurl.com/2uenrbh6...
Hauser & Wirth is being prosecuted in the UK for breaching Russian sanctions by allegedly making available a George Condo work to "a person connected with Russia"
Hauser & Wirth charged with breaching UK’s Russia sanctions
The UK gallery is being prosecuted for allegedly making available a work by George Condo to a person connected with Russia after the country's invasion of Ukraine in 2022
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November 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Hauser & Wirth is being prosecuted in the UK for breaching Russian sanctions by allegedly making available a George Condo work to "a person connected with Russia"
An archive of video games, mostly from the 80s and 90s, that were never released to the public, "sharing history and stories from the developers, assets and more before it is too late"
Games That Weren't: Cancelled & Unreleased Video Games
Games That Weren't is a Cancelled & Unreleased Video Games archive with lost prototypes, developer history and assets for many computers and consoles of all ages.
www.gamesthatwerent.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
An archive of video games, mostly from the 80s and 90s, that were never released to the public, "sharing history and stories from the developers, assets and more before it is too late"
Big consultancies use AI a lot. Consultancy Slop lets you plug in a client name, a problem, and the Big Agency you would like to use, and you'll get a set of plausible-sounding AI-generated recommendations. Or you could use an agency that eschews AI ...
Consulting Slop
Consulting Slop is an AI-powered strategy generator that produces firm-grade strategic thinking tailored to your company. It models the reasoning styles of leading consulting firms to deliver sharp, data-driven insights and actionable recommendations—instantly.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Big consultancies use AI a lot. Consultancy Slop lets you plug in a client name, a problem, and the Big Agency you would like to use, and you'll get a set of plausible-sounding AI-generated recommendations. Or you could use an agency that eschews AI ...
All-female team for Saudi Arabia at the 2026 Venice Biennale – Palestinian-Saudi artist Dana Awartani with curator Antonia Carve from Art Jameel and assistant curator Hafsa Alkhudairi tinyurl.com/dx259tb7...
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
All-female team for Saudi Arabia at the 2026 Venice Biennale – Palestinian-Saudi artist Dana Awartani with curator Antonia Carve from Art Jameel and assistant curator Hafsa Alkhudairi tinyurl.com/dx259tb7...
#MAGPIE SEZ Could it be that an Abu Dhabi Art Week is happening by default? And all the other news that fits in and around the UAE's arts and culture scene, courtesy of your FREE weekly newsletter magpie Weekly tinyurl.com/3zftvd9r...
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
#MAGPIE SEZ Could it be that an Abu Dhabi Art Week is happening by default? And all the other news that fits in and around the UAE's arts and culture scene, courtesy of your FREE weekly newsletter magpie Weekly tinyurl.com/3zftvd9r...
AI: boom or bubble? What we need is a way of monitoring the situation – oh, here's one now
AI Bubble Dashboard | Exponential View
A practical framework to analyze whether AI is in a bubble. Monitor five key gauges measuring economic strain, industry strain, revenue growth, valuation heat, and funding quality.
boomorbubble.ai
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
AI: boom or bubble? What we need is a way of monitoring the situation – oh, here's one now
Korea's'S National Asian Culture Center has named YoungEun Kim as winner of the 2026 ACC Future Prize. The sound/video/installation artist “transforms listening into a reflective act"; the prize includes a solo show at ACC in Gwangju next August
Asia Culture Center - ACC News - Press Release
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November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Korea's'S National Asian Culture Center has named YoungEun Kim as winner of the 2026 ACC Future Prize. The sound/video/installation artist “transforms listening into a reflective act"; the prize includes a solo show at ACC in Gwangju next August
David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for 'Flesh'
David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh
The judges ‘had never read anything quite like it’, says panel chair Roddy Doyle, announcing the Hungarian-British author’s novel as the winner of the £50,000 award
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November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for 'Flesh'
An AI Song Contest has been running since 2020 to “explore the creative potential of human–AI collaboration in songwriting”. Here are this year’s finalists (winner to be chosen 50% by jury, 50% by popular vote) tinyurl.com/2kez56ar...
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
An AI Song Contest has been running since 2020 to “explore the creative potential of human–AI collaboration in songwriting”. Here are this year’s finalists (winner to be chosen 50% by jury, 50% by popular vote) tinyurl.com/2kez56ar...
The 'Artsy Vanguard' lists what Artsy considers "the most promising artists working today ... 10 talents poised to become future leaders of contemporary art and culture". YMMV
The Artsy Vanguard 2026 | Artsy
The Artsy Vanguard is now in its eighth year of highlighting the most promising artists working today. As 2026 approaches, we’re celebrating 10 talents poised to become future leaders of contemporary art and culture.
The 2026 Vanguard artists are creating original, boundary-pushing work and gaining momentum through buzzy solo shows, museum exhibitions, and other art world accolades. Their art—from video games that force us to confront our biases to paintings that upend power dynamics—challenges and expands our perception of the present moment. True to the Vanguard tradition, these are essential artists to watch.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The 'Artsy Vanguard' lists what Artsy considers "the most promising artists working today ... 10 talents poised to become future leaders of contemporary art and culture". YMMV
Why tax the rich (and what does 'rich' mean anyway)? A long historically-based essay that argues more taxing (in the UK) would be A Good Thing – not least because "it would restore the vital principle that private wealth entails social responsibilities"
The UK’s wealth ‘timebomb’ – and how to defuse it
The case for taxing wealth has historically come from the political mainstream – so why is it so unpalatable now?
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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Why tax the rich (and what does 'rich' mean anyway)? A long historically-based essay that argues more taxing (in the UK) would be A Good Thing – not least because "it would restore the vital principle that private wealth entails social responsibilities"