Paul Barrett
@art-curator.bsky.social
Independent curator, occasional collector, art-lover.
Cathy Mooney: Stitched Up | Gallery 905/ArtsRevive | Selma, AL Jun 5-Aug 1
Constructions | Wiregrass Museum of Art | Dothan, AL Jul 17-Dec 27
Cathy Mooney: Stitched Up | Gallery 905/ArtsRevive | Selma, AL Jun 5-Aug 1
Constructions | Wiregrass Museum of Art | Dothan, AL Jul 17-Dec 27
"A lifelong southerner himself, photographer Jerry Siegel is known for his ability to empathetically connect with subjects from all walks of life."
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November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"A lifelong southerner himself, photographer Jerry Siegel is known for his ability to empathetically connect with subjects from all walks of life."
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“...he’s saying this to Muslims very publicly, that I see you, this is the experience that you’ve had, too. And so it is sending that message not just to Muslims, but to non-Muslims, which hopefully makes more visible what’s been so invisible for so long.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/n...
Mamdani’s Speech About Being Muslim Resonates Beyond New York City
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November 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“...he’s saying this to Muslims very publicly, that I see you, this is the experience that you’ve had, too. And so it is sending that message not just to Muslims, but to non-Muslims, which hopefully makes more visible what’s been so invisible for so long.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/n...
Shame the Lincoln Bathroom renovation is already complete. Maybe the Epstein Ballroom could use it?
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The Golden Toilet Returns as a Sotheby’s Headliner, for $10 Million
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November 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Shame the Lincoln Bathroom renovation is already complete. Maybe the Epstein Ballroom could use it?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/a...
Alice Walton continues her tradition of preying on distressed institutions to strip them of their cultural heritage. I want to vomit.
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An Alabama College Sells its Famed Hale Woodruff Murals
In an innovative partnership, three institutions are buying Hale Woodruff's best known works from Alabama's struggling Talladega college.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Alice Walton continues her tradition of preying on distressed institutions to strip them of their cultural heritage. I want to vomit.
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After years of activist pressure, lawsuits, and bad press Ring made much needed reforms. Now, they’re pivoting back to mass police surveillance as a business model. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech
www.eff.org
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
After years of activist pressure, lawsuits, and bad press Ring made much needed reforms. Now, they’re pivoting back to mass police surveillance as a business model. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
"The year’s most audacious and contentious new show brings out — after years of wrangling, and with heightened security — nearly a dozen Confederate memorials removed from view in the last decade."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/a...
Fallen Confederate Statues Take Center Stage in the Year’s Boldest Show
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October 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"The year’s most audacious and contentious new show brings out — after years of wrangling, and with heightened security — nearly a dozen Confederate memorials removed from view in the last decade."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/a...
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Some of the basics of criminal law that will come to play in the Comey & other Trump revenge prosecutions: Meet Mr. Brady & Mr. Giglio. cafe.com/notes-from-c...
Meet Mr. Brady and Mr. Giglio
These two Supreme Court cases form the foundation of a dual guarantee in criminal law: defendants’ right to exculpatory evidence and to information bearing on witness credibility.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Some of the basics of criminal law that will come to play in the Comey & other Trump revenge prosecutions: Meet Mr. Brady & Mr. Giglio. cafe.com/notes-from-c...
Texas Age Verification Starts Jan 1: ID Required for ALL Apps
YouTube video by Techlore
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October 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"To remain completely silent is to willingly surrender the right of free expression that artists ought to have, and the right to freedom of speech we are all entitled to."
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/g...
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/g...
Artist Gao Zhen, detained in China since August 2024, is in deteriorating health, supporters warn
The 69-year-old artist, known for satiric works made in collaboration with his brother, has been charged with “slandering China’s heroes and martyrs”
www.theartnewspaper.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"To remain completely silent is to willingly surrender the right of free expression that artists ought to have, and the right to freedom of speech we are all entitled to."
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/g...
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/17/g...
The End of Android Freedom: Google's 2026 Plan
YouTube video by Techlore
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October 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"As part of the legendary Broadway songwriting team with composer Rodgers, Hart was responsible for matchless numbers like The Lady Is a Tramp, Manhattan, My Funny Valentine and of course Blue Moon."
Blue Moon review – Ethan Hawke is terrific in Richard Linklater’s bitter Broadway breakup drama
Blue Moon review – Ethan Hawke is terrific in Richard Linklater’s bitter Broadway breakup drama
Hawke plays with campy brilliance and criminal combover the lyricist Lorenz Hart as he spirals into vinegary jilted despair after his split from Richard Rodgers
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October 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
"As part of the legendary Broadway songwriting team with composer Rodgers, Hart was responsible for matchless numbers like The Lady Is a Tramp, Manhattan, My Funny Valentine and of course Blue Moon."
The Supreme Court Is Gearing Up to RIG the 2026 Midterms
YouTube video by Let's Talk Elections
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October 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."
October 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."
"In Alabama last year, our programs and grant-funded events reached about 250,000 people on a total federal investment of $1.1 million...Now, however, our grant-making is at a near standstill."
www.governing.com/magazine/wha...
www.governing.com/magazine/wha...
What Gets Lost When Humanities Spending Goes Away
State humanities councils connect Americans with their past and each other. That work is under threat due to federal cuts.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"In Alabama last year, our programs and grant-funded events reached about 250,000 people on a total federal investment of $1.1 million...Now, however, our grant-making is at a near standstill."
www.governing.com/magazine/wha...
www.governing.com/magazine/wha...
"She was the first Black woman to head a major label, she stressed much-needed diversity in the business and its signings, and she is credited with helping foster the careers of many women in hip-hop, from Elliott and MC Lyte to Nicki Minaj and Rah Digga."
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www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Sylvia Rhone, Who Made Music-Business History, Announces Her Departure From Epic Records
Sylvia Rhone is stepping down from the top job at Epic Records, home to Travis Scott, Future and 21 Savage.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"She was the first Black woman to head a major label, she stressed much-needed diversity in the business and its signings, and she is credited with helping foster the careers of many women in hip-hop, from Elliott and MC Lyte to Nicki Minaj and Rah Digga."
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Fascists Can’t Create: Why They Steal and Silence Music
YouTube video by The Last Mixed Tape
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September 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Jimmy Kimmel & the FCC: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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September 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Misan Harriman highlights protest and resistance, from Palestine to Black civil rights - 1854 Photography
The British Nigerian, Oscar-nominated photographer makes his solo debut at Hope 93, Fitzrovia, in The Purpose of Light – stories of global activism
www.1854.photography
September 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
There was always going to be a pretextual justification for more violence, and absent a clear pretext there was ALWAYS going to be more violence coming. Cowering in the face of immutable circumstances is surrender. Figure out what you can do, and do what you can. Stay strong and don't give up.
September 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
There was always going to be a pretextual justification for more violence, and absent a clear pretext there was ALWAYS going to be more violence coming. Cowering in the face of immutable circumstances is surrender. Figure out what you can do, and do what you can. Stay strong and don't give up.
