Ce Benedict
@cebenny.bsky.social
guy who likes music
(ABC Radio National, formerly BBC Radio 3/4/Sounds, formerly under 11s backstroke silver medallist at neutral bay public school)
(ABC Radio National, formerly BBC Radio 3/4/Sounds, formerly under 11s backstroke silver medallist at neutral bay public school)
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Great work by my colleague Nicola Heath, summing up the arts policies of the major parties and the key issues for the different parts of the industry ahead of the election this weekend.
Arts is a $64 billion industry — so why aren't the leaders talking about it?
Financial support for artists, local content quotas for streaming platforms and AI regulation are on the agenda this election.
www.abc.net.au
April 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Great work by my colleague Nicola Heath, summing up the arts policies of the major parties and the key issues for the different parts of the industry ahead of the election this weekend.
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There's been a lot said about the politics of Creative Australia's decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi from the 2026 Venice Biennale, but what about the art? This week on The Art Show, Rex Butler and Paris Lettau from Memo Review join us for an art historical approach to the work.
An art historical approach to the work of Khaled Sabsabi - ABC listen
When questions were raised in Federal Parliament about two artworks by Khaled Sabsabi from 2006 and 2007, it was enough to convince Creative Australia to dump the artist from next year's Venice Bienna...
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February 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
There's been a lot said about the politics of Creative Australia's decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi from the 2026 Venice Biennale, but what about the art? This week on The Art Show, Rex Butler and Paris Lettau from Memo Review join us for an art historical approach to the work.
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On Arts in 30, we step into the tense meeting between the leadership of Creative Australia and senators during an estimates hearing last night, which marked the first public comment by Adrian Collette since the decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino from the Venice Biennale.
Creative Australia's leadership faces questioning at Senate estimates - ABC listen
The fallout over Creative Australia's decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino as Australia's representatives to the 2026 Venice Biennale has continued over the last week.
A tense meeti...
www.abc.net.au
February 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
On Arts in 30, we step into the tense meeting between the leadership of Creative Australia and senators during an estimates hearing last night, which marked the first public comment by Adrian Collette since the decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino from the Venice Biennale.
I think about "send me your address so I can visit you and explain my passions" every day
February 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I think about "send me your address so I can visit you and explain my passions" every day
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there are 27 EGOT winners. of these how many have EGOT tattooed on their mons pubis
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
there are 27 EGOT winners. of these how many have EGOT tattooed on their mons pubis
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a pox on the houses of everyone, in the UK, the US or elsewhere who, despite not seeing themselves as reactionaries, decided that trans kids were somehow the most important issue in the world at a time when so much else was going on, and who got their wishes now, but at what cost
Donald Trump has just released a national under 18 trans care ban executive order. I am working through specifically how it tries to do this, and will live tweet here section by section as I read through it.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
January 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
a pox on the houses of everyone, in the UK, the US or elsewhere who, despite not seeing themselves as reactionaries, decided that trans kids were somehow the most important issue in the world at a time when so much else was going on, and who got their wishes now, but at what cost
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can i just say, none of this is very brat
January 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
can i just say, none of this is very brat
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Freya is the best editor I've ever worked with! Extremely thorough, precise and thoughtful. You should definitely hire her.
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January 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Freya is the best editor I've ever worked with! Extremely thorough, precise and thoughtful. You should definitely hire her.
Actually it stands for Radio National that's 576 AM 24 hour non stop good times tune in
first of all, some housekeeping. you may be seeing mentions of "RN" thinking it's referring to RedNote, a tiktok competitor. this is incorrect—RN stands for ReNner, as in the Jeremy Renner app
January 18, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Actually it stands for Radio National that's 576 AM 24 hour non stop good times tune in
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"Don't you think when people tell you you're allowed to do whatever you want as long as it's not sexually X-rated that they should stand behind their word and show your cow?" Lynch said.
One of my favourite small David Lynch moments is when he tried to do one of those ceramic art cows for New York City and submitted this and was rejected.
January 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Don't you think when people tell you you're allowed to do whatever you want as long as it's not sexually X-rated that they should stand behind their word and show your cow?" Lynch said.
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“We’re supposed to have so much fun, like puppy dogs with our tails wagging”
January 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“We’re supposed to have so much fun, like puppy dogs with our tails wagging”
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One of my favourite things anyone has ever said about art. You'll be missed, David. 🌹
January 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
One of my favourite things anyone has ever said about art. You'll be missed, David. 🌹
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David Lynch gave us the language we needed to better articulate the indescribable strangeness of our shared reality. “Lynchian” is so overused because it’s a viscerally understandable word without any known synonyms. I can’t imagine a more beautiful artistic legacy than that.
January 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
David Lynch gave us the language we needed to better articulate the indescribable strangeness of our shared reality. “Lynchian” is so overused because it’s a viscerally understandable word without any known synonyms. I can’t imagine a more beautiful artistic legacy than that.
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I’m going to start saying YUCK YUCK loudly and backing away if anyone tries to show me something they’ve done with ChatGPT or AI
January 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I’m going to start saying YUCK YUCK loudly and backing away if anyone tries to show me something they’ve done with ChatGPT or AI
1. why is australia getting movies later than the rest of the world again, is it 2005???
2. I'm single handedly trying to make Nosferatu/Conclave the barbenheimer of the year, pls join me in the Concferatu cinema experience
2. I'm single handedly trying to make Nosferatu/Conclave the barbenheimer of the year, pls join me in the Concferatu cinema experience
January 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
1. why is australia getting movies later than the rest of the world again, is it 2005???
2. I'm single handedly trying to make Nosferatu/Conclave the barbenheimer of the year, pls join me in the Concferatu cinema experience
2. I'm single handedly trying to make Nosferatu/Conclave the barbenheimer of the year, pls join me in the Concferatu cinema experience
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It's also destroying the creative industry, not because it will outdo creatives but because it will be used by aforementioned horrid people as leverage to undermine writers/artists at every level, and the more you use it the more leverage you're giving them!
sorry to be both blunt and righteous but I think this is also true of people making "funny" images of eg Trump or Musk looking silly, or doing stupid ChatGPT prompts for fun - there's no right way to use generative AI! all of it is slop destroying the planet and making horrid people more powerful!
every time I see a mutual post some piece of AI shit, I die a little more inside - why don't you just stab me with a fucking ice pick instead
December 31, 2024 at 6:32 PM
It's also destroying the creative industry, not because it will outdo creatives but because it will be used by aforementioned horrid people as leverage to undermine writers/artists at every level, and the more you use it the more leverage you're giving them!
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me: going on a gigantic Cole Porter bender
you: fucking up your life by not going on a gigantic Cole Porter bender
you: fucking up your life by not going on a gigantic Cole Porter bender
December 23, 2024 at 5:25 PM
me: going on a gigantic Cole Porter bender
you: fucking up your life by not going on a gigantic Cole Porter bender
you: fucking up your life by not going on a gigantic Cole Porter bender
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A lot of things suck in this lifetime, but I remember when the thought of this was incomprehensible. This is beautiful.
5th person to be cured of HIV
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
abcnews.go.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:13 PM
A lot of things suck in this lifetime, but I remember when the thought of this was incomprehensible. This is beautiful.
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ado annie was the realest slut to ever do it
December 11, 2024 at 9:52 PM
ado annie was the realest slut to ever do it
It takes around 8 million streams a year for an Australian artist to make minimum wage via spotify
December 5, 2024 at 5:37 AM
It takes around 8 million streams a year for an Australian artist to make minimum wage via spotify
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the sexual ethics of Hot Frosty are genuinely insane to contemplate
November 30, 2024 at 8:19 PM
the sexual ethics of Hot Frosty are genuinely insane to contemplate
the netflix christmas movie has gained self awareness and hot frosty is... good.
November 30, 2024 at 12:09 PM
the netflix christmas movie has gained self awareness and hot frosty is... good.
Amazing that a Tory peer wrote the most accurate leftist infighting musical ever
November 25, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Amazing that a Tory peer wrote the most accurate leftist infighting musical ever
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with such a jam packed parliamentary schedule this week, it’s unclear if the government is going to find time to take the lyrics of defying gravity and really hold space with that
November 25, 2024 at 1:22 AM
with such a jam packed parliamentary schedule this week, it’s unclear if the government is going to find time to take the lyrics of defying gravity and really hold space with that