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• Jennifer Mills calls for national cultural policy to support Australian writers opinion-review

  Jennifer Mills, Chair of the Australian Society of Authors, argues that Australia's next National Cultural Policy must address AI theft, copyright enforcement, freedom of…

• Reusing Biennale Materials: A Pedagogical Proposal opinion-review

  The author argues that biennials are wasteful and unsustainable, advocating for their educational reuse. They cite the Rebiennale project in Venice, which repurposed materials…

• Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem Resonates with 2020s Politics opinion-review

  A new essay in the Hedgehog Review argues that Joan Didion's 1968 collection 'Slouching Towards Bethlehem' is particularly relevant today. The essay highlights how the late…

• Sven Beckert's 'Capitalism: A Global History' Reviewed by Corey Robin opinion-review

  In his review of Sven Beckert's extensive 1,325-page work, 'Capitalism: A Global History,' Corey Robin examines the evolution of capitalism from 12th-century Aden to modern times.…

• Gradual Change, Not Revolution, Advocated for Orchestras opinion-review

  An opinion piece in The Telegraph argues that classical concert-going needs piecemeal, gradual change rather than radical reinvention. The author suggests repurposing traditional…

• IDF Soldiers' Back-Turned Portraits as Counterportraiture and Concealment opinion-review

  The article analyzes official portraits of Israeli soldiers with their backs to the camera, arguing that this pose functions as a form of concealment to avoid identification and…

• Five Proposals to Overhaul Spotify's Artist Economy opinion-review

  Joel Gouveia proposes five structural changes to Spotify, arguing the platform's design flaws harm artists despite industry growth. Music revenues rose 6.4% last year, with 837…

• Venice Biennale overwhelmed by global crises, artists' voices diminished opinion-review

  The 2024 Venice Biennale is described as a hypertrophic funfair where artists have been pushed to the margins, their voices weakened by the deafening noise of ongoing and emerging…

• Biennale in Venedig: Politisierung überlagert die Kunst opinion-review

  Die Eröffnung der Biennale von Venedig fand in der vergangenen Woche statt, wurde jedoch von perfekt inszenierten Protestaktionen und geschlossenen Pavillons aus Streikgründen…

• Cannes Critics Master the Art of Noncommittal Praise opinion-review

  Guillemette Faure's column in Le Monde examines the delicate social choreography of film criticism at the Festival de Cannes, where attendees often resort to vague compliments…

• Looksmaxxing: AI-Driven Masculinity as a Design Problem opinion-review

  Looksmaxxing, an AI-powered tool that analyzes men's faces and suggests physical improvements, is critiqued as a design problem that reduces identity to visual systems like…

• Leadership Mutates: From Egotism to Leaderful Collectives opinion-review

  Dr. heeten bhagat's essay for Sleek Magazine rethinks leadership through the lens of contemporary art and fashion. He contrasts traditional top-down, egotistic leadership with…

• Marlene Monteiro Freitas's 'NÔT' Disappoints at Kunstenfestival 2026 opinion-review

  At the Kunstenfestival Bruxelles 2026, Cape Verdean choreographer Marlene Monteiro Freitas presented 'NÔT' at the Théâtre National Bruxelles from May 14 to 17. The piece, which…

• Body Horror in Women's Art: From Saville to Garner, Abjection as Resistance opinion-review

  The article explores how contemporary women artists use body horror to challenge societal norms of beauty, femininity, and the female body. It traces the lineage from 1970s…

• Birthright: Zoe Pepper's Housing Crisis Satire Hits Australian Cinemas opinion-review

  Zoe Pepper's debut feature film 'Birthright,' a savage satire of Australia's housing crisis, is released in cinemas on 21 May 2026. The film follows a stressed couple, Cory…

• Enduring Bond Between Artists and Opera opinion-review

  Opera continues to captivate visual artists across generations, from Marc Chagall's work at the Metropolitan Opera to William Kentridge's productions at Glyndebourne. The total…

• NZZ Opinion: West Europe's Distorted Relationship with Religion opinion-review

  A Neue Zürcher Zeitung opinion piece argues that Western Europe has a distorted relationship with religion, criticizing the tendency to despise Christianity while pandering to…

• Bridal Industry's Size Inclusivity Problem Exposed opinion-review

  A Vogue investigation reveals that luxury bridal salons rarely carry a full size range, typically stocking only sample sizes equivalent to US street sizes 4-6 or 6-8, with…

• Pierre Salvadori's 'La Vénus électrique' explores love as illusion opinion-review

  Pierre Salvadori's new film 'La Vénus électrique' premiered on May 12, 2026, as reviewed by Le Monde. The film features a cast of actors and actresses who are described as…

• True resilience is not about bouncing back, argues Psyche essay opinion-review

  An essay on Psyche challenges the common understanding of resilience as the ability to bounce back from adversity. The author argues that calling someone resilient in the…

• France's cultural exception debate resurfaces amid crisis opinion-review

  The concept of 'l'exception culturelle française' was championed and secured by Paris during broad trade negotiations in the 1990s. Three years ago at the Cannes Film Festival…

• Ballet Body Trend Reflects Conservative Backlash on Gender Roles opinion-review

  The 'Ballet Body' aesthetic is gaining popularity as a beauty ideal, promoting extreme thinness and discipline. This trend, spreading via social media under 'Ballet Core', is…

• Age Is Not a Barrier to Gallery Representation, Says Art Dealer opinion-review

  A gallery owner with experience signing artists from age 14 to 89 argues that age-related self-doubt is an unnecessary hurdle for artists seeking representation. The dealer notes…

• Will AI Make College Unnecessary? opinion-review

  A parent reflects on whether saving for college is wise given AI's potential to disrupt higher education. The author notes that over 25% of US college students consider tuition a…

• Erich Vad: Merz sollte US-Tomahawk-Entscheidung für Russland-Verhandlungen nutzen opinion-review

  Der frühere Bundeswehr-General Erich Vad, der Angela Merkel und die CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion militärpolitisch beriet, fordert Friedrich Merz auf, die Entscheidung der USA zum…

• Maxim Biller's Column Sparks Antisemitism Debate in German Literature opinion-review

  Writer Maxim Biller has ignited a controversy in German literary circles after publishing a column in which he describes having lunch with Germanist Stefan Martus. The column,…

• Kuba als Projektionsfläche der deutschen Linken opinion-review

  Ein historischer Rückblick auf die Faszination der deutschen Linken für die kubanische Revolution. Von den 1960er Jahren bis heute reisten Intellektuelle, Künstler und Aktivisten…

• Annemarie Jacir's 'Palestine 36' Criticized for Clichés and Heroic Tropes opinion-review

  Annemarie Jacir's film 'Palestine 36' is the first fictional feature to address the Arab revolts in 1930s Palestine, focusing on the village of Al-Basam. The film depicts…

• The Paradox of Contemporary Art: A Violent World, Yet Works Are Correct and Harmless opinion-review

  Christian Caliandro critiques the growing dissociation between contemporary art and reality, arguing that as global violence and political chaos escalate, art has retreated into…

• Song of the Samurai: Epic Japanese Period Drama Review opinion-review

  The Financial Times reviews 'Song of the Samurai', a Japanese period drama described as epic, violent, and enormously enjoyable. The review highlights the series' intense action…

• László Nemes' 'Andor Hirsch' Fails to Deliver Emotional Impact opinion-review

  László Nemes' third film, 'Andor Hirsch', premieres to critical disappointment. The historical drama follows Andor (Barabás Bojtorján), a Hungarian-Jewish half-orphan raised in…

• Wrestling With Trump review: presidential politics meets WWE opinion-review

  The Financial Times reviews 'Wrestling With Trump', a work examining whether Donald Trump's political strategy is based on WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). The review explores…

• Porn Star and Catholic Church Clash at 2026 Venice Biennale opinion-review

  The opening week of the 2026 Venice Biennale was dominated by a former porn star and the Catholic Church, according to a diary by Roisin Agnew. The piece highlights the…

• Gabriele Segre on Hope as a Principle of Movement opinion-review

  In the concluding chapter of 'La fine della fine della storia', Gabriele Segre argues that hope is not a passive expectation but an active, dynamic principle of movement. Drawing…

• Claire G Coleman: Listen to Indigenous voices on climate and Country opinion-review

  Noongar writer Claire G Coleman argues that Indigenous knowledge systems, encoded in stories passed down for tens of thousands of years, offer critical insights into climate…

• Brics as a tool for leverage, not a binding bloc on Iran war opinion-review

  An opinion article suggests that the Brics coalition does not require a cohesive position on the Iran conflict to maintain its significance. The writer argues that Brics should be…

• Grundgesetz-Reform: Jörg Phil Friedrichs Plädoyer für eine radikale Demokratie opinion-review

  Am Freitag hat Jörg Phil Friedrich eine grundlegende Reform des Grundgesetzes gefordert. Er hebt zwei wesentliche Mängel der deutschen Verfassung hervor: Zum einen wird die…

• Trend Simulation: Music Marketing's Fake Authenticity Crisis opinion-review

  The marketing firm Chaotic Good Projects has sparked controversy by bragging about its ability to make musicians go viral through "trend simulation"—paying social media accounts…

• Ingar Solty’s 8. May in Berlin: Between Militarization and Student Protest opinion-review

  On 8 May, Ingar Solty experienced a day in Berlin that encapsulated the tension between militarization and resistance. Overhearing two armaments managers on the S-Bahn near…

• Food Review's Demise: TikTok Hyperbole vs. Descriptive Writing opinion-review

  A Slate article examines the decline of traditional food criticism in favor of short-form video reviews on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. The author contrasts vague,…