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Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlash

President Donald Trump says he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts venue for two years starting in July for construction

The Independent UK

Kennedy Center just announced a new head of programming. He quit after five days

It was not immediately clear why the newly appointed head of artistic programming resigned so quickly

The Independent UK

'Satyagraha' at the Kennedy Center: Philip Glass leads artists’ boycott in protest of Trump takeover

TOI correspondent from Washington: Celebrated American composer and Indophile Philip Glass has withdrawn the world premiere of his Symphony No 15, “Lincoln,” from the MAGA-infused Kennedy Center in Washington DC — the decision redolent of nonviolent Gandhian protest embodied in his landmark opera Satyagraha.

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Why Max Richter’s Hamnet needle-drop left me cold

In a new weekly column about the world of classical music, Tom Service bemoans Hollywood turning pieces into slop through overuse. Plus: Philip Glass withdraws his symphony from the Kennedy Center

The Guardian - UK

Catholicism sees steep decline in Latin America, with more people identifying as religiously unaffiliated

The study encompassed adults in six of the region's most populous countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. is studying a tunnel project to Tesla Gigafactory near Reno

The surge of traffic, and accidents, on the highway that leads to the burgeoning industrial center in northern Nevada is driving a search for alternatives.

Fortune

Washington National Opera bows out of Kennedy Center

The Washington National Opera has decided to end its arrangement with the Kennedy Center in the nation’s capital, though it says it is hoping for an “amicable transition.”

The Independent UK

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Kennedy Center Controversy: 'Wicked' Composer Stephen Schwartz Is the Latest to Cancel Shows Amid Boycotts

Stephen Schwartz has withdrawn from a Kennedy Center gala, citing opposition to its controversial renaming after Trump amid growing artist boycotts.

International Business Times UK

‘Their first instinct was to loot’: how Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center

Sheldon Whitehouse, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, remains undeterred and determined to press on with his investigation

The Guardian - US

Kennedy Center president claims ‘legacy media’ is encouraging artists to boycott performances over Trump name change

Leadership at the Washington, D.C. arts mainstay has been fuming over a series of recent artist cancellations in protest of the president and his allies attempting to rename the center after himself

The Independent UK

Kennedy Center exodus: The 11 acts that have pulled out post-Trump takeover

A jazz ensemble and a New York dance company this week joined those canceling their events at the Kennedy Center.

Axios

Kennedy Center NYE party canceled after artists pull out, Trump stooge in charge blames ‘derangement syndrome’

"Jazz was born from struggle and from a relentless insistence on freedom."

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More events planned for the Kennedy Center are canceled in protest of Trump adding his name to the building

The president’s de facto takeover of the center earlier this year has prompted continued criticism from artists

The Independent UK

Rechristened Trump-Kennedy Center lashes out at jazz musician with brutal $1m shakedown

Standing up for your principles? Not under THIS administration!

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The Independent UK

Kennedy Center demands $1M from jazz musician who pulled out of annual Christmas Eve concert in protest at Trump renaming

Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell said on social media that he would ‘not let’ artists cancel shows at the venue ‘without consequence’

The Independent UK

Kennedy Center threatens musician with lawsuit over Trump name protest

Chuck Redd canceled a Christmas Eve performance after learning the president’s name would be added to the venue

The Guardian - US

Democratic lawmaker sues Trump over Kennedy Center’s name change

Joyce Beatty seeks to remove the president’s name from the newly minted ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’

The Independent UK

Trump suggests quitting as president and making ‘hosting a full time job’ as he gushes over his Kennedy Center performance

Trump previously accused the Kennedy Center of ‘targeting’ American youth with drag shows

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Kennedy Center Board member is setting the record straight on the ‘unanimous vote’ to rename the Center after Trump

The White House celebrated a unanimous vote to rename the Kennedy Center, one of the country’s most important cultural institutions. But Congresswoman Joyce Beatty exposed the lie. Apparently, the vote only looked unanimous because dissent never made it past the mute button.

The Independent UK

Kennedy Center board member claims she was forcibly muted during call on name change: ‘This was not unanimous’

Kennedy Center leadership insists it followed the law and attacked the late president’s family members who criticized the change

The Conversation

Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?

The amount of electricity data centers use in the U.S. in the coming years is expected to be significant. But regular reports of proposals for new ones and cancellations of planned ones mean that it’s difficult to know exactly how many data centers will actually be built and how much…

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 players are suspicious of their Citizen Surveillance Center as divers start getting marked as dissidents after a recent Major Order

Dissidents should report to their local democracy officer

The Independent UK

Nobody hears the people sing: Ticket sales at Kennedy Center plunge by nearly 50% after Trump takeover

Tens of thousands of seats have remained empty during theater, orchestra, and dance performances at the institution

Axios

How Trump could use the Insurrection Act to send troops to American cities

The president told reporters Monday that "we have an Insurrection Act for a reason."

Benzinga

One in Five Americans Gets News From TikTok — Up From Just 3% In 2020

A study by the Pew Research Center reveals that TikTok has become a significant news source for one in five Americans.

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