# visual (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover visual. Page: Feed: --- ## [Art in search of Author](https://www.artsjournal.com/2026/08/art-in-search-of-author.html) _2026-08-22 · ArtsJournal_ The web has been filling up with writing nobody particularly asked for. On the other hand, the things people actually paid for all had a body attached. Pew found that more than a third of web pages published since ChatGPT’s launch show signs of machine authorship (TechCrunch), while traffic to the ten largest US news \[…\] ## [Marquise Lindsey-Bradley shares strategic approaches to engaging young audiences](https://www.artsjournal.com/artsengines/2026/08/22/marquise-lindsey-bradley-shares-strategic-approaches-to-engaging-young-audiences/) _2026-08-22 · ArtsJournal_ Marquise Lindsey-Bradley, Marketing & Engagement Director of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, shares their strategic approach to engaging young audiences. ## [Westport real estate sales Aug. 3-7](https://westportjournal.com/property/westport-real-estate-sales-aug-3-7/) _2026-08-22 · Doug Weber · Westport Journal_ During the week of Aug. 3-7, 15 properties sold for a total of $96.4 million, including properties on Blue Ribbon Drive, Cardinal Lane, Cross Hwy, Fillow St., Harvest Commons, Ledgemoor Lane (shown), Mimi Lane, Mortar Rock Road, Post Road E, Quarter Mile Road, Reimer Road, Richmondville Ave, Saugatuck Ave, Valley Field Road and Whitney Glen Drive. The post Westport real estate sales Aug. 3-7… ## [Marra’s memoir: be yourself](https://westportjournal.com/arts/literature/marras-memoir-be-yourself/) _2026-08-21 · Doug Weber · Westport Journal_ Raymond C. Marra turns childhood bullying into a positive message in his new book, “Finding my way in Westport.” The post Marra’s memoir: be yourself appeared first on Westport Journal . ## [The Web Fills Up And Empties Out](https://www.artsjournal.com/2026/08/the-web-fills-up-and-empties-out.html) _2026-08-21 · ArtsJournal_ Good Morning, Two numbers today, and they belong together. Traffic to the ten biggest US news sites is down by a third in two years (Press Gazette). More than a third of web pages published since ChatGPT launched show signs of machine authorship (TechCrunch). The open web is filling with writing nobody asked for and \[…\] ## [Behold America’s First-Ever Jellyfish Museum](https://www.artsjournal.com/2026/08/behold-americas-first-ever-jellyfish-museum.html) _2026-08-21 · AP · ArtsJournal_ “The private Jellyfish Museum in Pompano Beach, Florida, just north of Fort Lauderdale, … was created by Alex and Yana Yanovsky, who previously developed successful aquariums in Ukraine, including their first jellyfish museum in Kyiv. The couple left those facilities behind when they fled Ukraine following the 2022 Russian invasion.” – AP ## [Study: Web Traffic To The 10 Biggest News Websites Has Dropped By A Third In Two Years](https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/traffic-to-10-biggest-us-news-websites-down-a-third-in-two-years/) _2026-08-21 · Press-Gazette · ArtsJournal_ Combined traffic to the ten biggest news websites in the US is down by almost a third compared to two years ago, new analysis shows. The difference was even higher across the top 50 news websites in the US, with monthly visits falling 37% since July 2024. – Press-Gazette ## [Weird Idea Spreads On Chinese Internet That Tang Dynasty Never Existed](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/19/style/china-tang-dynasty-never-existed-hoax-intl-hnk#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · CNN · ArtsJournal_ The Tang era (618-907 CE) is considered a golden age, a period of territorial expansion, prosperity and high culture which every Chinese schoolchild learns about. Claiming it never happened is like telling Brits there was no Norman Conquest. Yet the bogus idea has caught on widely enough that China’s government is weighing in. – CNN ## [How The COVID Crisis Shifted Culture Funding](https://culturaldata.org/learn/data-at-work/2026/what-crisis-revealed/) _2026-08-21 · Cultural Data SMU · ArtsJournal_ In 2019, arts organizations in BIPOC-majority neighborhoods of a major U.S. city received 16% less median grant funding than those in white-majority neighborhoods. By 2022, they were receiving 289% more. – SMU Cultural Data ## [Study: More Than One-Third Of Web Pages Created Since 2022 Show Signs Of AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/a-third-of-webpages-published-since-chatgpts-launch-show-signs-of-ai-authorship-study-finds/) _2026-08-21 · TechCrunch · ArtsJournal_ Over one-third of web pages published after the release of ChatGPT show signs of being written by AI, according to a new study from Pew Research released on Thursday. – TechCrunch ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1dv0on0cLZcR) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [Christian Band Demon Hunter Sues Netflix Over Megahit “KPop Demon Hunters” Movie](https://movieweb.com/netflix-sued-christian-metal-band-kpop-demon-hunters/) _2026-08-21 · Movieweb · ArtsJournal_ KPop Demon Hunters was the sleeper hit of 2025, dominating Netflix’s streaming numbers. The musical-fantasy produced by Sony Pictures Animation has over 600 million views since its debut in June of last year. – Movieweb ## [Lenny Bruce And His Endless Battles With The Vice Cops](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/incendiary-comic-lenny-bruce-inspired-generations-during-his-brief-life-la-vice-cops-hounded-him/ar-AA2aejMt#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · Los Angeles Times (MSN) · ArtsJournal_ Working in the 1960s, when most standup was a succession of one-liners, Bruce used profanity, political satire, and sexual material which comedians today consider a basic right. Yet in his day he was regularly arrested and tried for obscenity; Phil Spector ultimately said Bruce died from “an overdose of police.” – Los Angeles Times (MSN) ## [Dance Man Ted Striggles, 84](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/arts/dance/ted-striggles-dead.html) _2026-08-21 · The New York Times · ArtsJournal_ Ted Striggles, a dancer and lawyer who combined his disparate skills to support artists both struggling and successful, and to advise them on how to survive, including with his influential 1976 guide, “Poor Dancer’s Almanac,” died on Saturday at his home in Manhattan. – The New York Times ## [How “Hadestown: The Musical” Became A Movie Hit](https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/hadestown-the-musical-breaks-box-office-records-hamilton-1235212066/) _2026-08-21 · Indiewire · ArtsJournal_ Billed as a “five night only” event, “Hadestown: The Musical” has extended its run in theaters for four weeks, thanks to popular demand. In the process, the filmed stage show has become an indie blockbuster, grossing $20.7 million. – Indiewire ## [The Growing Threat Of Cyberattacks On Museums](https://theconversation.com/museums-face-growing-cyber-threats-but-security-remains-an-afterthought-286488) _2026-08-21 · The Conversation · ArtsJournal_ We live in a time when digital systems underpin everything from ticketing to surveillance and building access. Sidelining cybersecurity leaves museums vulnerable to attacks that could threaten both their finances and their collections. – The Conversation ## [Four Comics At Edinburgh Fringe Explain How They Developed Their Very Odd Characters](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/20/how-four-edinburgh-stars-created-their-weird-characters#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · The Guardian · ArtsJournal_ For instance, Sam Eley gives the background on his Basil Crumbwick, whose papier-mâché head makes him seven feet tall, while Katie Pritchard recounts the origin story of her Sir Elton Scone, who hosts a Great British Bake Off-style show which uses no ovens. – The Guardian ## [How The Kennedy Center Plans To Put Trump’s Name Back](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5937912/kennedy-center-president-trump-name) _2026-08-21 · NPR · ArtsJournal_ In a status report submitted late Tuesday to a federal court, the Kennedy Center outlined its plans to put President Trump’s name back on the arts complex. – NPR ## [Research: Large AI Datasets Obscure Authorship](https://news.mit.edu/2026/when-ai-art-has-no-author-generated-images-often-cant-be-traced-to-training-data-0818) _2026-08-21 · MIT Review · ArtsJournal_ It feels counterintuitive, but at sufficiently large scales, they find, you can often remove any single image from the training data, or every image by a given artist, or every photograph of a given person, and the generated sample doesn’t change. – MIT ## [What’s Changed In Classical Music Over 50 Years](https://www.classical-music.com/articles/how-classical-music-had-changed-in-50-years) _2026-08-21 · BBC Music · ArtsJournal_ What has surprised me, looking back to 1976 (when I started writing for a tiny magazine that sadly went out of business this year) is how much of the classical music landscape has survived, despite the economic pressures that you don’t need reminding about. – BBC Music ## [Paul Simon’s “Graceland” At 40](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/20/paul-simon-graceland-anniversary#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · The Guardian · ArtsJournal_ Hard as it may be to believe today, Graceland was not an instant hit when it came out, and Simon received criticism for what’s now called cultural appropriation and for violating sanctions against apartheid-era South Africa. Now its influence is widespread enough that it can be hard to perceive these decades later. – The Guardian ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sGET7d1eK6oV) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Paul Taylor Dance Company to visit Pequot Library](https://westportjournal.com/arts/paul-taylor-dance-pequot-library/) _2026-08-21 · Cultural News · Westport Journal_ Families can once again close out the summer with live renditions of Broadway hits, with an outdoor performance series returning for the third year. The post Paul Taylor Dance Company to visit Pequot Library appeared first on Westport Journal . ## [How Adam Sklute Transformed Salt Lake City’s Ballet West](https://www.theutahreview.com/ballet-wests-63rd-season-augurs-well-as-one-for-the-history-books-adam-sklutes-final-and-20th-season-looks-to-be-stirring-artistic-valedictory/#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · The Utah Review · ArtsJournal_ The ways that the company’s skill level, repertoire, national and international reputation, budget, and especially school (a ten-fold increase in enrollment) have grown during Sklute’s 20 years as artistic director are extraordinary. – The Utah Review ## [Scammers Are Posing As Terry Gross To Catfish Authors And Media Figures](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/whyy-s-fresh-air-host-terry-gross-is-at-the-center-of-catfish-style-scams-targeting-stars-and-media-personalities/ar-AA2azNuB#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN) · ArtsJournal_ Comedy writer Brice Vilanch and psychologist Steven Pinker are among those who’ve been contacted by someone claiming to be NPR host Gross herself or co-host Tonya Mosley (not a producer) offering an interview on Fresh Air, displaying deep knowledge of the target’s work, then asking for “contributions.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN) ## [Institute Of Contemporary Art San Diego Lays Off Nearly Half Its Employees](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/08/17/ica-san-diego-lays-off-nearly-half-its-staff-due-to-financial-pressures/#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · The San Diego Union-Tribune · ArtsJournal_ The ICA San Diego (not to be confused with the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego) is reducing its staff from 19 to 11, including almost all senior management and public-facing workers. The head curator position was eliminated last month. – The San Diego Union-Tribune ## [Texas Is Coming After The “Filthy, Dirty” Books In School Libraries, Says Lt. Gov.](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/politics-and-elections/lt-gov-dan-patrick-says-texas-is-coming-for-the-books-in-public-school-libraries/#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · San Antonio Current · ArtsJournal_ “Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, during a Wednesday press conference, threatened to take over public school districts that don’t remove ‘obscene books’ from their library shelves.” – San Antonio Current ## [Westport Police Department announces back to school traffic safety campaign](https://westportjournal.com/education/westport-police-department-announces-back-to-school-traffic-safety-campaign/) _2026-08-21 · Doug Weber · Westport Journal_ Westport Police launch an annual campaign to ensure student safety as schools prepare to reopen next week. The post Westport Police Department announces back to school traffic safety campaign appeared first on Westport Journal . ## [Who Vouches For The Work Now?](https://www.artsjournal.com/2026/08/who-vouches-for-the-work-now.html) _2026-08-20 · ArtsJournal_ Good Morning, Google has built a tool that tells fact-checkers whether an image was machine-made, whether it’s been altered, and where else it has surfaced (Nieman Lab). Provenance as a service — infrastructure for a question that didn’t really need infrastructure five years ago. Which makes the day’s other verification story more difficult. Harvard is \[…\] ## [Watching “Widow’s Bay” with Susan Granger](https://westportjournal.com/arts/visual/watching-widows-bay-with-susan-granger/) _2026-08-20 · Doug Weber · Westport Journal_ Matthew Rhys stars in Widow's Bay, a spooky comedy about a small town grappling with supernatural occurrences. The post Watching “Widow’s Bay” with Susan Granger appeared first on Westport Journal . ## [Could Disney Actually Win Its Lawsuit Against FCC Over Threats To ABC’s License?](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/disney-takes-trump-abc-win-130000645.html#new_tab) _2026-08-20 · TheWrap (Yahoo!) · ArtsJournal_ “Disney has a far stronger case against (Trump-appointed FCC chairman Brendan) Carr than Carr has against Disney,” a former FCC chief of staff said. “I doubt any court would uphold Carr’s failure to renew Disney’s license.” Alas, it’s not quite that simple. – TheWrap (Yahoo!) ## [In Russia: The Publishers’ Plot](https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/august/the-publishers-plot) _2026-08-20 · London Review of Books · ArtsJournal_ In May 2025, ten people affiliated with Eksmo, Russia’s publishing behemoth, were detained in Moscow. Three of them, Pavel Ivanov, Dmitry Protopopov and Artyom Vakhlyaev, were charged with ‘organising activities of an extremist organisation’. Their crime was distributing LGBT-themed books. – London Review of Books ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OQkNOKJVIriM) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Cops: man flew from West Coast to stalk woman](https://westportjournal.com/police-fire/cops-man-flew-from-west-coast-to-stalk-woman/) _2026-08-20 · Doug Weber · Westport Journal_ Police arrested an Ohio man accused of flying across the country to stalk a woman at a local business in Westport. The post Cops: man flew from West Coast to stalk woman appeared first on Westport Journal . ## [Why Ever More Of Hollywood’s Production Is Happening Anywhere But Hollywood](https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/how-la-stopped-being-hollywoods-leading-star/ar-AA2axOz5#new_tab) _2026-08-20 · Los Angeles Times (MSN) · ArtsJournal_ “Los Angeles and California continue to struggle to keep movies, television series and even game shows from fleeing elsewhere. … The story of how L.A. steadily lost much of its homegrown industry to other locales is a tale of hubris, escalating costs, political inaction and fierce competition (from other locales).” – Los Angeles Times (MSN) ## [The Fan Psychology](https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/gooooaaal/the-fan-zone/) _2026-08-20 · N plus 1 · ArtsJournal_ The fan at heart is a manager of excess: too much feeling, too much weight on too little incident. This is a kind of madness after all, the madness of meaning-making under a few too many constraints. – N plus 1 ## [Why The Closing Of Harvard’s Writing Center Matters](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/harvard-writing-center-closure/688331/) _2026-08-20 · The Atlantic · ArtsJournal_ A Harvard faculty member who requested anonymity so that he could speak openly told me he worried that the elimination of the center could be seen as part of a broader trend of “real boosterism” of AI on campus—one that students feel acutely. – The Atlantic ## [Research: Majority Of Americans Are Anxious About AI](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/18/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs) _2026-08-20 · Pew Research · ArtsJournal_ Today, 52% of Americans say they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life – up from 37% in 2021. Another 9% are more excited than concerned and 37% say they’re equally excited and concerned, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted June 22-28, 2026. – Pew Research ## [A Dance Critic Considers High-Level Surfing As Ballet](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/arts/dance/caitlin-simmers-surf-dance.html#new_tab) _2026-08-20 · The New York Times · ArtsJournal_ Gia Kourlas on champion Caitlin Simmers: “Her undulating torso, her sensitivity to the fluctuations of an unsteady surface and her speed are all part of her power. … Her clarity comes from her deep center of gravity, which allows her to slice up and down waves like a silken ribbon.” – The New York Times ## [How Melancholy Became Hungary’s Literary Brand](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/20/melancholy-made-in-hungary-is-fuelling-bestsellers-across-the-globe-and-widely-misunderstood) _2026-08-20 · The Guardian · ArtsJournal_ Melancholy, an affinity with oblivion without a concrete cause, suffuses the Hungarian fiction translated for foreign audiences over the past 30 years, from the tortured tales of Sándor Márai to the taut novels of Magda Szabó. – The Guardian ## [Did Smartphones Really Kill Reading?](https://lithub.com/did-smartphones-really-kill-reading/) _2026-08-20 · LitHub · ArtsJournal_ It is tempting to blame smartphones for this condition and conclude that some kind of ban would solve the problem. But a historical perspective shows that this is not enough: reading was in decline before the smartphone appeared. – LitHub ## [Revolutionary War reenactment to take place at Fairfield Museum & History Center](https://westportjournal.com/community/american-revolution-reenactment-fairfield-museum/) _2026-08-20 · Cultural News · Westport Journal_ A special event on Labor Day weekend will offer a glimpse at the lives of soldiers during the American Revolution. The post Revolutionary War reenactment to take place at Fairfield Museum & History Center appeared first on Westport Journal . ## [Stanfordite discusses his exoplanet discoveries](https://westportjournal.com/education/stanfordite-discusses-his-exoplanet-discoveries/) _2026-08-20 · Doug Weber · Westport Journal_ Michael Telesco presents findings on his discovery of 30 new exoplanets at a recent Westport astronomical event. The post Stanfordite discusses his exoplanet discoveries appeared first on Westport Journal . ## [Cruel Summer concert at Playhouse to feature chart-topping tunes](https://westportjournal.com/arts/performing/cruel-summer-concert-at-playhouse-to-feature-chart-topping-tunes/) _2026-08-20 · Doug Weber · Westport Journal_ Experience the music of top pop icons live on stage at the upcoming Cruel Summer concert at the Westport Country Playhouse. The post Cruel Summer concert at Playhouse to feature chart-topping tunes appeared first on Westport Journal . ## [Autumn and raptors descend on Earthplace](https://westportjournal.com/community/autumn-and-raptors-descend-on-earthplace/) _2026-08-20 · Doug Weber · Westport Journal_ Celebrate fall at Earthplace with the newly restored raptor exhibit, September's Fall Festival and October's Woodside Bash event. The post Autumn and raptors descend on Earthplace appeared first on Westport Journal . ## [LobsterFest!](https://westportjournal.com/community/lobsterfest/) _2026-08-19 · Doug Weber · Westport Journal_ The Westport Rotary Club hosts its 15th annual LobsterFest at Compo beach, featuring food and local charity fundraising. The post LobsterFest! appeared first on Westport Journal . ## [Broadway in the Park returns to Norwalk this weekend](https://westportjournal.com/arts/broadway-in-the-park-norwalk/) _2026-08-19 · Cultural News · Westport Journal_ The Norwalk Conservatory of the Art is once again bidding farewell to the summer with a set of outdoor performances highlighting musical hits from Broadway. The post Broadway in the Park returns to Norwalk this weekend appeared first on Westport Journal . ## [P&Z remains skeptical of Spinnaker’s affordable housing math](https://westportjournal.com/government/pz-remains-skeptical-of-spinnakers-affordable-housing-math/) _2026-08-19 · Doug Weber · Westport Journal_ Westport officials are questioning the affordable housing percentage in a new Spinnaker residential development proposal. The post P&Z remains skeptical of Spinnaker’s affordable housing math appeared first on Westport Journal . ## [14-year-old Westporter takes “Best in Show”](https://westportjournal.com/arts/fine/14-year-old-westporter-takes-best-in-show/) _2026-08-18 · Doug Weber · Westport Journal_ Miranda Cameron, a 14-year-old Westport student, wins Best in Show for her oil painting at a local competition. The post 14-year-old Westporter takes “Best in Show” appeared first on Westport Journal .