Flipboard Culture Desk 5 days ago

Washington National Opera is severing ties with the Kennedy Center. The company has performed there since 1977. The company told [@newyorktimes](

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Washington National Opera to Sever Ties With the Kennedy Center

The company has performed at the Washington, D.C. institution since 1977.

#KennedyCenter #ClassicalMusic #Opera #WashingtonNationalOpera #WashingtonDC #Culture #TrumpAdministration

Flipboard Culture Desk 1 week ago

A philosophy professor at Texas A&M University has been told to change his syllabus to omit some teachings from Plato's "Symposium" in order to comply with guidance banning advocacy for “race and gender ideology.” Martin Peterson's course on contemporary moral issues covers concepts like Aristophanes' myth of the the split human and Diotima's Ladder of Love. Here's Spectrum Local News's coverage, plus a story from Daily Nous that includes the email exchange where Professor Peterson is told either to remove the modules and readings, or be assigned to a different course.

Texas A&M philosophy professor to not teach Plato due to new university policies

Martin Peterson, a philosophy professor at Texas A&M University, will change his syllabus to not include some teachings from Plato that may inc...

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Texas A&M Bans Plato (further updates) - Daily Nous

Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a par...

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Flipboard Culture Desk 1 week ago

Nick Reiner's arraignment in the killing of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, has been delayed after his attorney resigned and asked to be replaced by a public defender. During his court appearance today, Reiner did not enter a plea. He will remain in jail on no bail, returning to court on Feb. 23. Here's more from [@abc](

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Nick Reiner's defense attorney withdraws from case

Nick Reiner did not enter plea when he returned to court on Wednesday for the alleged murders of his parents.

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Flipboard Culture Desk 1 week ago

What's on your reading list for 2026? Here's LitHub's list of all the books to look forward to, including works from Ibram X. Kendi and Jeanette Winterson, the long-awaited third novel from Min Jin Lee, and a new collection of Toni Morrison's Princeton lectures on Black characters in American literature.

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Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026

After the year we’ve had, there’s no predicting anything about the year that’s to come. But whatever else might be fated to happe...

#Books #Bookstodon #Literature #Fiction #NonFiction #ToniMorrison

Flipboard Culture Desk 1 week ago

2025 was a great year for movies and 2026 is looking promising too. Here's @theweek@flipboard.com's breakdown of what to expect for the first few months, from "Wuthering Heights" to "The Odyssey." Tell us in the comments what you're most looking forward to and/or your favorites from last year (we loved "Sinners" and "Wake Up Dead Man").

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The most anticipated movies of 2026

If the trailers are anything to go by, film buffs are in for a treat

#Movies #Cinema #Film #Sinners #OneBattleAfterAnother #WutheringHeights #SpiderMan

Flipboard Culture Desk 1 week ago

The winners of the 2026 Critics Choice Awards are in. Big winners in film include "One Battle After Another," which took home the awards for best picture, director and adapted screenplay. In TV, "The Pitt" and "Adolescence" dominated. Here's a full breakdown from [@ew](

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See all the winners at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards

The critics have spoken: Check out all the winners from the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, honoring the best movies and TV series of the past year.

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Flipboard Culture Desk 1 week ago

The U.S.’s early Saturday attack that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro happened as suddenly as it was shocking. While the international community watched the escalating tension, the Venezuelan diaspora’s most prominent artists — many of them part of a vocal vanguard against the Maduro regime — reacted with marked caution. Read more from [@RollingStone](

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Venezuelan Artists React to U.S. Capture of Nicolas Maduro

Danny Ocean, Elena Rose, Rawayana, and Akapellah were some of the music acts who spoke out on social media.

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Flipboard Culture Desk 1 week ago

“The tug of war between art and family” is one of the many conflicts in “Sentimental Value,” filmmaker Joachim Trier’s powerful tale of absent fathers and estranged children. Is the movie destined for Oscar glory? The Independent's Annabel Nugent speaks to Trier and actors Stellan Skarsgård, Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning about parenting, sacrifice, and the importance of making mistakes: