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France to tax smartphones to protect culture

France is now planning a tax on smartphones and tablets in order to fund the production of French art, film and music.

Posted in International, News
Tagged culture, France, International, smartphones, tax | Reply
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Artist seeks messages for Callowhill skywriting project

Asian Arts Initiative artist-in-residence Dave Kyu will hire skywriting planes to scrawl messages over Callowhill as a part of his “Write Sky” project.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Arts, asian arts initiative, callowhill, culture, skywriting | Reply
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Philly issues call to artists to design creative city bicycle racks

A competition for Philadelphia artists to design bicycle racks that double as public sculptures has received a $50,000 grant from the Knight Foundation.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Arts, bicycle, Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, bikes, culture, grant, knight arts challenge, knight foundation, office of arts culture and the creative economy | Reply
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First Sundays are now free at The Barnes Foundation museum

Barnes Foundation will offer free admission and events from 1 to 6 p.m. every first Sunday.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged art, benjamin franklin parkway, culture, fairmount, local, museums, the barnes foundation | Reply
Actresses Maisie Williams, Rose Leslie, Natalie Dormer and Sophie Turner attend HBO's "Game Of Thrones" season 3 premiere at Cinerama Theater on March 21, 2013 in Seattle.
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The cultural impact of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’

“Game of Thrones” may not be HBO’s most popular show, but some might argue that it’s the cable network’s top show at the moment.

Posted in Television
Tagged culture, Game of Thrones, HBO, impact, Television | Reply
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