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Art Fairs, Festivals, and Public Commissions this week: South African artist Gabrielle Goliath’s installation ‘Elegy,’ initially censored by the South African government; and The Clyfford Still Museum has launched ‘Still in Sound,’ an…

Digital & AI Art Initiatives and Museums this week: SIGGRAPH 2026’s Art Gallery and Art Papers programs reveal a shift from speculative tech demos toward applied; and SIGGRAPH 2026’s Art Gallery and Art Papers programs have been…

Immersive Art Experiences and Exhibitions this week: The Smithsonian Hirshhorn’s 2025 survey ‘Big Things for Big Rooms’ arrives as immersive digital exhibitions have; and Meow Wolf’s Los Angeles expansion will feature a major installation…

Streaming & Cinema this week: Emily Blunt’s anecdote about John Krasinski’s ‘crime board’ of sticky notes for A Quiet Place Part III offers a rare; and Fifteen years after its release, Beastie Boys’ ‘Hot Sauce Committee Part Two’ stands…

Streaming Series and New Show Announcements this week: This matters for Science Fiction because it gives a concrete current signal to track: Marvel’s Oddest Show Is; and This matters for Science Fiction because it gives a concrete current…

Film & TV Adaptations and Sequels in Development this week: Warner Bros. is reportedly advancing a long-gestating film project centered on Batman villains Deathstroke and Bane; and Kadokawa has announced a three-week theatrical run in…

Major Franchise Updates: Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter this week: Paramount+ has cancelled ‘Starfleet Academy’ after one season, marking the shortest-lived live-action ‘Star Trek’; and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison cited Star…

Industry Workflows, Guides, and Events this week: The Visual Effects Society has published the On-Set VFX Data Collection and Usage Guide, a standardized playbook for; and SIGGRAPH 2026’s initial Production Sessions lineup features…