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August 1, 2022 β’ View in browserGood morning. π§ Today, a protest for abortion rights at LACMA ends with arrests, a vintage camera sells for $15 million at auction, a film director who's an AI robot, and the best memes about the new social media app BeReal, which seems to be a big thing right now. The idea behind the popular app is to promote "authenticity" online. Good luck with that. β Hakim Bishara, interim editor-in-chief BeReal App Gets Real Roasted With MemesThe popular BeReal app, which prompts users to post within a two-minute window at a random time every day, has become prime fodder for memes. | Sarah Rose Sharp SPONSORED LATEST NEWS Victoria Eggers during a demonstration outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Thursday (photo courtesy Roy DyBuncio) Abortion rights protesters staged a βdie-inβ outside of LACMA, covering themselves in fake blood and chaining themselves to Chris Burdenβs βUrban Lightβ installation. A rare Leica camera breaks records at auction, selling over five times the previous record at $15 million. ART & FILM Mika Rottenberg Mines the Banality and Allure of SpectacleDespite themes of alienation, fragmentation, and βglobal domination,β there are indeed elements of lightness, wonder, and curiosity in Rottenbergβs work. | Matt Stromberg An Experimental AI Film Director Calls it QuitsFor years, Eye Filmmuseumβs Jan Bot has turned film fragments into digital experimental shorts. Now, with the project ending, those shorts will be archived via NFT. | Ben R. Nicholson Support Hyperallergic's independent journalismBecome a member today to help keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. Become a MemberMOST POPULAR Reddit Users Share Their Most βBlursedβ ImagesSonia Gechtoff Finally Gets Her DueThe Art of Making It Is a Film for Those Who Havenβt Been Paying AttentionDonatello's Queer GlamourA Faux Sweetgreen Storefront in Chinatown Probes the Racial Dynamics of Labor
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