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WTF now?! #17 – Thursday 8–Wednesday 14 January 2026
In under a week Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Writers' Week have collapsed under the weight of boycotts and bad decisions.
WTF now?! #17 – Thursday 8–Wednesday 14 January 2026
In under a week Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Writers' Week have collapsed under the weight of boycotts and bad decisions.
WTF happend to Adelaide Writers' Week?
Yesterday Adelaide Writers’ Week was cancelled. It underscores the need to better protect artistic independence, foster respectful debate and reassert the arts societal role.
WTF now?! #17 – Thursday 8–Wednesday 14 January 2026
In under a week Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Writers' Week have collapsed under the weight of boycotts and bad decisions.
WTF now?! #16 – Thursday 1–Wednesday 7 January 2026
People are using Grok to derobe people in photos – and X doesn't seem concerned. Underfunding and changing community needs could undermine increased library use. Trump's renaming of the Kennedy Center attracts boycotts, lawsuits and parody.
WTF now?! #17 – Thursday 8–Wednesday 14 January 2026
In under a week Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Writers' Week have collapsed under the weight of boycotts and bad decisions.
WTF now?! #15 – Monday 28 April–Sunday 4 May 2025
Things look a little brigther for the arts in Australia with an Albanese second term, but Trump’s proposed 2026 budget threatens more funding cuts to key arts and cultural agencies in America.
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