Plus, news on budget cuts and non-renewals from the LRSD and more.
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Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Late Spring’ (1949) Tuesday night
Subtle and devastating, Roger Ebert described Yasujirō Ozu’s “Late Spring” as a film about two people who are “undone by their tact, their concern for each other, and their need to make others comfortable by seeming to agree with them.”
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Don’t call me Daisy edition: The Week in Review for May 10, 2024
All the ways to honor a civil rights icon, plus a jail experiment gone right, LEARNS gone wrong and hypothetical trans athletes in the locker room.
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The Fiscal Session is Over: The Week in Review for May 3rd, 2024
On this week’s show: Bitcoin, budget and Bryan Malinowski. Plus, the state makes voter registration a little bit harder.
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Max Brantley on ‘The Lost Cause: The Demise of Politics and Journalism,’ April 26, 2024
In lieu of our regular weekly news roundup, we’re sharing something special — a speech by Arkansas Times editor emeritus Max Brantley on the sorry state of Arkansas politics and news.
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The lectern audit has landed: The Week in Review, April 20, 2024
This week: Matt Campbell on the long-awaited lecterngate audit and Mary Hennigan gives us an update on city news.
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Fiscal Session 2K24: The Week in Review, April 12, 2024
On this week’s podcast: crypto at the Capitol, a surprisingly stingy budget from Gov. Sanders, and a new era for Razorbacks basketball. Plus, please send us feedback!
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Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Bergman Island’ (2021) Tuesday night
French director Mia Hansen-Løve’s meta-drama about a filmmaking couple working on their respective screenplays shows at Riverdale 10 VIP Cinema on April 16.
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Total Eclipse of the Arkansas Times’ Week in Review, April 5, 2024
This week: A new lawsuit against Arkansas LEARNS, a posthumous bonus for Bryan Malinowski, and our already-outdated eclipse coverage.
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Pulaski County’s jail experiment: The Week in Review, March 29, 2024
Plus, skepticism over the state’s eclipse tourism projections, the latest on the #lecterngate audit (sorry, not much!) and a divisive GOP primary runoff in Hope.