Jane Howard
Arts and culture editor, The Conversation Au+NZ
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- Reposted by Jane Howardthey should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
- Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. bit.ly/4rmRhrK
- Sometimes I have silly little ideas and I get to find and commission experts on them. This is from late night wondering: what fashion should we bring back from Tudor times? theconversation.com/from-stateme...
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- Reposted by Jane HowardPalestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban aje.news/ljjuww
- What a brilliant program: free creative-focused creche run during a theatre matinee. Childcare for the children and theatre for the adults. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
- The Conversation is hiring a new video commissioning editor. Come join a great team doing fun and meaningful work! jobs.theconversation.com/jobs/4931169...
- Reposted by Jane HowardMore great coverage for Constellations / Not Writers Week, feat. special guest star Willow (who will not be appearing) www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
- I need to weave in the ends of my knitting but also why am I knitting a cardigan in this weather 😂
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- Reposted by Jane HowardConstellations is going live! I am so proud of and impressed by the strength of this community www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
- Reposted by Jane HowardIn response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
- Malinauskas on RN talking about writers week: "I think there's a lot in this story that tells us about the struggles that we've got in the body politic around the world at the moment, frankly, where sadly, all too often, tribalism trumps reason and conceitedness." www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
- This was a fun story to work on: Rocket or arugula? How a salad vegetable mapped the Italian diaspora theconversation.com/rocket-or-ar...
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- Interesting piece on how the arts have disappeared from BBC television – very similar echoes at the ABC theconversation.com/the-bbc-once...
- Reposted by Jane HowardThe Atlantic has just published the best thing I’ve read so far about the state of life in Minneapolis under federal occupation. Archived copy here. archive.is/2026.01.26-040554/h…
- Major changes to the Tour Down Under in South Australia tomorrow under extreme weather conditions – Willunga Hill climb and 45km cut off the route www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
- I've written an essay, 3,500 words, about therapy, mindfulness, travel and the art of James Turrell. I feel like I've tried everywhere to find a home for it, but I keep getting rejected. I'm really proud of it and would love for it to be read. Would appreciate any suggestions of where to submit.
- Premier’s letter to SA Muslim community over Writers’ Week saga www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
- Reposted by Jane Howard"As we have seen, defending the right of people to speak, even when we deeply disagree with them, is very, very difficult. Nor is it sensible to expect it of everyone. But we must demand it of the custodians of our culture. This is the way forward". V good this... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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- Googoosh, the ‘Voice of Iran,’ has gone quiet – and that’s her point theconversation.com/googoosh-the...
- The Advertiser has the letter Malinauskas wrote to the board of Adelaide Festival. It is very hard to see how this is not a direction to remove Abdel-Fattah, despite a line saying board decisions are independent. drive.google.com/file/d/169Pi...
- Ah yes, famously events with interstate attendees, book sales, coffee carts, wine bars, hundreds of employed artists, dozens of staffers, thousands of daily visitors to the city and, yes, ticketed events, generate "zero revenue". www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
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- Pulp have shared a statement on Adelaide Festival. They told organisers they would be withdrawing, were asked to delay their announcement, and are now satisfied that they will participate in this year's Festival.
- Tony Berg did the right thing in quietly stepping away from the board when he realised he couldn't back the artistic director. Breaching board confidence after the fact is deeply weird. www.smh.com.au/national/ex-...
- American writer says he was uninvited from Adelaide Festival over ‘timing’ www.smh.com.au/national/ame...
- Reposted by Jane HowardStatement from our client Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. It is a tragedy that Adelaide Writers' Week has been destroyed, for nothing. However, this is a massive win for artistic freedom and hopefully a turning point in this time of unhinged McCarthyist witch-hunting. Randa is a hero and we love her.
- Full Adelaide Festival statement:
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- This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn’t exist – it’s AI Blakface theconversation.com/this-tiktok-...
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- why on earth does the abc publish stories like this ('During an impassioned appearance on 7.30') without embedding the video? ditto for when they create news articles from radio interviews. surely it should/could all be integrated? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
- Very strong new look board for Adelaide Festival. Could still have an artist, a young person and more diversity – but good shepherds for now. www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
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- Reposted by Jane HowardAdelaide Festival is done - and the rest of the board has stepped down
- Beautiful piece from @waltermarsh.bsky.social on the particular heartache felt by Adelaide writers www.indailysa.com.au/news/opinion...
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- To step out of the arts and media bubble, it's interesting to see what is happening over on r/adelaide – support of Alder, anger at Malinauskas and the board, disappointment for what's happened to AWW www.reddit.com/r/Adelaide/c...
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- Reposted by Jane HowardPowerful statement from Louise Adler and a huge loss to see her go from AWW.
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- Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Writers Week have posted this update to social media
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