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Tom Jacobs

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A veteran journalist who writes for Pacific Standard (@pacificstand), highlighting interesting -- often counterintuitive -- findings in academic research.
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LA Phil Appoints New Concertmaster

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By Tom Jacobs
| San Francisco Classical Voice Verified
Vineta Sareika | Credit: Courtesy of the LA Philharmonic In yet another change of its top-level leadership, the Los Angeles Philharmonic has named Latvian violinist Vineta Sareika as its new concertmaster. A former concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, she will assume her new position this fall, at the beginning of the 2026-2027 season. Sareika, 40, served as guest concertmaster for the orchestra’s recent performances of Wagner’s Die Walküre.
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Die Atomkraft - Ende einer Ära?

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By Jobst Knigge, Tom Jacobs
| TV Movie
Heute 01:30 - 03:00 90 min. ARTE HD16:9 D 2022 Dokumentarfilm Die Atomkraft ist noch immer geprägt von Kontroversen: Sie wird befürwortet und bekämpft, protegiert und gefürchtet. Für einige Länder scheint sie nach 80 Jahren ihrer Nutzung ein Auslaufmodell zu sein.
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How ‘Clueless’ used costumes to create its characters

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By Tom Jacobs
| University of California
Monica May; Courtesy Insight Editions But the director, who had previously directed a very different teen comedy, “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” asked for far more than that. Her lead characters, all teenage girls born into wealth, were fashionistas — and they could indulge their whims thanks to their parents’ credit cards. Their outfits had to be stylish but not suggestive.
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