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  • This house, as The Society of Independent Artists, W reject the Fountain.

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    The Society of Independent Artists is an association of American artists based in New York. It is committed to exhibiting all of the works of art that artists submit. For its first exhibition in 1917, the Society has received an anonymous application for a piece called Fountain, which is a real urinal placed on its side. At this time, "modern art", which questions what it means for something to be art, is not publicly accepted.

    McGill Bonanza 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-03-16

  • This house supports the dominant female archetype in literature and movies to be antihero

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    An anti Hero lacks traditional heroic qualities and often acts out of self interest or in defiance of ethical norms. Examples include Harley Quinn, Deadpool and Cat woman.

    Vaagyudh 2024 · Open quarter finals · 2024-03-16

  • This house would ban the development and release of Sora

    Infoslide

    Sora is an AI text-to-video generator developed by Open AI. It allows users to create photorealistic videos with “complex scenes with multiple characters, specific types of motion, and accurate details of the subject and background,” according to OpenAI’s introductory blog post. OpenAI has stated that it plans to make Sora available to the public. The company also shared Sora with a small group of creative professionals, including video makers and artists, to seek feedback on its usefulness in creative fields.

    Warwick Open 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-03-16

  • This house would attempt to get on Drag Race, rather than attempt to get on Dragula

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    You are a drag queen in your mid-20s in America. You have performed in and around your city of residence for a number of years and have honed your craft to a high degree, and are now chasing stardom. There are 2 drag reality competition TV programmes that would allow you to achieve this, with both following the same competitive format of challenge, themed runway presentation and critique followed by the elimination of the worst queen of the week. RuPaul's Drag Race, now airing its 16th season, has an international fan base with mainstream reach, having won multiple Emmys and high viewership. The aesthetic within RuPaul's Drag Race is quite streamlined, with the vast majority of queens focusing on achieving the perfect illusion of womanhood, and outfits being inspired by high fashion designers. Challenges and runway categories are often based on pop culture references and common fashion trends. The winner receives $200,000 Dragula, about to release its 6th season has a comparatively smaller fan base and reach, but is still quite popular, being one of the most popular shows on horror streaming platform 'Shudder'. The show is consistently well-reviewed and followed by a loyal fan base. Being horror and monster themed, the aesthetic of Dragula is very diverse, with past contestants and winners having widely different drag styles with different levels of focus on gender illusion or glamour, and more alternative fashion and drag being showcased. Challenges and runways are often themed around common horror movie tropes/scenarios/monsters. The prize for winning Dragula is $100,000.As a drag performer, you feel most comfortable in more alternative and dark aesthetics, but given your drag experience you are confident you can tailor yourself to fit either aesthetic.

    Cardiff Open 2024 · Pro-Am Finals · 2024-03-09

  • This house believes that one must imagine Sisyphus happy.

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    Sisyphus is a character from Greek mythology who, as a punishment for his hubris, has been condemned to a seemingly impossible task for eternity: he must roll a boulder to the top of a mountain. However, whenever he reaches the top, the boulder will roll back down to the very beginning.

    Jeju Forensics Network Online Debating Championship 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-03-09

  • That music award shows (eg., Grammys, the Billboard Music Awards, the Brit Awards, etc) should only allow artists to win each award once (eg. someone who has already won Artist of the Year could not win this award again but would be able to win Album of the Year).

    Advanced Open 2024 · Round 6 · 2024-03-03

  • That it would be in the interests of the musical theatre industry to allow for the proliferation of bootlegs.

    Infoslide

    Under the Status Quo, there is a norm of NOT releasing any official recordings of large musical theatre performances, such as on Broadway and West End. As a result, individual attendees sometimes attempt to release ‘bootlegs’ – usually relatively low-quality unofficial recordings made using a phone or a similar device from the crowd. Currently, bootlegs are illegal and are subject to swift copyright strikes, removal from social media/Youtube, and prosecution.

    Advanced Open 2024 · Round 6 · 2024-03-03

  • That we should limit copyright terms for works of art (including fine art, music, film, literature, etc.) to the original artist’s lifespan.

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    <div>A “copyright term” is the length of time copyright laws apply to a given work, after which that work enters the public domain and can be reproduced by anyone. While many countries have limits on the length of copyright terms, some, including the United States, allow people/companies to petition to extend their length.</div>

    Advanced Open 2024 · Round 6 · 2024-03-03