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New boss: Phillip M. Johnston, director of the Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design, has been named director of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. He’ll start May 1.

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New host: MSNBC, in its quest for personalities who can boost it out of its third-place hole, made its hiring of outspoken former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura official Thursday after weeks of speculation. The network had few other details to disclose about his nightly talk show, however, including when it will launch or what time slot it will occupy.