Authors have mixed feelings about the $1.5B Anthropic copyright infringement ruling
Some say the $3,100 per title payout is small compensation for what they view as big, ongoing threats from the…
Paramount says it will pause its Warner acquisition while legal challenges play out
A dozen states and the Writers Guild of America had challenged the merger.
In pursuit of ‘Instagram face,’ are we losing the imperfections that make us human?
Plastic surgery is becoming so normalized and undetectable, it's changing our relationship to reality. The New Yorker staff writer Jia…
Smithsonian too focused on ‘oppressors and the oppressed,’ say House Republicans
In a House DOGE subcommittee hearing, GOP representatives excoriated the director of the National Museum of American History, following a…
Why your favorite international artist might be reconsidering their next U.S. tour
The visa process for visiting artists has always been complicated and expensive. Under the current administration, it's gotten significantly worse.
Patriotic art gets the spotlight as NEA funding shifts. Cue ‘The Ronald Reagan Overture’
Patriotic art and music is taking center stage this year under the Trump Administration, as funds shift away from DEI.…
Smithsonian chief emphasizes ‘accuracy and integrity’ after White House report
The memo from the Smithsonian's secretary, Lonnie Bunch, responded to a White House report that calls the National Museum of…
Appeals court denies Trump’s request to halt removal of his name from the Kennedy Center
The D.C. circuit appeals court denied all of President Trump's arguments that sought to stop the removal of his name…
James Burrows, director of classic shows ‘Cheers’ and ‘Friends,’ dies at 85
Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies. Few viewers recognized him or knew his name, other…
DMV artist turns belts into a conversation about discipline
Multidisciplinary artist Lex Marie has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram for her artwork confronting discipline within Black households.