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Today’s highlights: Institutional stewardship is under fire this morning. The Phillips Collection is facing backlash from its own board and the founder’s family for selling off “the family silver” to fund operations (The New York Times), while the Metropolitan Opera admitted a significant security lapse allowed protestors to breach the orchestra pit during Carmen (The New York Times).

In Italy, a rare fatal accident occurred inside a circus “Globe of Death” (The New York Times), and Portland’s city government moves to retake control of its downtown performance venues (Oregon ArtsWatch). Plus: The bleak reality of Ed Sheeran’s fame (Slate) and a Scottish folk pioneer’s fight to reclaim his music (The Guardian). And here’s a way of thinking about AI and creativity as structural/systemic challenge rather than a new toolset. (Doug McLennan/Diacritical)

All of today’s stories below:

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Philadelphia Picks Former Met Museum Director To Take Over For Abruptly Fired Former Chief Executive

Daniel H. Weiss “had been serving as a consultant to the museum over the last two years, he said in a telephone interview, ‘providing some advice to them on governance.’” - The New York Times
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Judge Temporarily Blocks OpenAI From Using The Term ‘Cameo’ In Sora App

It's simply a trademark dispute: “‘OpenAI is now using Cameo’s own mark, CAMEO, to compete directly with Cameo,’ Baron wrote in its lawsuit.” - Los Angeles Times (AOL)
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Over The Weekend, Thousands Of Artists In The U.S. Pushed Back Against Authoritarianism

One organizer: “When arts institutions are paralyzed by the real fear of suppression and retribution for ideas that seem critical to the kind of freedom that democracy promises, they're not able to support artists in the way that artists usually expect arts institutions to provide support.” - NPR

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