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Budweiser Paints Lionel Messi Ads Over Iconic Murals In India

The outrage was so strong, including in statements by St+art India, that the beer company is backing down. Of course they can’t fix what happened, and “it remains unclear why Budweiser chose to paint over these specific wall, but amends are in place. Budweiser is now approaching the original artists from Bollywood Art Project and St+art India to ‘restore the works in good faith,’ said a statement by the company.” – Hyperallergic

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Mark Cantrell, who began in the job only two months ago, said “The Nashville Symphony's present circumstances demand plain speaking. For years, this institution has operated on a financial foundation that could not sustain it. … The extraordinary generosity of one donor sustained the organization.” - The Tennessean (Yahoo!)
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“Look, I Think It’s All Not To Be Taken Too Seriously,” Says Tilly Norwood’s Creator

Eline van der Velden said that in response to a question about the AI-generated “actress” suddenly speaking in Cantonese during an interview. About Norwood’s future career, van der Velden said “We get loads of offers in, we’ve said no to anything (like) a traditional film, because that’s not what...
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Turkish Comedian Sentenced To Prison For Insulting Both “Religious Values” And President Erdoğan

“Deniz Göktaş, 32, has been held jailed since July 3 after clips of one of his routines, which included a reference to Erdoğan as a ‘dictator,’ were circulated online. He was convicted Monday …, receiving a combined prison sentence of 19 months and 10 days.” He has been released...

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