Today’s AJ highlights: In a move that signals a return to aggressive media management, the Trump White House is targeting late-night hosts like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, calling for “equal time” provisions that could chill political satire on network TV (Los Angeles Times ). This battle over content is mirrored in Russia, where the show Heated Rivalry has become a surprise hit despite—or perhaps because of—calls to purge it from the internet for violating LGBTQ+ censorship laws (Washington Post (MSN) ).
Domestically, institutions are shedding their history and their homes. The Academy Museum has dissolved its oral history project and laid off staff, a move the union calls a “reckless choice” that abandons the preservation of film legacy (Los Angeles Times (MSN) ). Meanwhile, Sundance is holding its final festival in Park City, preparing to leave its home of 40 years for Boulder without its late founder, Robert Redford (San Francisco Chronicle ).
We mark the end of an era with the passing of two titans: Marian Goodman, the gallery owner who championed the European avant-garde and prioritized museums over private mansions (The New York Times ), and Beatriz González, the Colombian artist who turned mass-produced culture into critiques of violence (The New York Times ).
Finally, a check on the digital frontier: Meta has paused teen access to its AI characters, admitting that the current iteration lacks sufficient parental controls (The Verge (Archive Today) ).
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