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Three thousand years in, we still can’t stop retelling the Odyssey — The Guardian traces its bloodstream from Homer through Finding Nemo to Nolan’s new film.
The University of North Texas didn’t wait for anyone to complain about an art show critical of ICE — the provost took down the whole exhibition himself, texting that it would “be easier to manage any barking from our friends in Austin” (NPR). Nobody censored UNT. UNT got there first. In Melbourne, a court sided with the city’s symphony orchestra against pianist Jayson Gillham, dropped after speaking from the stage about journalists killed in Gaza (The New York Times). The stage legally belongs to the institution. And Meta keeps pursuing the author of Careless People so relentlessly that the lawsuit has become the book’s best advertising (Wired). The same Meta, for the record, shipped an AI deepfake tool for Instagram on Tuesday and yanked it by Friday (Business Insider).
Meanwhile, a Dutch gallery is covering its floor in peanut butter, per the late artist’s instructions. Smooth, not chunky, in case you were wondering (The Guardian).
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