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What’s Behind The Current Wave Of Theater, Film, Literature, And Other Art About AIDS

Much of the new work being done has a sense of mission — a feeling that, 45 years after the epidemic first broke out, something many gay people today are too young to remember — a struggle that changed our world cannot be permitted to recede into mere abstraction. - T — The New York Times Style Magazine

Did Drought Really Cause The Collapse Of Ancient Maya? New Studies Cast Doubt

Taken together, the research is part of a shift in how researchers have come to consider one of antiquity’s great mysteries, awakening yet another fierce debate in academia over the effects of climate on civilizations, and why they fray. - Washington Post

Ticket Broker Sued In $120M Ticket Bot Scheme

The DOJ and FTC allege that REPS & Co violated the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act by opening thousands of accounts across Ticketmaster, AXS and other ticket services and circumventing the ticket platforms’ purchase limits. - The Hollywood Reporter

Will Humans Still Know How To Clean It Up When AI Flubs Major Tasks?

"As people become less involved in a task, they can become less prepared to step in when needed. Researchers have called this the out-of-the-loop performance problem." - The Conversation

Saturday Night Live UK Ripped Into US SNL For Shane Gillis’s Blithering Misogyny

"A representative for Michaels did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday." - The New York Times

If We Force Chatbots Into Third Person, Will People Stop Thinking Of Them As Sentient?

Sherry Turkle: An AI is "really not afraid of death, it’s not afraid of illness, it's not afraid of pain, it doesn't love its children, and it doesn't care if you kill yourself or make dinner." - Wired

During And After Protests, Gangs Spread Fires Across France

In Limoges, the city hall burned. At the actual protests, demonstrators "complained about inflation sent soaring over 3% by the war in the Middle East. Others slammed perceived police brutality in student protests that have gripped France over the past four weeks." - Le Monde English

TikTok Has Banned The Musk Documentary Advertiser From The Platform

Hunh: "Distributor Bleecker Street was informed Friday afternoon a 'permanent suspension' was coming regarding any ads it tried to buy, and the company was unable to do so shortly after." - The Hollywood Reporter

How Florida’s New College Was Neutered By DeSantis’ Culture War

The report shows that NCF, with about eight hundred students, had both the largest administrative personnel and the highest operating expenses of any public college in Florida. - n+1

Kennedy Center’s New Artistic Director Has Been Working With Trump’s People There From The Beginning

Since April 2025, two months after Trump’s takeover, Rick Canny has been a senior adviser to the Center, which has now amended his consulting contract to appoint him artistic director “in a designated executive consulting capacity.” Memos indicate that Canny wants authority to make a lot of changes. - The Washington Post (MSN)

San Francisco Looks To Start New Arts District Along Market Street

“The Market Street Arts & Theater District will initially focus on the 900 block of Market Street between Fifth and Sixth streets, with plans to activate one to two vacant or underused spaces; add lighting, banners and public art as part of beautification efforts; fund pop-up performances and other arts programming.” - San Francisco Chronicle (Yahoo!)

Trump Insider Alleges Donations To Kennedy Center Went Missing Under Ric Grenell’s Watch

Former Trump attorney Alina Habba told the president that another one of his top advisers — former Kennedy Center leader Ric Grenell — failed to deposit a multimillion-dollar donation that her billionaire husband made to the center a year ago. - Axios

Philadelphia’s Jewish Museum Could Become Part Of The Smithsonian

“The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia is being considered as a potential new member of the Smithsonian museum network, with members of a new congressional commission sworn in on Tuesday set to study the matter.” It would be the only Smithsonian museum outside metro DC or New York. - ARTnews

Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition Has Spectators Flocking To Battle Of Hastings Re-Enactment

“Each fall, about 1,000 history enthusiasts gather in Battle, a town in southern England, to recreate the Battle of Hastings (the main event depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry) … on the very landscape where the conflict unfolded on Oct. 14, 1066. This year … the crowds have been more teeming than usual.” - The New York Times

Why King Arthur Still Resonates In Our Popular Culture

Arthur and the chivalric culture he evokes remain part of our cultural lexicon, as shown by his continued reimagining in popular media. - Jstor

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