"(The troupe) is part of a second lawsuit challenging a Texas law that some argue would amount to a ban on public drag performances. The VORTEX Repertory Company joined seven other plaintiffs suing Texas and local leaders to block Senate Bill 12 from going into effect next month." - KXAN (Austin)
"As members of two dominant cultures in a world in which everyone's hyperconscious of identity, we have enough clout to be labeled part of the problem without that critique being racist or sexist. That itself is an indication of how far we've journeyed." - T — The New York Times Style Magazine
Yes, COVID lockdowns and all that time at home certainly played a part, writes Mary McNamara, but there are other factors at work, especially this long after things have reopened. She also has an idea or two for addressing the problem. - Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)
The company wrote in a blog post that GPT-4 can not only help make content moderation decisions, but aid in developing policies and swiftly iterating on policy changes, "reducing the cycle from months to hours." - Engadget
"And yet Morris predicted that this would never be Venice's fate, because 'the world would not allow it.' That may be true. What she wasn't right about was the time frame of the impending tragedy. She thought it would be a long time coming." - Wired
“I thought discretionary-product launches would be more likely to fail, because nonessential purchases tend to decline in tough economies. But the effects are consistent across products and categories. A recession might be the ideal time to launch your product no matter what it is.” - Harvard Business Review
The retailer says it will use the new technology to provide a short paragraph of text right on the product detail page that will highlight the product features and customer sentiment mentioned across the customer reviews. - TechCrunch
"In common with many other museums, the Mütter is plagued by questions around the rights of acquisition of its collection. Earlier this year, the Mütter took down its collection from its website and began an audit of 35,000 specimens in its archive of anomalies and oddities." - The Observer (UK)
"Critics say the MPA has long held a double standard against movies with LGBTQ characters, slapping them with higher ratings than movies featuring heterosexual characters this further stigmatizes people from queer communities by making it more difficult to access films that depict their lives." - CBC
That comes from the new(ish) field of "conservation paleobiology, which uses the fossil record to inform and assist present-day conservation efforts." For instance, scientists are using caribou antlers to figure out where calves have been born for more than 3,000 years. - The Atlantic
The university claimed it "is exploring alternative methods of delivery such as a partnership with an online language app or online partnership with a fellow Big 12 university." Duolingo: Not the same as language classes! (But so much cheaper than tenured faculty members.) - Inside Higher Ed
A cultural center, a church, the library, and many - nearly all - other buildings in one of the Kingdom of Hawai'i's historical capitol cities have burned. - Hyperallergic
"Adjaye Associates had led the architectural design of the £57m plans. follows reports in the Financial Times three women had accused Sir David of sexual assault and harassment." - BBC
"No longer are just books under fire, but also the library administrators, teachers and long-beloved librarians who are defending them. They're being shouted down by parents, vilified on billboards, reported to the police, and trolled online, leaving many fearing for their safety." - NPR
