"Her choreographic career, which spanned more than five decades and produced more than 125 dances, set her apart from her postmodern contemporaries. 'I'm not an abstractionist,' she (once said). ' great deal of my work has a sense of celebration.'" - The New York Times
"Few of the magazine's self-billed 'Usual Gang of Idiots' contributed as much — and as dependably — as the impish, bearded cartoonist. For decades, virtually every issue featured new material by Jaffee," most famously his Fold-Ins and Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions. - AP
The judge wrote that the IA had simply “copied the Works in Suit wholesale for no transformative purpose and created ebooks that … competed directly with the licensed ebooks.” The ruling went beyond this to say that controlled digital lending, or CDL, violates copyright law. - The Atlantic
Not only can science fiction help us imagine a future shaped by new technologies, but it can also help us learn lessons about potential threats. - The Conversation
Seventy years later, the man who attacked Jascha Heifetz has not been identified. A faction called Han oar Haivri (or Hebrew Youth), later linked to several right-wing extremist groups, took responsibility, but no one has ever been held accountable. - The New York Times
One estimate is that 99.9% of internet content will be AI-generated by 2030. The future, in other words, will be by bots and for bots. But isn’t that a lot of what the internet is already? - Tablet
Scientists exploring our ability to recall shapes say people can make mistakes after just a few seconds – a phenomenon the team have called short-term memory illusions. - The Guardian
After years of being thought of as rock 'n' roll adjacent,"it’s only now, at the improbable age of 81, that Ann-Margret is getting the chance to assert herself as a full-on rock ’n’ roll goddess — if a winking one." - The New York Times
"Opportunities for Latinos and other artists have been reduced," four lawmakers wrote to the DOJ. For instance, "The studio canceled the $90-million movie Batgirl in order to qualify for tax benefits. The film was to feature the first Latina superhero in the DC Comics franchise." - Los Angeles Times
Land artist "Dario Gambarin said he was inspired by Picasso’s 1907 self-portrait to create what he says is the largest portrait of the Spanish artist in the world." - The Guardian (UK)
"If you need to cover your hair for work in a fast-food restaurant, which would work better, a paper sandwich wrapper or a hamburger bun? GPT-3 went for the bun." - Fast Company
It's all too real: "Philadelphia is the poorest of the country's 10 largest cities, and its school district has long suffered from chronic underfunding. The average Philly school is also more than 70 years old — most don't have central air conditioning and were built using lead and asbestos." - NPR
