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A Warhol Copyright Case With Potential Big Implications For Artists

On Oct. 12, the justices will consider whether he violated the federal Copyright Act by basing a portrait of the musician Prince on a prominent photographer’s work. In the process, they will have to decide whether Warhol’s alterations of the photograph transformed it into something different. - The New York Times

Evidence Howard Carter Stole Some Of King Tut’s Treasure

An accusation that Carter handled property “undoubtedly stolen from the tomb” has emerged in a previously unpublished letter sent to him in 1934 by an eminent British scholar within his own excavation team. - The Guardian

What Kids Learn From Play (And We Don’t Have To Teach Them About)

If you are a kid, it is your job to get inside a cardboard box from time to time and pretend it is a train. It is your firm responsibility to notice that the chair could have a persona and the ball flying out of the window is an absolute riot. It is up to you to be silly. What you need from...

Seattle’s ACT Theatre Board Has Resigned En Masse (No, It’s A Good Thing)

“The question we asked most pointedly was: ‘If you can do this all over again, what would you have done differently? And the outcome of that meeting was: We have to disrupt the status quo.” - KUOW

Fifty Years Late, Motion Pictures Academy Apologizes To Native American Actress

Almost 50 years after she was booed on the Oscars stage for declining Marlon Brando's award on his behalf in protest at the film industry's treatment of Native Americans, Sacheen Littlefeather has received an apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. - EuroNews

America’s Best Museum Bathrooms, Ranked (Yes, This Is Real)

"A recent poll by the American Alliance of Museums asked museum professionals to submit their nominations for best museum bathrooms, and the results prove that Marcel Duchamp was only the first, but not the last, to find art in the commode."  Frankly, some of them are beauties. - Hyperallergic

The TikTok Music Phenomenon

The world’s biggest new social media platform hasn’t just propelled thousands of its users to viral stardom, it’s also provided huge momentum for music that might have passed people by. - EuroNews

After Years Of Making Dance About Injustice And Violence, Kyle Abraham Turns To Good Old-Fashioned Partying

"You know, I (had) made so many works that look at the injustice that we face as a people," said the gay Black American choreographer about his piece An Untitled Love, "and I really wanted to make something much more celebratory." - The Guardian

Indigenous Musicians Are Getting Attention For New Experimental Music

A loose confederation of Indigenous artists is finding a wider audience by working at the fringes of modern music. These musicians and many of their peers are rapidly upending ideas about what it means to sound Native. - The New York Times

Nicholas Evans, TV Producer And Author Of “The Horse Whisperer”, Dead At 72

He had a thriving career in network TV journalism and some success making films for cable TV until a rough patch in his 40s saw him write his first novel — which became a huge bestseller thanks to Robert Redford's hit film. - MSN (The Telegraph, UK)

Why Storytelling Is A Critical Part Of Good Medicine

 “Yes, it’s important to examine people, but you work out what’s going on from the stories. And if people know you and trust you, and you give them time to talk, they give you gems of critically important medical information.” - The Guardian

I Walked Into A Pakistani Bookstore And Asked For Salman Rushdie’s Novels

The writer recounting this story lived to tell the tale but feels the need, even now, to remain anonymous.  The bookseller's answer was, perhaps, a bit surprising as well. - The Guardian

Might The Next Blockbuster Movie Be Based On NFTs?

The question is simple: Is it possible for a show based on NFTs to cross over to a mainstream audience that may not even know what those three letters stand for? - CNET

Iraqi Police Say They Found A Stolen Picasso During A Drug Raid

An announcement from Iraq's Interior Ministry says that the painting, found in the possession of three suspected narcotics dealers, could be worth "millions of dollars." The statement did not say which painting it is or what condition it's in. - The National (Abu Dhabi)

Staffers At Mass MoCA Call A One-Day Strike For This Friday

"(A union official) said the museum 'has a very lowball offer on the table in terms of wages.' Two-thirds of the nearly 100 unionized museum employees make less than $15.50 an hour, which (she) described as 'far below what a living wage would be.'" - MSN (The Boston Globe)

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