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Philadelphia Sues Trump Over Removal Of Memorial Of Enslaved People

Workers on Thursday removed the exhibit, which included biographical details about the nine people enslaved by the Washingtons at the presidential mansion. Just their names — Austin, Paris, Hercules, Christopher Sheels, Richmond, Giles, Oney Judge, Moll and Joe — remain engraved into a cement wall. - Bucks County Beacon

Adults Should Maybe Use Their Phones Less? It’s Really A Matter Of Culture

Ultimately, this is an issue not of screens versus humans, but of how families navigate connection in a world where attention is mediated by devices in every age group. - The Atlantic

Good Decisions Are About Culture (Which AI Doesn’t Have)

The most consequential decisions in business have never been about processing information faster or detecting patterns more efficiently. The most salient concerns are questions such as what kind of enterprise a firm should aspire to be, what culture it should embrace. - The New York Times

Wikipedia Has Been Cataloging The “Tells” Of AI Writing. Here’s A List

The source material is a guide from WikiProject AI Cleanup, a group of Wikipedia editors who have been hunting AI-generated articles since late 2023. - Ars Technica

Salman Rushdie On Violence And Culture

“For the authoritarian, culture is the enemy,” he added. “The uncultured and ignorant and tyrannical don’t like it. And they take steps against it, which we see every day.” - The Guardian

Wikipedia At 25: What The Internet Can Be

Perhaps the greatest compliment to Wikipedia at 25 years old is the fact that, if the fascists can’t buy it, then they’re going to try to kill it. - Anil Dash

Visual Arts Infrastructure In The UK Has Been Vastly Underfunded For Years

A new, private foundation wants to counter that with some funding. - The Guardian (UK)

Little Did We Suspect That Viral Animal Videos Would Portend The Return To Prominence Of This Cartoon

Cows. Tools. Gary Larson. Need we say more? - NPR

What’s Next For The Sacramento Ballet?

There’s a new executive director, a search for an artistic director, and of course, it’s trying to keep a 71-year-old arts institution going. - Sacramento Bee (Yahoo)

If You Hear Music During A Football Game, It’s Because Of This Berklee Alum

Joshua Sutherland is "the bridge between the music industry and the NFL,” he says - and he’s also in charge of promoting women’s and men’s flag football for the 2028 Olympics. - Boston Globe

Portland’s Theatrical Future Thrown Into Doubt After New Study

The 3,000-seat Keller Auditorium is seismically challenged. Should the city rebuild it, support the new Portland State University Broadway-show-size theatre, or make a third choice? A new study says the city’s population can’t support both. - Oregon ArtsWatch

The Woman Who Keeps San Francisco Arts Going

Maria Manetti Shrem’s influence is everywhere - as is her name, alongside that of her late husband. A short list: The new UC Davis fashion institute, “the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco Opera, SFFilm, KQED.” - San Francisco Chronicle (Yahoo)

The Man Who Ate The AI ‘Art’ Tells Us Why

Graham Granger: “I saw the AI piece and it was just—as an artist myself, it was insulting to see something of such little effort alongside all these beautiful pieces in the gallery.” - The Nation

Yes, The Super Bowl Has An Official Pop Artist

Charles Fazzino "has been the official artist for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game for more than 20 years. He’s served a similar role for the Olympic Games, two Fifa World Cup tournaments, five Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies and the Grammy Awards.” - The Guardian (UK)

The Thing Is, Computers Can Only Copy

Software can’t surprise us the way humans can. - Aeon

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