"The 22-second ad, posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, ... used real footage of Johansson to generate a fake image and dialogue." - The Guardian (UK)
"In Mukilteo, the progressive teachers who complained about the novel saw themselves as part of an urgent national reckoning with racism." - Washington Post
"District Judge Michael Snow told the defendants cancelling the show cost the theatre around £80,000. He said that they could be liable to pay the full amount if they were found guilty." - BBC
It's back to the analog age at the British Library, for instance. "Library users, many of whom include writers with pressing deadlines, are beginning to be affected." - The New York Times
As Kristen Lovell's The Stroll garners indie attention, she's focused on a new project: "One thing that never ceases to amaze me is the joy of uncovering new elements." - Los Angeles Times
The plot’s got something for everyone: a cybersecurity attack for the tech junkies, a CEO see-saw and mass board exodus for the corporate drama aficionados, the ambient hum of the Canadian existential crisis for the doomsayers, and for the nonfiction zealots—well, it’s not fiction. - The Walrus
"I thought I'd turned it off, and I saw a pelican, and I said to my dog, 'Oh, wow, a pelican!' And my AirPod went, 'A pelican, huh? That's so exciting for you! What's it doing?' I've never felt so deeply like I'm living out the first ten minutes of some dystopian sci-fi movie." - Ars Technica
Sotheby’s and Christie’s expect that the November auction season could bring their companies upward of $1 billion each. But despite the claims of some auctioneers who said there are masterpieces around every corner, art advisers and market experts have noted the broader market’s lack of stellar inventory and buyer focus. - The New York Times
"There's surprisingly little evidence that dehumanising language causes violent behaviour, but plenty of evidence says it accompanies it. People who dehumanise others are certainly more likely to treat them badly." - BBC
A three-judge panel upheld the U.S. District Court ruling that, since the city government had commissioned Rodney Jackson‘s Memorial to Raymond Herisse (2019) and funded and organized the exhibition in which it was shown, the city also had the free-speech right to take the piece down. - ARTnews
