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Macklemore says nine U.S. arenas, including Madison Square Garden, offered dates and then withdrew them once they learned his shows would benefit Palestinian relief (The Wrap). MSG Entertainment says he is “not an arena level act.” The other eight didn’t respond.
Seven legal-pad pages of Martin Luther King’s handwritten draft for the March on Washington turned up in a desk drawer of his aide Edward Clayton, and Christie’s expects more than $10 million at a January 22 sale (The New York Times). The words “I have a dream” aren’t in it; he added them from the podium.
The Times ended its contract with romance columnist Olivia Waite after she reposted a critique of its coverage of rape allegations against Trump. She says the Book Review’s editor cited her Bluesky posts, which she says it admitted monitoring (Smart Bitches, Trashy Books).
Hollywood is having a strong box-office year, yet the share of film budgets spent in the U.S. has fallen from 74% to 42% since 1999, while Disney and Netflix cut staff (El País).
Canada’s budget proposes a tax credit on up to $45,000 of artists’ income, but never defines who counts as an artist; that waits for a 2027 update (CBC).
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