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The big publishing houses filed their long-telegraphed class action against Meta yesterday — and notably, Mark Zuckerberg is named individually, with the complaint alleging he “personally authorized and actively encouraged” the use of pirated books to train Llama (AP). Five of the largest houses, with Scott Turow as class lead (Washington Post). Adjacent on the same day, The Conversation argues human-made creative work is becoming a luxury good — provenance as the new premium. Two halves of the same shift.
The Venice Biennale opens Saturday under unusual pressure (The New York Times), and Russia’s controversial pavilion comeback features a folk ensemble singing under flowers — no paintings, no sculpture (The New York Times).
Two notable deaths: Ted Turner, who built CNN and reshaped late-20th-century media, at 87 (Los Angeles Times); and María Nieves Rego, who helped ignite a worldwide tango revival, at 91 (The New York Times).
And in Tokyo, fans pray to a 1,000-year-old shrine for concert tickets (BBC). Lottery economics meets folk religion.
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