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Spider-Man: Brand New Day leak racks up millions of views
A bootleg of Spider-Man: Brand New Day was up on X for over seven hours before eventually being pulled. During that time, it reached over 5.9 million accounts and accumulated over 143,000 likes. Other accounts have reposted the leaked…
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$2m crime novel deal collapses amid questions over AI use | Books
A high-profile publishing deal for a debut crime novel has collapsed after doubts emerged over whether artificial intelligence played a role in writing it.The hotly anticipated manuscript Call Me, I’ll Hide the Body, by Jerry Falade, was…
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AJ Chronicles: When Selling Out Is No Longer a Business Model
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A Broadway producer told The Hollywood Reporter that big Broadway musicals are “not quite find the audience that can sustain them at the level that they need to be sustained because the costs have…
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Kate Sheeran talks about initiatives that spark student experimentation
Arts Engines highlights the perspectives of the thought leaders and game-changers who are creating significant impact in the field of the arts. As the only arts show of its kind with an African-American host, it is produced in…
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Trump Administration’s Overhaul Of Historical Preservation Rules Alarms Preservationists
“A draft of the rule changes that circulated in recent weeks prompted an outcry from preservationists, architects, archaeologists and organizations representing Native American tribes. … ‘It’s both a scalpel and a bludgeon,’ said Greg…
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What Curtis Institute Has Planned For Its Latest Building, Which It Bought After UArts Collapse
The old Art Alliance building near Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square had belonged to the University of the Arts, which abruptly closed in 2024. Curtis bought it in January 2025; it was badly damaged in a fire that July 4. Repairs are…
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Kennedy Center Stops Public Tours Three Days After NY Times Feature On Tour Guide
On Monday, The New York Times posted an article featuring a longtime volunteer tour guide who said of the currently-dormant institution, “Now it’s a black hole.” On Thursday, a Kennedy Center official sent a memo to all volunteer tour…
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UMG Posts $3.79B in Revenue for Q2 2026
Universal Music Group posted 3.294 billion euros ($3.795 billion) in revenue for the company’s second quarter, the record company reported in its latest earnings report on Thursday, a 10.5 percent increase year over year.…
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At Tanglewood This Summer, Things Are Feeling Pretty Tense
“During a recent week on the grounds, it felt anxious, angry, combustible. It was impossible to escape the warfare that the Boston Symphony is waging on itself: a crisis that is drowning out the music. Somebody needs to quiet things…
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Translator Emily Wilson On Reaction To Her Scathing Review Of “The Odessey”
“You can disagree about some or all of it! I may well be wrong!” she added. “But it’s not ‘personal’ to analyze a film or other work of art, even negatively. Criticism is more than ‘Hurray!’ or ‘Hiss!’” – Entertainment Weekly…
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