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Chicago Tribune strikes 11th-hour deal to buy Daily Herald, outbidding suburban suitor
It took several full-page ads, an 11th-hour bid and ostensibly a premium price, but Tribune Publishing has swooped in and struck a deal to buy the employee-owned Daily Herald suburban newspaper. The board of Paddock Publications,!-->!-->!-->…
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Finnish museum creates a new and radical support model for artists – The Art Newspaper
A Finnish museum is launching an ambitious new model of artist support that goes far beyond the standard exhibition schedule to encompass financial, practical and institutional backing.“I want to break with the cycles of announcing a…
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US homeland security put out alert on comedian who created parody ICE tip website | US immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has circulated a “Be on the Lookout” alert to law enforcement nationwide, targeting a comedian whose satire of US immigration enforcement went viral.The subject of the alert, known as a “Bolo”,…
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More universities are disinviting commencement speakers who might challenge students’ ideas,…
Delivering a university commencement address used to simply be a unique kind of honor. Speakers stand before a podium, wearing a traditional graduation cap and robe, and offer graduates life lessons and inspirational words as they…
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Canada triples US streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Large online streaming services must contribute 15% of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content, the country’s federal broadcast regulator said Thursday.That figure is…
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The Seattle Opera Hosted Its First Official Furry Night
Writing and photography by West Smith
Furries are everywhere.
That’s the biggest lesson I took away from attending my first furry convention earlier this year. Before that, I think I still carried some lazy stereotype…
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A Look Back: The genesis of Vermont Public Radio
Who would listen other than “cows and chipmunks”? asked a skeptical official up from Washington to talk about grant money to help get a public radio network going in Vermont half a century ago. He was told he just didn’t…
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Just in: Limmie Pulliam dies at 51 after remarkable late-career rise in opera
American dramatic tenor Limmie Pulliam has died unexpectedly on May 20, 2026, at the age of 51. The news shocked the classical music world, coming just days after he appeared in performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with the…
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Philadelphia Museum Of Art Remakes Its Leadership Team
Daniel Weiss took over as director and CEO in December after the dismissal of former leader Sasha Suda. He has rolled back some of the decisions made during her tenure, including the brief renaming of the museum as the “Philadelphia Art…
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Be on the lookout for the punchline
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Homeland Security has circulated a “be on the lookout” alert to law enforcement nationwide for a comedian whose satire of immigration enforcement went viral (The Guardian). File it next to the universities quietly…
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