American Museums Face Deep Cuts Under Trump
Opposition abounds from state governments and institutions as the culture war continues
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Politics
Can Anyone Save the Mél?
Budget cuts endanger a French literary icon
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No, Donald Trump is Not ‘Taking Control of the Arts’
What’s behind the Kennedy Center panic
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The Week Everything Went To Hell, Studio Ghibli-Style
Open AI meme trend is “An insult to life itself”
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Who Will Control U.S. Copyright Laws?
The people in SoCal want to protect their jobs. The people in NorCal want to create smarter AI. And the Trump Administration will decide who wins.
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Trump ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit Threatens Entertainment Deal of the Millennium
Life imitates art in an echo of ‘The Insider’
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‘Hamilton’ Takes Its Shot at The Kennedy Center
In protest of the Trump takeover of the national performing arts center, iconic musical pulls its 2026 run; Center fights back
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Under Trump, the NEA Faces an Uncertain Future
Arts guidelines and grant structures are changing as rapidly as everything else in the U.S.
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What’s Going On At The Kennedy Center?
President Trump brings “culture” into the Culture War
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‘The Brutalist’ Truth About AI
Controversy over Oscar nominee’s sound enhancement is just the beginning
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I’m With The Bans
Advocacy groups spar as Trump Administration halts federal book challenges
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Everything Hollywood Lost In The Fires
A natural disaster was the last thing California’s flagging film industry needed
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2024: The Year In Censorship
From the right and left, everyone’s trying to ban books and cancel author events
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The Hunting of Allison Pearson
UK authorities are increasingly punishing wrongthink, and a well-connected journalist got in the way
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Justine Bateman Is Your Post-Election Tik Tok Critic
Actor, director, Gen-X icon breaks out on social media with hilarious takedowns of short-form meltdowns
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