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ByteDance has said it can’t and won’t sell its U.S. operations by the deadline, leaving litigation as its best hope to maintain its U.S. market. The lawsuit accuses the government of trampling on TikTok’s First Amendment rights—as well as the free-speech rights of millions of Americans. – The Wall Street Journal Source link

In the weeks after Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte seized power and declared himself Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, Karl Marx sat down to write a history of the present. The purpose of this work was straightforward. Marx wanted to understand how the class struggle in France had ‘made it possible for a grotesque and mediocre personality

Maurizio Cattelan is usually “dismissed as a prankster,” per the press release for his new show at Gagosian in New York. That’s because he duct-taped a banana to a wall and sold it for $120,000, made a sculpture of an asteroid hitting the pope, and—for his last New York show, a 2011 retrospective at the

It’s not clear that the toxins (which likely came from wine, food, and ointments) were enough to kill the composer, but they were certainly enough to explain his severe, chronic gastrointestinal problems and, most likely, his deafness. – The New York Times Source link

The stunt at the Pompidou Center Metz was organized by performance artist Deborah de Robertis (the one who was arrested in 2018 for getting naked at the Lourdes pilgrimage site). Ironically, the Metz show includes a photo of de Robertis displaying her own vulva under the one painted by Courbet. – France 24 Source link

4-minute read Working capital is a measure of an organization’s liquidity, and represents the ability to weather uncertainty, unexpected losses, and adapt to changing circumstances. A primary way to grow working capital is through consistent operating surpluses. To explore how organizations’ bottom line and working capital have fared over the last few years, we analyzed

Kyu-Young Kim cited “recent organizational decisions and shifts in priorities” for his decision, though he will continue as concertmaster. Subsequently, the 28 members of the SPCO musicians’ union voted unanimously against the orchestra’s president, Jon Limbacher, who has reduced the number of both performances and venues. – Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MSN) Source link

Pulitzer-winning composer Tyshawn Sorey. John Rogers/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption John Rogers/Courtesy of the artist Pulitzer-winning composer Tyshawn Sorey. John Rogers/Courtesy of the artist Last year, the resolutely nonconformist composer, educator and percussionist Tyshawn Sorey was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music — a rare honor in itself, and a