Art in Pakistan, like its culture and language, has never quite fit the nation state that now contains it. Instead, it arises from the visual traditions of the Indian subcontinent and the Islamic world, passed through the refining fire of global…
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The Strad – ‘There will be blood’: the Danish Quartet at Santa Fe Pro Musica
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This past weekend, straight off the plane from Copenhagen, The Danish String Quartet was whisked over to the Simms Center for the Performing Arts where they played…
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Beta Film & Film School Team To Shape Future Of AI Production
EXCLUSIVE: Beta Film and German film school Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (FABW) are joining forces on a “lab to market” AI initiative that they hope will help shape the future of film and TV production. The alliance pairs one…
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U.K. School Bans ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sing-Alongs
A Christian school in England has barred its students from singing along to KPop Demon Hunters amid concerns over references to demons.
Lilliput Church of England Infant School in Dorset sent a note to parents and carers for the pupils,…
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Why Our Feeds are Filled with AI Slop—and What to Do about It – Terms of Service with Clare Duffy
If you’ve spent any time on the internet recently, you have almost certainly seen an uptick in video content generated by AI. Whether it’s an AI video of a cat riding a…
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BBC Puts 84 Jobs At Risk Across Teams Behind Iplayer & Other Services
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has put more than 80 employees at risk of redundancy across the product teams that help power online services, including iPlayer.
The British broadcaster is planning to make delivery managers redundant in its…
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Fremantle Hit By Loss Of ‘America’s Got Talent’ Spin-Off ‘Fantasy League’
Fremantle’s financials for the first nine months of this year were hit by the loss of America’s Got Talent spin-off Fantasy League, according to the just-published RTL results.
Revenue at the RTL-owned America’s Got Talent and Poor…
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Eminem sues Australian beach brand ‘Swim Shady’
US rapper Eminem has taken legal action against an Australian beachwear company called Swim Shady, saying its name is too similar to his trademarked rap pseudonym Slim Shady.
In September, Eminem – whose real name is Marshall B Mathers III –…
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Reselling gig and other tickets above face value to be banned by government
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Paul Glynn,Culture reporter
Getty ImagesDua Lipa was among the music stars who last week called on the government to “stop touts from fleecing fans” Reselling tickets to live events for a profit is to be banned by the…
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Hundred Heroines charity’s Facebook page reinstated after being wrongly flagged for drug content | Photography
When the UK charity Hundred Heroines had its Facebook group taken down it was accompanied by a message from the social media company that simply said the page “goes against our community standards on drugs”.
Now, after more than a month of…
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