Judge tosses authors' AI training copyright lawsuit against Meta
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria found that 13 authors who sued Meta “made the wrong arguments.” But the judge also…
'We Were Here' Revisits San Francisco's AIDS Epidemic of Early '80s
A PBS "Independent Len" documentary, "We Were Here," recalls the largely gay Castro District of San Francisco of the 1980s and chronicles the early days of the AIDS epidemic. Spencer Michels speaks with the filmmaker David Weissman.
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New jazz fellowship honors long-time musicians who often struggle financially
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New biography documents life of pioneering LGBTQ rights activist Marsha P. Johnson
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Author Colum McCann's novel 'Twist' explores isolation in the internet age
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Smithsonian board rejects Trump's attempt to fire top leader
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