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Photo giant Getty took a leading AI image-maker to court. Now it's also embracing the technology

Photo giant Getty took a leading AI image-maker to court. Now it's also embracing the technology

Anyone looking for a beautiful photograph of a desert landscape can find many choices from Getty Images, the stock photography collection.
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Las Vegas hospitality workers overwhelmingly permit union to call strike against hotels, casinos

Las Vegas hospitality workers overwhelmingly permit union to call strike against hotels, casinos

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers fighting for new union contracts voted Tuesday to authorize a strike that could impact more than three dozen casinos and hotels, the city’s economic backbone.
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Emma Donoghue among five shortlisted authors for Atwood Gibson Prize

Emma Donoghue among five shortlisted authors for Atwood Gibson Prize

TORONTO — Emma Donoghue is among five finalists for the $60,000 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.
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4 in 5 Black adults see racist depictions in the news either often or sometimes, says new study

4 in 5 Black adults see racist depictions in the news either often or sometimes, says new study

NEW YORK (AP) — In a new study , Black Americans expressed broad concerns about how they are depicted in the news media, with majorities saying they see racist or negative depictions and a lack of effort to cover broad segments of their community.
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Rachel Bloom turns pandemic trauma into art and even laughs in her new off-Broadway show

Rachel Bloom turns pandemic trauma into art and even laughs in her new off-Broadway show

NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Bloom was fiddling around with songs and sketches for a new musical stand-up special she was hoping to take on the road when the pandemic hit in 2020 and, as she describes it, “the world exploded.
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Christian Thielemann chosen to succeed Daniel Barenboim as music director of Berlin's Staatsoper

Christian Thielemann chosen to succeed Daniel Barenboim as music director of Berlin's Staatsoper

BERLIN (AP) — Christian Thielemann has been chosen as the new general music director of Berlin's Staatsoper, months after Daniel Barenboim ended his three-decade reign , the city government said Wednesday.
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A Danish artist who submitted empty frames as artwork is appealing court ruling to repay the cash

A Danish artist who submitted empty frames as artwork is appealing court ruling to repay the cash

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish artist who was given a pile of cash by a museum in northern Denmark to create a piece for its exhibition on labor conditions two years ago submitted two empty canvases — titled “Take the Money and Run.
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The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios

The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood's writers strike was declared over after nearly five months Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios , bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in
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Live Nation to waive merch fees and offer travel stipends to musicians at club venues

Live Nation to waive merch fees and offer travel stipends to musicians at club venues

TORONTO — Live Nation is making policy changes at some of its concert venues to give musicians a hand as they grapple with the rising costs of touring.
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Pioneering Black portraitist Barkley L. Hendricks is first artist of color to get solo show at Frick

Pioneering Black portraitist Barkley L. Hendricks is first artist of color to get solo show at Frick

NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen years ago, Barkley L. Hendricks, the pioneering portrait artist known for vivid, stylish paintings of Black men and women, stood outside the Frick Collection in Manhattan, known for its works by European Old Masters.
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