Going to leave this site. You can find me on BlueSy (same handle).
"Documents reviewed by the Guardian suggest that, as of 2018, Abramovich had amassed 367 pieces, valued at $963m."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2023/sep/22/roman-abramovich-art-collection-dasha-zhukova‘You could fill a museum with it’: the $963m Roman Abramovich art collection revealed
Leak suggests the oil and gas tycoon and his ex-wife Dasha Zhukova amassed one of the most significant collections of modern art in private hands
The GuardianThere's a new study out in Germany about far-right extremism, and the results are incredibly shocking. Don't even know how to process this, yet. (German lang.)
https://www.fes.de/referat-demokratie-gesellschaft-und-innovation/gegen-rechtsextremismus/mitte-studie-2023
Mitte-Studie 2023 zu rechtsextremen Einstellungen
Studie und Umfrage der FES zu rechtsextremen und demokratiegefährdenden Einstellungen in Deutschland 2023.
"They would wreak untold havoc on American democracy. They would plow the fields and plant the seeds that gave us Donald Trump, and all that has followed."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/21/rupert-murdochs-reign-at-fox-news-is-over-but-the-damage-he-did-may-last-foreverRupert Murdoch’s reign at Fox News is over. But the damage he did may last forever
The media tycoon wreaked untold havoc on American democracy and beyond
The GuardianDie Zeit macht New York Times Pitchbot für uns: "Der Medienunternehmer Rupert Murdoch tritt zurück. Seine ruchlosen Methoden sind legendär. Doch gleichzeitig hat er mit viel Geld den Journalismus weiterentwickelt."
https://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2023-09/rupert-murdoch-ruecktritt-fox-news-corp
Rupert Murdoch: Adieu, alter Hai
Der Medienunternehmer Rupert Murdoch tritt zurück. Seine ruchlosen Methoden sind legendär. Doch gleichzeitig hat er mit viel Geld den Journalismus weiterentwickelt.
ZEIT ONLINE"The leading trade group for authors has entered a legal battle against OpenAI over its human-mimicking chatbot in a case that could decide the legality of using copyrighted works to train AI systems."
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/top-authors-join-lawsuit-against-openai-over-mass-scale-copyright-infringement-of-novels-1235595123/
Top Authors Join Lawsuit Against OpenAI Over “Mass-Scale Copyright Infringement” of Novels
The suit marks the third legal action from authors, who take issue with AI companies using their novels as training data without consent.
The Hollywood ReporterOfficial announcement from the studio of Erwin Olaf
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxbFTlMI6AE/"this longtime Boston University professor of speech pathology (now retired) from Newton, mother of two and grandmother of five, has had a summer to remember."
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/real-name-barbie-oppenheimer/
For Barbie Oppenheimer, Retired Longtime BU Speech Pathology Professor, It’s Been a Summer to Remember
In the summer of twin blockbuster movies Barbie and Oppenheimer, it’s been a summer to remember for retired BU speech pathologist Barbie Oppenheimer.
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