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Man, old universities are weird places. Went to attend a talk (featuring linguists and computer scientists debating language models) in a room I hadn't been in before, and it turns out they have a full-ass Flemish tapestry just hanging from the wall.

"Bless everyone you can think of."
—The Rev. Spencer Reece ’11 M.Div. who brings far-flung life experience and a poetic voice to his vocation as vicar of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Wickford, R.I. Read our new story by Ray Waddle on this remarkable YDS/Berkeley graduate! https://

Following Disney, Paramount sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, alleging its AI-generated Seedance videos and Seedream images infringed Paramount's IP (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/par

Paramount, Disney Send ByteDance Seedance AI Cease-and-Desist Letters
Paramount Skydance accused ByteDance of engaging in "blatant infringement" of its intellectual property with its Seedance video and Seedream image generative AI platforms.

Following Disney, Paramount sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, alleging its AI-generated Seedance videos and Seedream images infringed Paramount's IP (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/par

Paramount, Disney Send ByteDance Seedance AI Cease-and-Desist Letters
Paramount Skydance accused ByteDance of engaging in "blatant infringement" of its intellectual property with its Seedance video and Seedream image generative AI platforms.

Announcing Issue 25.1 Spring
Challenging the Justifications of Domination through Law: Indigenous Resistance and the Undoing of Christian Empire #acrel #amrel #aarsbl

Challenging the Justifications of Domination through Law: Indigenous Resistance and the Undoing of Christian Empire
The following issue has resulted from a conference in the winter of 2023. The conference was sponsored by The Henry Luce Foundation, Syracuse University...

Filing: David Zaslav is set to receive at least $550M in compensation related to the Paramount-WBD deal, including $517.2M in equity in the combined company (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/david-zaslav-pay-warner-bros-para…

David Zaslav to Receive $887 Million in Compensation Related to Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger
David Zaslav is set to receive an estimated $887 million in compensation with the closing of Paramount Skydance's deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

But it also looks like Hungary has hope. Any cracks in that kind of concentration of power are good news. Big news.
Difficult days and difficult years ahead, yes — but days with promise, days following on what’s shaping up to be an incredible victory.
Rebecca Solnit says “Hope is not happiness or confidence or inner peace; it’s a commitment to search for possibilities.” So: here’s hoping!
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"Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations"
#Mexico #Pollution

Filing: Paramount president Jeff Shell says the allegation that he leaked corporate info is an "utterly false tale" created by a "fixer" who sued him for $150M (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/param

Paramount's Jeff Shell Fires Back: Exec Says Allegation He Leaked Private Corporate Info Is 'Utterly False Tale' Created in a 'Shakedown' Attempt
Jeff Shell, the president of Paramount Skydance, is accusing a "fixer" who has demanded $150 million from Shell for crisis communications of trying to extort and defame him, by creating "an utterly false tale that Shell had disclosed confidential details about Paramount’s business."

Netflix buys InterPositive, a 16-person company founded by Ben Affleck that builds an AI model based on a production's dailies to be used in postproduction (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/netflix-a…

Netflix Acquires Ben Affleck's AI Filmmaker Tools Start-Up InterPositive
In a rare acquisition, Netflix has bought InterPositive, a start-up founded by Ben Affleck that makes AI-powered tools for filmmakers.