Here are 5 things I was looking at and loving this week:
“AI art corporations are poised to destroy illustrators’ livelihoods—and they’re using illustrators’ own stolen images to do it,” said Molly Crabapple (who made the terrific illustration above). “This is a mass act of corporate theft.” Read the open letter and add your name to it.
I had no idea that Jackie Kennedy was once a newspaper photographer.
Bono (yes, that Bono, from U2) has an unusual hobby: sketching fake magazine covers. Specifically those of the Atlantic. So the magazine commissioned him.
I appreciate the Wesley Lowery story that came from great backstage access to Roy Wood Jr. before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. And Wood’s message about the importance of local journalism is worth reading in full.
What is the No. 1 most banned book? (Any guesses before clicking?!) Sadly, I’ve only read two of the books mentioned, which means I need to get busy…
Excellent, as always! I listened to this Roy Wood, Jr. interview on Kara Swisher's podcast this morning. Probably up your alley, Melissa: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GIiHzUUbbN8k4lFDhVLPo?si=SAGVNIukRMOv-9aBKS_fXA