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Colorado Governor Signs Artist Corporation Bill into State Law

On June 2, Colorado governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 133 , a bill that creates a new type of limited liability company (LLC) called an Artist Company, or A-Corp, report the Art Newspaper and the Colorado Sun . The new business structure is designed to help artists in the state—defined in the bill as “individuals that create works of authorship or artistic expression comprising written, oral, visual, graphic, literary, musical, audiovisual, digital, or performing art in any medium”—set up their own business while ensuring they retain creative control of their work. The idea for an A-Corp was first proposed by Yancey Strickler , the co-founder of Kickstarter, at a TED talk last year. According to Strickler, who spoke at the bill signing, an A-Corp might represent an individual artist, but it can also be a more dynamic entity such as a holding company that owns the work or business. “A-Corps,” he has written, “are designed around a simple, powerful, princi...
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First XV Scoring Highlights: Wellington College (62) v Rongotai College (19)

Accept the ball and pass it on. Wellington College beat brother school Rongotai College  62-19 in their Premiership midweek Round 3 encounter for the Heron Scarf in fine, still conditions at Ma’a Nonu Stadium at Rongotai College on Wednesday. Wellington College won 10 tries to three, after leading 38-0 at halftime and scoring six first...
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Israeli Airstrikes Reportedly Hit 900-Year-Old Crusader Castle in Lebanon

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Beaufort Castle, a 900-year-old Crusader fortress in Lebanon, was reportedly struck directly by Israeli airstrikes on May 27, according to footage posted on social media and local reports. The news follows intense Israeli strikes on the ancient city of Tyre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Lebanon that is home to some of the region’s most significant Phoenician and Roman ruins, as well as a large civilian population. As reported by the Associated Press , the Israeli military released footage appearing to show troops at Beaufort Castle after advancing for several days through villages surrounding Nabatiyeh. The capture of Beaufort Castle—a strategic outlook—is a major development in Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon, marking the deepest encroachment into Lebanese territory since 2000, and a violation of the official ceasefire that has been in place since April 17. World heritage sites and civilians alike have emerged as casualties of the milit...
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DuSable Museum President Responds to Whistleblower Lawsuit in New Filing

The president of Chicago’s DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, Perri Irmer, has responded to a whistleblower lawsuit that shook the institution months ago with allegations that she and other leadership misused funds.  In December, Kim Dulaney, the museum’s former vice president of education and programs, filed a whistleblower and retaliatory discharge lawsuit in the Cook County Circuit Court, alleging that she was fired after repeatedly raising concerns about the museum’s operations under president and CEO Perri Irmer. The Chicago Crusader reports that Irmer has filed a 15-page response seeking dismissal of the lawsuit. In it, her attorneys argue that Dulaney failed to meet a requirement of the Illinois Whistleblower Act because she did not refuse to participate in the museum’s allegedly unlawful conduct, including the alleged misappropriation of funds within the education and programs department. Dulaney had served as vic...
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Matchday Scoring Highlights: Petone (59) v Marist St Pat’s (19)

Your 2026 Swindale Shield leaders. Petone produced a swashbuckling first half of attacking rugby to exhaust Marist St Pat’s defensive supplies, and went to halftime leading 40-5. The home side were in peak form, the visitors meeting a side playing like it was 1973 all over again. First year Left wing William Davis, out of...
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Art World Commentator Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, Better Known as Jerry Gogosian, Found Dead in São Paulo

Artist and art world commentator Hilde Lynn Helphenstein was found dead on Sunday in São Paulo’s Rosewood Hotel, according to a report by Brazilian television network Globo . Helphenstein, better known by her pseudonym Jerry Gogosian, was found in her hotel room beside an empty vodka bottle, a broken glass, and unidentified pills. A man who identified himself as her plastic surgeon said he went to her room after she stopped answering her phone, according to Globo . He said further that she had been in Brazil for three weeks while she had a surgical procedure. The death was registered as suspicious by the police, and tests have been requested, says the paper. “Rosewood São Paulo confirms that the guest Hilde Ann Lynn was found dead on the afternoon of Sunday, May 31,” the hotel said in a statement quoted in Globo . “Since the observation of what happened, the hotel has provided full collaboration with the competent authorities, promptly providing all the ...
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British Museum Evacuated After Suspicious Device Found in Restroom

The British Museum was briefly evacuated Saturday after staff discovered what was described as a “suspicious device” inside a restroom, prompting a police response at one of the world’s most visited museums. The Metropolitan Police were called to the museum’s Bloomsbury headquarters around 2:50 p.m. local time after reports of a suspicious package, according to  The Independent .  Officers investigated the object and later determined it posed no threat. Visitors were allowed back into the museum shortly after 4 p.m. and normal operations resumed. In a statement, the museum said it had also received what it described as “malicious communications” before the evacuation. “The safety and security of our visitors, colleagues and volunteers is always our highest priority,” a museum spokesperson told  The Independent , thanking visitors and staff for their cooperation during the evacuation. The museum decli...
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