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Jul 20, 2026 Weekly Recap: Urgent Matter’s mold problem, NPR interview and new print edition
Weekly Recap: Urgent Matter’s mold problem, NPR interview and new print edition

NPR aired its interview about our UNT records reporting, the print edition launched, and we published over 80 stories since the last recap.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jul 20, 2026 Artists sue The Hole and Kathy Grayson over unpaid sale proceeds
Artists sue The Hole and Kathy Grayson over unpaid sale proceeds

The gallery's books allegedly show it owes Daniel Um and Nastaran Shahbazi $49,975.50 for consigned artworks it sold.

by Adam Schrader
Jul 20, 2026 Court Documents: Um v. The Hole

Records from New York County Supreme Court.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jul 19, 2026 MTA says the First Amendment bars it from pulling Museum of Sex bus ads
MTA says the First Amendment bars it from pulling Museum of Sex bus ads

Orthodox Jewish leaders said they are forbidden from willingly looking at ads and images that attract them to sex.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jul 19, 2026 Kinston police charge former arts council director with money laundering
Kinston police charge former arts council director with money laundering

Sandy Landis is accused of writing herself $21,037.25 in checks after she stepped down.

by Adam Schrader
Jul 19, 2026 What We Skipped: A chicken-finger mural, a burning cathedral and more
What We Skipped: A chicken-finger mural, a burning cathedral and more

What We Skipped is a recurring log of stories Urgent Matter considered but chose not to publish.

by Adam Schrader
Market and Money   -   Jul 19, 2026 Getty Images abandons Shutterstock merger over U.K. divestiture demand
Getty Images abandons Shutterstock merger over U.K. divestiture demand

The companies had announced the merger in January 2025 as both faced pressure from generative artificial intelligence tools.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Jul 19, 2026 Petrides show at center of Chicago lawsuit opens in Berlin in September
Petrides show at center of Chicago lawsuit opens in Berlin in September

The museum says the five sculptures named in the suit have stayed in its Chicago facility since March 2024.

by Adam Schrader
Weekly Recap: Urgent Matter’s mold problem, NPR interview and new print edition
Jul 20, 2026 Weekly Recap: Urgent Matter’s mold problem, NPR interview and new print edition

NPR aired its interview about our UNT records reporting, the print edition launched, and we published over 80 stories since the last recap.

by Adam Schrader
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Jul 20, 2026 Weekly Recap: Urgent Matter’s mold problem, NPR interview and new print edition
Weekly Recap: Urgent Matter’s mold problem, NPR interview and new print edition

NPR aired its interview about our UNT records reporting, the print edition launched, and we published over 80 stories since the last recap.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jul 20, 2026 Artists sue The Hole and Kathy Grayson over unpaid sale proceeds
Artists sue The Hole and Kathy Grayson over unpaid sale proceeds

The gallery's books allegedly show it owes Daniel Um and Nastaran Shahbazi $49,975.50 for consigned artworks it sold.

by Adam Schrader
Jul 20, 2026 Court Documents: Um v. The Hole

Records from New York County Supreme Court.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jul 19, 2026 MTA says the First Amendment bars it from pulling Museum of Sex bus ads
MTA says the First Amendment bars it from pulling Museum of Sex bus ads

Orthodox Jewish leaders said they are forbidden from willingly looking at ads and images that attract them to sex.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jul 19, 2026 Kinston police charge former arts council director with money laundering
Kinston police charge former arts council director with money laundering

Sandy Landis is accused of writing herself $21,037.25 in checks after she stepped down.

by Adam Schrader
Jul 19, 2026 What We Skipped: A chicken-finger mural, a burning cathedral and more
What We Skipped: A chicken-finger mural, a burning cathedral and more

What We Skipped is a recurring log of stories Urgent Matter considered but chose not to publish.

by Adam Schrader
Market and Money   -   Jul 19, 2026 Getty Images abandons Shutterstock merger over U.K. divestiture demand
Getty Images abandons Shutterstock merger over U.K. divestiture demand

The companies had announced the merger in January 2025 as both faced pressure from generative artificial intelligence tools.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Jul 19, 2026 Petrides show at center of Chicago lawsuit opens in Berlin in September
Petrides show at center of Chicago lawsuit opens in Berlin in September

The museum says the five sculptures named in the suit have stayed in its Chicago facility since March 2024.

by Adam Schrader
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