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Law and Crime   -   Mar 04, 2026 Beanie Babies billionaire appeals dismissal of lawsuit against Santa Barbara museum
The Ty Warner Sea Center on Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara, California, pictured before the museum removed Warner’s name in 2014.

Warner filed a notice of appeal on February 2, seeking review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

by Adam Schrader
Mar 04, 2026 Court Documents: Ty Warner Appeals Dismissal of Santa Barbara Museum Lawsuit

Records from U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Mar 04, 2026 North Korea pairs party spectacle, arts reforms and heritage push after congress
A woman performs onstage in North Korea

Kim Jong Un was re-elected in the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, held in Pyongyang in February.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Mar 03, 2026 Lee Friedlander’s new book traces decades of American politics in everyday scenes
Lee Friedlander’s new book traces decades of American politics in everyday scenes

The book, published by Aperture, is out March 24 and includes 136 images.

by Adam Schrader
Mar 03, 2026 What We Skipped: Leadership changes, artist dies in Russian prison,and a gallery closure

What We Skipped is a recurring log of stories Urgent Matter considered but chose not to publish, with brief explanations of those decisions.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Mar 02, 2026 Tehran’s Golestan Palace damaged; UNESCO warns of threats amid U.S.-Iran war
An interior view of Tehran’s Golestan Palace shows damage after airstrikes by the United States and Israel

The Iranian government shares photographs of the damage, depicting its ornate halls with shattered glass and scattered debris.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Mar 02, 2026 Egyptian tour guide who drew on pyramid arrested
A tour guide and chalk drawings are seen on a pyramid in egypt

The tour guide apologized for drawing in chalk on the exterior surface of the Pyramid of Unas in Saqqara.

by Adam Schrader
Science and Technology   -   Mar 02, 2026 Supreme Court declines to hear A.I. artwork copyright case
An AI generated image of train tracks running through a natural environment

The Supreme Court did not provide a reason for declining to hear the case.

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   Mar 04, 2026 Beanie Babies billionaire appeals dismissal of lawsuit against Santa Barbara museum
The Ty Warner Sea Center on Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara, California, pictured before the museum removed Warner’s name in 2014.

Warner filed a notice of appeal on February 2, seeking review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

by Adam Schrader
Mar 04, 2026 Court Documents: Ty Warner Appeals Dismissal of Santa Barbara Museum Lawsuit

Records from U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Mar 04, 2026 North Korea pairs party spectacle, arts reforms and heritage push after congress
A woman performs onstage in North Korea

Kim Jong Un was re-elected in the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, held in Pyongyang in February.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Mar 03, 2026 Lee Friedlander’s new book traces decades of American politics in everyday scenes
Lee Friedlander’s new book traces decades of American politics in everyday scenes

The book, published by Aperture, is out March 24 and includes 136 images.

by Adam Schrader
Mar 03, 2026 What We Skipped: Leadership changes, artist dies in Russian prison,and a gallery closure

What We Skipped is a recurring log of stories Urgent Matter considered but chose not to publish, with brief explanations of those decisions.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Mar 02, 2026 Tehran’s Golestan Palace damaged; UNESCO warns of threats amid U.S.-Iran war
An interior view of Tehran’s Golestan Palace shows damage after airstrikes by the United States and Israel

The Iranian government shares photographs of the damage, depicting its ornate halls with shattered glass and scattered debris.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Mar 02, 2026 Egyptian tour guide who drew on pyramid arrested
A tour guide and chalk drawings are seen on a pyramid in egypt

The tour guide apologized for drawing in chalk on the exterior surface of the Pyramid of Unas in Saqqara.

by Adam Schrader
Science and Technology   -   Mar 02, 2026 Supreme Court declines to hear A.I. artwork copyright case
An AI generated image of train tracks running through a natural environment

The Supreme Court did not provide a reason for declining to hear the case.

by Adam Schrader
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