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NEW YORK (AP) — Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer known for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' and other intimate hits, dies at 88.

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🥁🥁🥁 We're thrilled to announce this year's #SummerReadingChallenge theme as... 🌱 Story Garden: Adventures in Nature & the Great Outdoors! With illustrations by Dapo Adeola @dapsdraws.bsky.social, this year's theme is all about nature, storytelling and imagination. Find out more at bit.ly/3XabtAt

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I've seen an old misunderstanding going around; that libraries don't benefit authors. But they do! A lot! Here's how:

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Today is the last day to download ALL the books you paid for from Kindle, cos Amazon are about to pull a fast one. 😮‍💨 Spread the word! www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

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companies listening to what people say they want instead of making art and just giving them something has been ruinous for games, movies and more for the last 10-15 years

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Would anybody like a commission? Things are pretty desperate for me right now and my dog needs surgery we can't afford. I can draw you, your fave character, your oc, whatever. £50 / $60 per character? If you are very serious DM me. I have 10 spots open atm so be quick.

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💡This is an insightful piece in the @Guardian 📰Read the article on @theguardian.com online: www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

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Reminder I'll be tabling at Brixton Library LGBTQ+ Zine Fair this Sat 23 Feb 12-4:30pm! See you all there 😃 #zine #queer #lgbtq

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Decided to start collecting hard copies of things I like again a while ago. Couldn’t find this on CD so I figured fuck it, now’s as good a time as any to start a Vinyl records collection. 😅

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In the space of two weeks we’ve had one Black UK rapper pedalling us genocidal chicken nuggets while his every meal is made by a chef, and another American rapper, who’s allegedly a recovering alcoholic, pedalling us tequila. I’m so glad I don’t rate celebrities AT ALL.

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It is ABSOLUTELY imperative that we do not allow our government to go ahead with their plans for AI. It’s very clear that they have ZERO desire to avoid the problems that rolling it out without regulation will inevitably cause. We need to push back on this.

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Space For Everyone is out now! It's a heartwarming story about being a kid and dealing with change and I'm very proud of it! Written by Seina Wedlick and illustrated by me! Support black stories this month(and every month) www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720739...

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When china is acting more moral than you and signing against lawless AI you really got to question yourself. #labour #whatareyoudoing

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Creatives in Ireland, we need to keep an eye on this too. The EU has been taking a more protective approach, but Ireland’s copyright rules were changed a while back to make it easier to harvest data for research and no creative professionals were invited to join our national ‘AI council’.

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I’ve already written to my MP to strongly oppose the theft of my copyright to AI, and I would happily join any lawsuit against any eventual law. It’s really easy to write your MP. Give it a try, if you’ve got a moment.

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It is ABSOLUTELY imperative that we do not allow our government to go ahead with their plans for AI. It’s very clear that they have ZERO desire to avoid the problems that rolling it out without regulation will inevitably cause. We need to push back on this.

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Realizing that most video content from artists that does well sells the aesthetic IDEA of being an artist more than the art itself. The art is incidental

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Fabulous @laurahallain.bsky.social has created a podcast to celebrate children's writers and boost the profile of children's books. #kidlituk

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🏆I have created a new children’s Podcast My Words, My Book in Partnership with @tapestry.info & The Quick Brown Fox Video Production. 💻Please see the news section on my website for the full Press Release: www.laurahenryallain.com/news/new-pod... #KidlitUK ✅Follow @mywordsmybook.bsky.social

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They shifted the meaning of "woke," and our institutions (the press, the academy, etc.) marveled at this colonization as if it were magic. We've been signifyin for 400 years. And while the Trickster exists in many cultures around the world, the Trickster is for the powerless, NOT the powerful.

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Back in 23’ I made a comic zine of a fictional band called Parker Luck performing their last song of the night “Out of ink” Figure it’s a good a time to premiere the full comic here :-) (1/8)

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Pope Francis' remarkable rebuke of JD Vance and Trumpism lays bare an essential truth: Trump is overseeing a massive and systematic abandonment of obligation to the global poor, and Vance's theological obfuscation can't make that disappear. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1914...

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🔴CALLING ALL ARTISTS🔴 Christie's NYC is planning an AI art auction expected to bring in over $600,000 to creators who've used models trained on copyrighted material from non-consenting artists. If you object to this, please sign and share this open letter. openletter.earth/cancel-the-c...

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Before hiring anyone to do anything creative, ask if they use LLMs or generative "A.i." If they do, don't hire them. Their work will be bad and they won't be able to improve it because "A.i." doesn't work that way. Trash trash trash.

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The Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable. Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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I filled this in today.

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Society will really try and convince you that existing as pretty much a human battery is a decent way to live.

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URGENT 🚨 Our UK copyright is under threat. The MOST important thing we can do is encourage every author & artist we know to respond to the consultation itself - this post breaks it down so it's easy to do! Complete before 25th Feb! againstthebox.substack.com/p/time-to-ha... #kidlit #kidlituk

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This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this. www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...

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Please boost this post, ESPECIALLY if you’re a UK based visual artist, author or creative. What our government is trying to do is predicated on GREED and nothing more. If you love the arts then join us in trying to protect the livelihoods of those who create it. SHARE SHARE SHARE!

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Artwork for The Witches of Wederra Keep

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I’m seeing a lot of soft takes from industry mutuals at the moment that we shouldn’t be so hard on those who use generative AI because it’s becoming harder and harder to resist. Wrong. Betraying your ethics (and your peers) because ‘everyone else is doing it’ does not suddenly make it acceptable.

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If your Kendrick Super Bowl think piece doesn’t include a list of links where people can go to support movements against social injustice that are actually taking place off and online…then you’re only doing it to go viral. 🤷🏿‍♂️

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Please boost this post, ESPECIALLY if you’re a UK based visual artist, author or creative. What our government is trying to do is predicated on GREED and nothing more. If you love the arts then join us in trying to protect the livelihoods of those who create it. SHARE SHARE SHARE!

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“Hey Drake” 💀

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Today's Black History Month illustration is of Oscar Micheaux (1884-1951), the first major Black filmmaker and the most successful Black filmmaker of the first half of the 20th century. #BlackHistoryMonth

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A flashback 💜 youtu.be/JAKoWc4WhFE?...

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🚨 COVER REVEAL! 🚨 GO-MAN: CHAMPION OF EARTH is coming this summer! A middle-grade superhero adventure about transformation revealing who you truly are! I can't wait to tell you more but for now BASK! And I'll see you later with preorder details and where you can see me to get a signed copy!The

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Happy Black History Month! Please consider adding more Black art to your skyline and to support working Black artists in a time where our histories and our voices are under attack. #BHM #blacksky #blackart #drawingwhileblack

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The most qualified Supreme Court justice nominee in history gets dismissed as a “DEI hire”—because she’s Black. Mediocre White men don’t get this disrespect!

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