Dua Lipa sues Samsung; Venice pavilions close; Musée d'Orsay confronts Nazi loot
Dua Lipa has filed a $15 million lawsuit against Samsung, alleging the company used her image to promote televisions without authorization. In Venice, several national pavilions at the Biennale shut down on Friday to protest Israel's participation. Meanwhile, nearly 9,000 universities faced a ransomware attack on Canvas, the learning management platform, with hackers demanding payment by Tuesday. The Musée d'Orsay is embedding unresolved Nazi-provenance cases into its public displays as a form of acknowledgment. The Cannes Film Festival opens this week with major Hollywood studios largely absent. Broadway is experiencing a surge of celebrity performances. Billie Eilish has expressed uncertainty about the possibility of another artist like her emerging in the current cultural landscape.
Key facts
- Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15 million over unauthorized use of her image.
- Several national pavilions at the Venice Biennale closed in protest of Israel's inclusion.
- Nearly 9,000 universities had Canvas held hostage by ransomware demanding payment by Tuesday.
- Musée d'Orsay embeds unresolved Nazi-provenance cases in public view.
- Cannes Film Festival opens with Hollywood studios mostly on the sidelines.
- Broadway is crawling with celebrities.
- Billie Eilish doubts another Billie Eilish is structurally possible.
- Stories from Variety, The Guardian, Wired, Salon, Seattle Times, CBC.
Entities
Artists
- Dua Lipa
- Billie Eilish
Institutions
- Samsung
- Venice Biennale
- Canvas
- Instructure
- Musée d'Orsay
- Cannes Film Festival
- Hollywood studios
- Broadway
- Variety
- The Guardian
- Wired
- Salon
- Seattle Times
- CBC
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Cannes
- France