Kennedy Center ordered to remove Trump's name, Hollywood exec pay soars 51%

A federal judge ordered the removal of Trump's name from the Kennedy Center and halted plans to close it for two years, though the institution has already suffered damage. Hollywood top executive pay rose 51% to $615 million while the industry cut 17,000 jobs. CBS turned a $40 million loss into a $55 million profit by giving Stephen Colbert's slot to Byron Allen and exiting late-night. ABC's local stations called the FCC's early license review unlawful; Disney filed a First Amendment challenge. In the UK, Arts Council England replaced its 'Let's Create' inclusivity strategy with a focus on 'excellence,' signaling the end of the DEI era. A study of hundreds of thousands of college essays found AI makes prose smoother but ideas collapse into templates. Publishers brace for nonfiction to follow fiction into the AI flood. Newly surfaced audio reveals Harpo Marx actually speaking.