For decades, traffic from Google's search engine was the single greatest source of audience for publishers. But that is changing. A "handful of influential players in the digital media ecosystem" have begun moving in the opposite direction, reported Adweek's Mark Stenberg recently. In doing so, they are laying the groundwork for what was once unthinkable: removing themselves from Google Search. At issue is the use of multiuse crawlers scraping websites to train AI.

  July 24, 6pm: Fresh Cut at Bookstein Projects Summer exhibitions often feel like bouquets gathered from many gardens, and Fresh Cut at Bookstein Projects embraces that spirit with particular charm. Bringing together more than fifty artists from different generations, the exhibition celebrates the enduring pleasures of flowers, still lifes, and scenes drawn from everyday experience. Historic masters and contemporary voices mingle easily, revealing how familiar subjects can cont...