PRINT Tuesday February 25, 2025
Launched this year, the Gordon Parks Foundation Legacy Acquisition Fund awards $25,000 annually to a mid- or late-career artist whose work is connected to Gordon Parks’s life and legacy and has likewise left an enduring mark. For its inaugural year, the Foundation has selected two photographers whose careers are steeped in advocacy and human connection: Mikki Ferrill and LeRoy Henderson. Their work, notes Print magazine, captures the struggles, triumphs, and everyday beauty of the communities they document.
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PetaPixel Tuesday February 25, 2025
Western Digital acquired SanDisk in 2015 for $16 billion, but that marriage is coming to an end, notes PetaPixel: Western Digital is slated to spin off SanDisk as an independent company shortly, as part of a plan announced as far back as 2023. WD and SanDisk will be wholly separate and have different leadership teams: Western Digital’s current CEO, David Goeckeler, will become SanDisk’s new CEO, while the current Executive Vice President, Global Operations at Western Digital, Irving Tan, will become CEO at the HDD-focused company. SanDisk’s reputation has soured in recent years problems with its portable SSD products, adds PP. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday February 25, 2025
"Since her death in 1954, Frida Kahlo has become an iconic figure in the art world and beyond. It's hard to sum up her impact, because it spans art, culture, politics, and social issues. Her unique
vision and fearless self-expression have made her a 'Goddess' figure whose legacy continues to grow, inspiring new generations of artists, activists, and admirers around the world." So notes … Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Monday February 24, 2025
The Senate Commerce Committee recently approved legislation to ban children under 13 from social media. By limiting access, the bill hopes to address youth anxiety and depression linked to social
media, noted Politico. But, added Bloomberg, the sweeping measure faces an uphill battle as the technology industry lobby rails against it. In addition to banning social media for kids under 13, the
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