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Disney Joins Netflix In Harassing Password Sharers As The Enshittification Of Streaming Continues

2 years ago
We’ve noted a few times now how as the streaming sector consolidates and grows, it’s becoming more and more like the traditional cable industry it disrupted. This enshittification includes a lot of endless price hikes, a steady degradation of product quality, pointless mergers that cause endless layoffs, and the implementation of new restrictive efforts to […]
Karl Bode

Mayor delays dispersal of homeless encampment on City Hall lawn until Tuesday

2 years ago
Dozens of people living in a makeshift encampment on the lawn of St. Louis' City Hall will be forced to move. A spokesperson for St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said the city made the decision to "decommission" the encampment at 10:01 p.m. Monday by enforcing a curfew law that effectively closes parks in the city between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless a person has a permit issued by the Board of Public Service or the director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. Later, St. Louis Alderman…
Jacob Kuerth and Mercedes Mackay

Missouri Capitol renovation plan mentions accessibility. Does this include reporters?

2 years ago

A common anecdote used by disability activists is that the Roman Colosseum is wheelchair accessible.  Translation: Historic buildings have no excuse. But Missouri’s Capitol has long had a myriad of stairways that create a maze for anyone utilizing a wheelchair. I’ve seen parents struggle lifting a stroller over a small set of stairs above the […]

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Annelise Hanshaw

A Number of Tragedies

2 years ago

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]

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Rachel Huffman

Revised stalking, threat policies at University of Missouri may make punishment more difficult

2 years ago

The University of Missouri’s redefined stalking and threat policies use language from a June Supreme Court decision that might make it more difficult to punish people who engage in stalking or make threats. The UM System Board of Curators voted Sept. 7 to approve amendments to the UM System’s Collected Rules and Regulations, specifically the […]

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Anna Colletto