GREGORY HOOD On the surface, it was funny. Google’s “Gemini” AI was supposed to make images after users gave it a prompt. The images essentially purged whites from their own history and seemingly from all positive representation. Did you know that all the popes were apparently non-white and some were female? There were no white men among the Founding Fathers, who were not really “Fathers” at all but proud women of color along with some American Indians. The Vikings were black too — but then again, pop culture has already moved…
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Trump’s mug shot is now a means of entertainment and fundraising − but it will go down in history as an important cultural artifact
Jonathan Finn Former President Donald Trump poses for his booking photo at the Fulton County Jail on Aug. 24, 2023. Fulton County Sheriff Office via Getty Images One of the most anticipated events in the summer of 2023 was former President Donald Trump’s mug shot. The Fulton County Sheriff’s office released Trump’s mug shot on Aug. 24, 2023, a little more than one week after a grand jury in Georgia indicted the former president and 18 associates for alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump’s photo instantly generated…