Personal Digest: State Dept pulls Wiley painting as 'very woke'

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Personal Digest: State Dept pulls Wiley painting as 'very woke'
Digest Newsletter · Aug 26, 2026
Personal Digest: State Dept pulls Wiley painting as 'very woke'

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very woke — The State Department removed a Kehinde Wiley painting from a U.S. embassy, describing it as 'very woke' and reigniting debates over representation in diplomatic spaces.

Photography

Photography

Linda McCartney gets a stamp — and a gentle spotlight

Linda McCartney (al.com)

Creative process

Creative process

AI nodes and nimble VFX: creativity gets modular and faster

Artificial Intelligence (revistaeconomia.com) · Visual Effects (lbbonline.com)

The arts

The arts

Native voices move center stage in American art history

Native American art (news.asu.edu)

Art

Art

Art, credit and a diplomatic eyebrow-raise

Kehinde Wiley (facebook.com) · Baseball Cards (dailycartoonist.com) · Fine Art (insurancebusinessmag.com)

Processing

Processing

Speed, scale and a scramble for processing muscle

Immigration (medicaleconomics.com) · Sustainable Aviation Fuel (aviationweek.com) · Data Centers (satellitetoday.com)