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A street in San Francisco. (Photo: Wikimedia)

Renter’s Assurance

Airbnb has settled a lawsuit with San Francisco, agreeing to only allow rental listings from landlords who have registered with the city in order to prevent SF “from turning into one giant illegal hotel.”
[Curbed]

Fashion Police

Rihanna killed it at the Met Gala. Madonna, not so much.
[The New York Times]

Culture Cash

Good news for advocates of arts funding: the NEA and NEH are not getting cut in the government’s new budget, and even getting moderate bumps.
[Artnet]

Supersize Starbucks

For reasons yet to be fully explained, Starbucks is opening a four-story, 43,000-square-foot store in Chicago. Watch out New York, Shanghai, Milan, and Tokyo—you’re next.
[Archdaily]

Matter of Fact

Science says you need a rebrand.
[Co.Design]

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