Kusama’s Passing, Langtang Flood Toll, and a Seattle Teacher Strike on the Horizon
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In a morning digest, Charles Mudede notes the death of Infinity Mirrors artist Yayoi Kusama at 97, reports on devastating floods in Nepal’s Langtang Valley with hundreds dead and thousands missing—tied to glacier collapse amid warming—and marks the death of Ratko Mladić. He connects the disaster to climate change and discusses AI’s mixed impact on jobs, while local news highlights Seattle teachers authorizing a strike that could begin on September 2 if pay and staffing issues aren’t resolved, all set against transit quirks and the approach of fall.
- Slog AM: Teachers Authorize Strike, Infinity Mirrors Artist Dies at 97, Number of Dead and Missing Rises in Nepal Floods thestranger.com
- Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who filled the world with polka dots, dead at 97 CNN
- Yayoi Kusama, whose art evoked hallucinatory wonder, dies at 97 The Washington Post
- Yayoi Kusama, high priestess of polka dots, has died NPR
- Yayoi Kusama, artist whose ‘Infinity Mirrors’ exhibition captivated Cleveland, dies at 97 Cleveland.com
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