Monday Briefing: Thousands protest Israel’s leader

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Slotnik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGFuaWVsLWUtc2xvdG5paz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MDAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgZtPwpmEJFPHFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Good morning. We’re covering protests in Israel and the killing of a Russian defector. Plus: The fisherman and the stork. [A crowd of people marches with Israeli flags, while yellowish smoke drifts in the air.] Antigovernment protests were expected to continue in Jerusalem through Wednesday. Ahmad Gharabli/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Protests against Netanyahu intensified [Thousands of people gathered outside Israel’s Parliament](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMzEvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9uZXRhbnlhaHUtaXNyYWVsLXByb3Rlc3RzLWNlYXNlLWZpcmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MDAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgZtPwpmEJFPHFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) yesterday in one of the largest demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the start of the war in Gaza. He has faced increasing pressure, abroad and at home, over Israel’s handling of the war, and many Israelis are calling for him to resign. Close allies like the U.S. have criticized the war’s heavy civilian toll and have urged Israel to allow more aid into Gaza. And many Israelis have demanded that Netanyahu prioritize the release of the hostages held by Hamas as part of a cease-fire deal. Thousands demonstrated against Netanyahu’s government in Tel Aviv on Saturday. The protests in Jerusalem, which were expected to continue through Wednesday, came as in-person talks about a potential cease-fire resumed in Cairo. Context: Protests against Netanyahu over [his plan to overhaul the judiciary](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTMvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtanVkaWNpYWwtcHJvdGVzdHMtbmV0YW55YWh1Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTAwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjIyNjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYGbT8KZhCRTxxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) largely subsided after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack on Israel, but public dissatisfaction with the war has now driven Israelis back into the streets. Another issue: [Netanyahu also faces a dispute](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMzAvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS1oYXJlZGktbWlsaXRhcnktY29uc2NyaXB0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTAwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjIyNjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYGbT8KZhCRTxxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) over a bill to extend ultra-Orthodox Jews’ exemption from compulsory military service, with his right-wing governing coalition at stake. If the state does not extend the exemption, ultra-Orthodox lawmakers might leave the coalition; if it does, secular members could walk out. [Men in blue uniforms and white hazmat suits lean over a body on the ground. They are surrounded by parked cars.] Spanish investigators at the parking garage where Maksim Kuzminov’s body was found in February. Rafa Arjones/Informacion.Es, via Reuters A Russian defector’s killing raised fears of hit squads The men who [killed Maksim Kuzminov wanted to send a message](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMzEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYW4tZGVmZWN0b3ItbXVyZGVyLXNwYWluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTAwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjIyNjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYGbT8KZhCRTxxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). The killers shot him six times in a parking garage in southern Spain, then ran over his body with their car. Investigators at the scene found casings from ammunition that was commonly used in the former Communist bloc. Kuzminov defected from Russia to Ukraine last summer, flying a military helicopter into Ukrainian territory with secret documents. He committed the one offense President Vladimir Putin of Russia has said he will never forgive: treachery. [His killing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYW4tcGlsb3QtbWFrc2ltLWt1em1pbm92LXNwYWluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTAwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjIyNjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYGbT8KZhCRTxxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in the seaside resort town of Villajoyosa in February has raised fears that Russia’s European spy networks continue to operate and are targeting enemies of the Kremlin, despite concerted efforts to dismantle them after Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022. No evidence of direct Kremlin involvement has emerged. But Russia has made no secret of its desire to see Kuzminov dead, and senior police officials said that the attack resembled similar ones by the Kremlin. [A line of tractors with yellow flags on a rural road. People beside the road are recording the procession via their cellphones.] A protest by French farmers in January. Andrea Mantovani for The New York Times Angry farmers are reshaping Europe [Farmers are protesting](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMzEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2FuZ3J5LWZhcm1lcnMtYXJlLXJlc2hhcGluZy1ldXJvcGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MDAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgZtPwpmEJFPHFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) across Europe, enraged by tightening E.U. environmental regulations, reduced farm subsidies and cheap grain and poultry imports from Ukraine. Their discontent threatens to do more than change how Europe produces food. Farmers [are blunting climate goals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNi9jbGltYXRlL2V1cm9wZS1mYXJtaW5nLXByb3Rlc3RzLXBvbGljeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkwMDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBm0_CmYQkU8cUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), reshaping politics ahead of elections for the European Parliament in June and [shaking European unity against Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtcG9sYW5kLXByb3Rlc3QtZmFybWVycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkwMDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBm0_CmYQkU8cUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), as the war in Ukraine increases costs. The turmoil has emboldened a far right that thrives on grievances and rattled a European establishment forced to make concessions. 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Zoom In - Ukraine: [Troop-starved brigades have started their own recruiting](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8zMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1taWxpdGFyeS1yZWNydWl0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkwMDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBm0_CmYQkU8cUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), using slick campaigns and sometimes offering to let people choose their positions. - Yemen: Airstrikes, crippling inflation and a lack of foreign aid are [exacerbating a humanitarian crisis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8zMS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3llbWVuLWh1bmdlci1ob3V0aGlzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTAwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjIyNjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYGbT8KZhCRTxxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in the poorest Arab nation. Climate [Dozens of people wearing yellow work vests, along with one person wearing bright orange, walk alongside an industrial construction site with numerous cranes and steel structures.] Ariana Gomez for The New York Times - Geoengineering: Technologies that attempt to rework the environment used to be on the scientific fringe. Now they are [drawing huge investments](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMzEvY2xpbWF0ZS9jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZS1jYXJib24tY2FwdHVyZS1jY3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MDAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgZtPwpmEJFPHFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Guyana: An oil boom is reshaping the country’s future, even though climate change could leave [much of its capital underwater by 2030](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMzAvaGVhZHdheS9pcy1ndXlhbmFzLW9pbC1hLWJsZXNzaW5nLW9yLWEtY3Vyc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MDAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgZtPwpmEJFPHFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - England: A 500-year-old chapel installed 438 solar panels. [Traditionalists aren’t happy.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3NvbGFyLXBhbmVscy1jYW1icmlkZ2Uta2luZ3MtY29sbGVnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkwMDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBm0_CmYQkU8cUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Opinion - [Nicholas Kristof makes a case](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8zMC9vcGluaW9uL21hcnJpYWdlLXdlYWx0aC1oYXBwaW5lc3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MDAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgZtPwpmEJFPHFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) for marriage. - A.I.-generated content clogging our feeds and searches diminishes culture in ways we might not immediately recognize, [Erik Hoel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2FpLWludGVybmV0LXgteW91dHViZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkwMDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBm0_CmYQkU8cUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [warns](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yOS9vcGluaW9uL2FpLWludGVybmV0LXgteW91dHViZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkwMDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBm0_CmYQkU8cUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - [Ed Yong writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2JpcmRpbmctc3ByaW5nLW1lcmxpbi1lYmlyZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkwMDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBm0_CmYQkU8cUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) that as he became fascinated by birding, many things fell into place. A Morning Read [Adem Yilmaz, in a small fishing boat in the water, smiles as Yaren, the stork, flies toward the bow.] Ivor Prickett for The New York Times A poor fisherman in a Turkish village was retrieving his net from a lake when he found that a white stork had alighted on his boat. The fisherman tossed the stork some fish, and he made a friend — the stork returned for the next 13 years. [The modern-day fable brought unexpected fame](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8zMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdHVya2V5LXN0b3JrLXlpbG1hei15YXJlbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDQwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTkwMDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYyMjY3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmBm0_CmYQkU8cUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to the fisherman, Adem Yilmaz, and the stork, Yaren, after a deft social media campaign by a wildlife photographer, and the pair has co-starred in a documentary and a children’s book. Conversation Starters - Here’s our review of [“Cowboy Carter,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8zMS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2JleW9uY2UtY293Ym95LWNhcnRlci1yZXZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MDAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgZtPwpmEJFPHFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Beyoncé’s new country album, which openly interrogates categories and stereotypes and pointedly ignores formulas. - Many landlords now treat [graffiti as a cool commodity](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMzEvYnVzaW5lc3MvZ3JhZmZpdGktcmVhbC1lc3RhdGUtZ2VudHJpZmljYXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA0MDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE5MDAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MjI2NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZgZtPwpmEJFPHFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), but gentrification can drive out the artists whose work has made a neighborhood trendy. - Matt Farley has written 24,000 songs in 20 years, with the goal of writing a song about anything searchable. Last year, he made $200,000 [from the project](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn7MRtP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8zMS9tYWdhemluZS9zcG90aWZ5LW1hdHQtZmFybGV5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNDAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExOTAwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjIyNjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYGbT8KZhCRTxxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). 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