Jul 11, 2025
Margo and Abby are back with another installment of
Creative Current Events, a special segment of Windowsill Chats
where creativity, culture, and community collide. This episode
spans a range of creative topics—from Beloved Asheville’s heartfelt
relief efforts in Kerrville, Texas, to the ripple effects of rising
postage costs and UPS layoffs on small creative businesses. They
dig into a major fair use ruling involving Anthropic that could
impact the future of AI-generated content, and explore how tools
like Canva’s Magic Write are giving small businesses fresh ways to
create with confidence. They also spotlight sustainability-minded
artists turning trash into treasure—and an unexpected art gallery
found in a Texas truck stop bathroom. As always, it’s a curious and
timely mix of what’s happening now and what it means for the
creative world.
Articles Mentioned:
UPS offers buyouts to drivers as it shutters 73 sites, laying off 20,000 jobs
Anthropic wins a major fair use victory for AI — but it’s still in trouble for stealing books
Visualising Britain's fashion waste problem with cyanotype photography
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