Culture Monday Notes Uristocrat Dec 18, 2023 — 2 min read Adobe Scraps Its $20 Billion Takeover of FigmaAdobe Scraps Its $20 Billion Takeover of FigmaAdobe will pay a $1 billion breakup fee to the design software maker, amid greater antitrust scrutiny of mergers.The New York TimesMore about Michael J. de la MercedLittle Brother brews a new futureLittle Brother brews a new futureOn the surface, the story of Little Brother, the Durham, North Carolina hip-hop duo, originally a trio, doesn’t seem different from many music groups. A foundin…AndscapeAdam AzizA Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-RoeA Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-RoeStudies show that Black women who visited hospitals for prenatal care were 10 times more likely than white women to have child protective services and law enforcement called on them, even when their cases were similarNew York Amsterdam NewsJULIE CARR SMYTH Associated PressHow Prophetic Was ‘Her’?Ten Years Later, How Prophetic Was ‘Her’ About AI Dating?A decade later, reflections of Spike Jonze’s human-AI romance are all around usThe RingerChris DeVille