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Sean "Diddy" Combs, a name synonymous with hip-hop moguldom and a legacy of musical innovation, is currently facing a storm of legal challenges that threaten to unravel his carefully constructed empire. While details continue to emerge and legal proceedings unfold, it's important to understand the nature of the accusations and the potential ramifications for Combs, his businesses, and his legacy. The current legal landscape is characterized by a series of lawsuits alleging a pattern of disturbing behavior spanning decades. These lawsuits, filed by former associates and collaborators, paint a picture of alleged sexual assault, harassment, and abuse of power. While these are, at this stage, allegations, they carry significant weight due to the number of individuals coming forward and the gr...

With federal funding in question, artists can navigate a perilous future by looking to the past. In a February 2025 Truth Social post, President Donald Trump declared a “Golden Age in Arts and Culture.” So far, this “golden age” has entailed an executive order calling for the federal agency that funds local museums and libraries to be dismantled, with most grants rescinded. The Trump administration has forbidden federal arts funding from going to artists who promote what the administration calls “gender ideology.” There’s been a purge of the board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, with Trump appointing himself chair. And the administration has canceled National Endowment for the Humanities grants. Suffice it to say, many artists and arts organizations across the U.S. are ...

With Hooters on the verge of bankruptcy, a psychologist reflects on her time spent studying the servers who work there. In 1983, six businessmen got together and opened the first Hooters restaurant in Clearwater, Florida. Hooters of America LLC quickly became a restaurant chain success story. With its scantily clad servers and signature breaded wings, the chain sells sex appeal in addition to food – or as one of the company’s mottos puts it: “You can sell the sizzle, but you have to deliver the steak.” It inspired a niche restaurant genre called “breastaurants,” with eateries such as the Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery and Twin Peaks replicating Hooters’ busty business model. A decade ago, business was booming for breastaurant chains, with these companies experiencing record sales growth...

Celebrities routinely drop in on this Florida university’s hospitality course. Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “The David Grutman Experience” What prompted the idea for the course? The first time David Grutman, a Miami businessman who runs a growing hospitality empire, told me he wanted to teach a class, I thought he meant he wanted to do a single guest lecture. He had already been guest-speaking in the nightclub management class for several semesters, so turning one session over to David didn’t seem like such a huge leap. When David clarified that he wanted to teach an entire course on entrepreneurship – drawing from his own experiences – I thought it would be a great...