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Sep 18, 2026, 7:18 AM

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CULTURETHE BRIEF09/18/26

Ed Sheeran faces backlash after Macklemore leaves tour over Gaza support.

WHAT'S REPORTED

▸Macklemore withdrew from Ed Sheeran's tour after voicing Palestinian support. — NPR Culture, BBC Culture
▸Other artists also withdrew from the tour following the controversy. — NPR Culture, Mother Jones
▸Stadium owner Robert Kraft allegedly pressured Sheeran to remove Macklemore after Macklemore pledged $1 million to Palestinian causes. — BBC Culture
▸Kraft then asked Sheeran to donate $2 million in aid following the backlash. — BBC Culture
▸Sheeran's next gig is this weekend, leaving ticket holders conflicted about attending. — BBC Culture
▸Sheeran's refusal to take a political stance has become his biggest career crisis. — BBC Culture

CULTURETHE BRIEF09/18/26

Trump threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center as legal battle escalates.

WHAT'S REPORTED

▸A forklift repeatedly struck the Kennedy Center during the ongoing dispute. — NPR Culture
▸Attorney Norm Eisen's legal group Democracy Defenders Action is fighting the administration in court. — NPR Culture

CULTURETHE BRIEF09/18/26

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Annie Dillard dies at age 81.

WHAT'S REPORTED

▸Dillard is best known for works including Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, The Maytrees, and The Writing Life. — NPR Culture

CULTURETHE BRIEF09/18/26

Meryl Streep cast to voice Aslan in Greta Gerwig's 2027 Narnia film.

WHAT'S REPORTED

▸Daily Wire columnist Isabel Brown criticized the casting as a mockery of C.S. Lewis's Christian allegory. — Daily Wire

CULTURETHE BRIEF09/18/26

British rapper Sway, known for hits like Still Speedin' and Level Up, dies at 44.

WHAT'S REPORTED