Living Heritage: Hyderabad’s Kalakriti Gallery hosted Jaipur Literature Festival founder Sanjoy Roy discussing how to keep India’s traditions and artistic heritage accessible to future generations. October also marks Gullah Geechee Heritage Awareness Month, spotlighting the coastal Black community’s African-rooted language, food, music and crafts. Art & Technology: Vilnius’s MO Museum opened an exhibition on how technology reshapes reality, featuring more than 40 artists and a robot influencer. In Hollywood, Nicolas Cage says he may not work with Amazon again after refusing an AI-use waiver, while a report says major publishers are using AI for promotional copy and cover art without telling authors. Music & Memory: The Avalanches’ new album mines old ads and obsolete technology for the emotional pull of familiar sounds. Meanwhile, Ella Langley’s record 24 weeks at No. 1—with just 24% of US listeners recognizing her—underscores how fragmented shared pop culture has become. Local Arts: Studio tours in Wisconsin and Ontario are opening artists’ workspaces to the public, offering close-up encounters with regional art and its creators.