“As important as the technology is that powers our lives, businesses also depend on humanities-oriented communicators to articulate why the technology matters. Indeed, every technology company, and certainly every startup trying to make its imprint on the world, needs English majors. Perhaps many.”
Tag: 02.25.14
Sure, The Book Was Better – But Is That Always True About Stage Adaptations?
“Text is only a very small part of the experience, unlike the stage adaptations of old, which were often merely an attempt to provide a substitute for the novel.”
What We Can Learn From How Teenagers Use Social Media And The Internet
“Context is everything.” (And we perform different selves in different contexts – but the internet collapses them into one.)
Is Pussy Riot’s Music Actually Any Good?
“Victims of state persecution, ambassadors for day-glo knitwear and wank fodder for beardy liberals the world over, the members of Pussy Riot have been filling both prison cells and column inches since 2012. In the process, they’ve also become one of the most famous bands on the planet. But let me ask you this – have you ever actually heard any of their music?”
‘This Is Like Finding a Vermeer’: Rare Medieval Korean Paintings Turn Up in Honolulu Museum’s Basement
A group of Korean curators was examining uncatalogued works in the vaults of the Honolulu Museum of Art when they identified two ink-on-silk paintings from the late 16th century, an era from which little Korean art survives.
George Lucas and Wife Give $25M for Chicago Children’s Arts Center
“Chicago investment executive Mellody Hobson and her husband, Star Wars creator George Lucas, are donating $25 million to the private University of Chicago Laboratory Schools to support the construction of an arts building.”
Can These Guys Crowdfund a West End Musical?
“[John] Bant and his co-producer Gavin Kalin are seeking to raise £200,000 for The Pajama Game‘s West End transfer – about 14% of its total capitalisation costs – through the online crowdfunding platform Seedrs, which allows people to invest as little as £10. They hit £40,000 within 24 hours.”
What’s a Typical Day at Ballet School For a Guy?
“Ballet is grace and perfection, but it’s also twisted ankles and stinky flats. We meet two young male ballet dancers whose passion for performance led them all the way to the State Ballet School of Berlin.” (audio)
More People Now Have Cellphones Than Have Ever Had Landlines
Today, almost everywhere has more mobile phone penetration than land-lines: The continent of Africa has dismal fixed-line penetration of 1.4 subscriptions per 100 people, but 63.5 cell subscriptions.
He’s A Little Bit Country. She’s A Little Bit Rap (Why Rap And Country Now Share Audiences)
“You’re not country only or rap only; people like both. I think that’s been there for some time, but we recognize it now, so collaborations work well, and the reverse is they help grow the interests of artists and music as a crossover.”