“The authorities in China are tightening their grip on the country’s booming online television industry after officials from the top broadcast regulator said last week that programs would soon be subject to the same censorship as regular TV shows.”
Tag: 03.03.16
‘The Dress’, One Year Later: Scientists Know More About Why People See Different Colors In It – And Now There’s ‘The Jacket’
Some factors evidently make no difference (genetics), while certain factors you’d think were entirely irrelevant do seem to correlate. And researchers have finally found another image for which people’s color perceptions vary wildly; you can take an online test and help with the research.
Scientists May Just Have Found Banksy (Whose Lawyers Are Not Happy)
Using a technique called “geographic profiling” which was pioneered by criminologists, “researchers [studied] a list of Banksy artwork locations in London and Bristol, [and] they said that the resulting ‘geoprofile’ was a good match for an obvious candidate.”
Amazon Customers In Review War Over The Book Of Mormon (The Real One)
“‘WARNING: May cause drowsiness and occasional eye-rolling. Go watch the musical instead,’ said one reviewer. A five-star fan, however, said that ‘it was translated by the Gift and Power of God, and is the record of a people who are a branch of the tribe of Israel who had Prophets in their day who preached about Christ. Read it and pray about its contents.'”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.03.16
Celebrating the future
Had a marvelous time last weekend at the Sunderman Conservatory of Music, a school just 10 years old at Gettysburg College … read more
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2016-03-03
“Unfinished” Business: Met Breuer Engulfed by a Dark Cloud of Unknowing
What a disappointment! The debut installation at the Met Breuer, unveiled to the press on Tuesday (and to the general public on Mar. 18), fell short of the expectations raised by the Metropolitan Museum itself. … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2016-03-03
Black and Blue of Michael Butterworth’s Diaries
Michael Butterworth’s new book, The Blue Monday Diaries: In the Studio with New Order — recently published in the U.K., and just out in the U.S. — tells how he began “hanging out … read more
AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2016-03-03
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Soaring New NY Train Station Is Eye-Dropping (And Yes, A Boondoggle)
“At first blush, Mr. Calatrava’s architecture can almost — almost — make you forget what an epic boondoggle the whole thing has been. That virgin view, standing inside the Oculus and gazing up, is a jaw-dropper.”
An Uncertain Start For The New Met Breuer
“Is the Met Breuer a new museum, or an extension of an old one? Does the Met Breuer do what the Met does best? It’s too soon for me to say – but I am not as confident as I’d wish that this new pavilion has the same ambitions and sympathies as the mothership.”
Famed Hollywood Studio MiraMax Bought By Qatari Company
“Miramax, one of Hollywood’s best-known independent film and television labels, was acquired by the beIN Media Group, a sports and media company headed by the Qatari executive Nasser Al-Khelaifi.”
What’s At Stake For The Met’s New Breuer Museum
“There’s enormous good will and crossed fingers about the Met’s endeavor, in part because there is something deeply unsettled, and unsettling, about the project. All know that ahead lies a treacherous balancing act — creative thinking, self-examination, scholarship, good staff decisions, and sterling curatorship are all critical for the success of the Met Breuer.”
How Digital Technology Is Revolutionizing Archaeology
“As the digital and physical worlds collide, archaeology is changing—not just in practice but in scale. A huge database of Biblical-era pottery, for example, means an archaeologist in Jordan can find a shard of pottery from the Iron Age and, in minutes, query how that one fragment of clay connects to every other excavation site in the Holy Land.”