Tag: 03.09.20

‘I’m Not Entirely Sure’ How South By Southwest Can Recover From Cancellation, Says CEO

Devastated by having to call off this year’s event due to the coronavirus epidemic — as it turns out, cancellation due to infectious disease is not covered by the festival’s insurance policies — SXSW LLC doesn’t even know yet how much money it will lose and has laid off a third of its staff. – Austin American-Statesman

Massive €1 Billion Jewel Theft In Dresden May Have Been An Inside Job

“Four security guards employed at Dresden’s Royal Palace are under investigation over their alleged involvement in a huge theft of 18th-century jewellery, according to German prosecutors. Investigators have long suspected that the heist, the biggest since the Second World War, was carried out with accomplices working inside the museum.” – The Guardian

Max von Sydow, 90

Widely hailed as one of the finest actors of his generation, Mr. von Sydow became an elder pop culture star in his later years, appearing in a “Star Wars” movie in 2015 as well as in the sixth season of the HBO fantasy-adventure series “Game of Thrones.”He even lent his deep, rich voice to “The Simpsons.” – The New York Times

On The West Coast, Artists Are Turning Ocean-Spat Plastic Into Art

There’s a lot of plastic in the ocean – and a lot of demand for the nonprofit group Washed Ashore’s large-scale art, including at the Oregon Zoo, the Florida Aquarium, and the Oakland Zoo. The collective has taken “26 tons of garbage, all debris that washed up on the Oregon coast (the majority within 100 miles of Bandon), and built 70 large-scale sculptures and counting, including Octavia the Octopus, Edward the Leatherback Turtle and Daisy the Polar Bear.” – The New York Times