It is a progressive vision updated for the Internet age and, not surprisingly, Appelbaum’s projects are saturated with interactive technology. Touch screens, mini-theaters and video monitors are set within large walls of photographs, all emphasizing the abundance of knowledge, the multiplicity of voices, the layeredness of our media-saturated society.
Tag: 03.29.09
A Youth Orchestra’s Good Deed Is Punished In West Bank
“Authorities in an impoverished Palestinian refugee camp have shut down a youth orchestra, boarded up its rehearsal studio and banned its conductor from the camp after she took 13 young musicians to perform for Holocaust survivors in Israel, an official said Sunday. Conductor Wafa Younes took the children from her Strings of Freedom orchestra to sing songs of peace last week as part of an annual Good Deeds Day organized by Israel’s richest woman.”
A YouTube Of Magazines – On-Demand Publishing
“Charging 20 cents a page, paid only when a customer orders a copy, H.P. dreams of turning MagCloud into vanity publishing’s equivalent of YouTube. The company, a leading maker of computers and printers, envisions people using their PCs to develop quick magazines commemorating their daughter’s volleyball season or chronicling the intricacies of the Arizona cactus business.”
Time To Remake American Cities
“With their crowded neighborhoods and web of public services, cities are not only invaluable cultural incubators; they are also vastly more efficient than suburbs. But for years they have been neglected, and in many cases forcibly harmed, by policies that favored sprawl over density and conformity over difference.”
Pirate Party Goes After Seat In European Parliament
“Founded by copyright activists in early 2006, the Pirate Party believes people should be able to freely copy books or music for private use. The party is dedicated to radical reform of copyright law, abolition of the patent system and guaranteed online privacy rights.”
Controversial Sydney Art Dealer Says He’ll Bury Rivals
“I’m going to wipe them out. Just put that in a nice way.”
Study: Playing Video Games Improves Eyesight
“Six years ago Daphne Bavelier at the University of Rochester, New York, exploded the myth that gaming is bad for your eyes by showing that expert gamers outperform non-gamers at a variety of visual tasks. Now she has demonstrated that playing action-packed video games improves a person’s ability to perceive contrast, a skill we rely on in dark conditions.”
NPR Hurting – Ponders Holding Its Own Fundraising Drive
“With NPR facing a projected $8 million budget deficit and looming cutbacks, some of its most prominent program hosts are urging management to consider a direct, on-air appeal to NPR’s listeners — something that’s prohibited by the organization’s bylaws.”
Online TV – The TV-Watching Experience Of The Future?
“By all measures, full-length television shows on the Web have tremendous appeal, as millions of Americans log on to catch up on episodes they miss on TV and to discover new shows. The ratings for some programs, like “Lost” on ABC, would rise as much as 25 percent if online views were included, according to the ratings service Nielsen.”
Canadian Specialty Channels Thrive While Broadcast Struggles
“Unlike the networks, the specialties don’t only rely on increasingly scarce advertising revenues, but also benefit from subscription fees. It’s not hard to see why the formula works. The overheads are low (no newscasts); the shows are cheap to make (one cook and a couple of pots); and the visibility of the Canadian material keeps the specialties real.”