Journalist Oliver Franklin-Wallis looks into the young phenomenon’s background and meteoric rise, teases out how he got to the point of selling artworks to several different clients at once, tries to figure out where he’s disappeared to — and ultimately receives a series of bizarre (and badly written) Instagram DMs and, after press time, a nervous email from Philbrick himself. – British GQ
Tag: 04.21.20
Is What We Believe Merely The Product Of The Luck Of Our Social Circumstances?
It’s important to realise that the concern about beliefs being socially influenced is worrisome only if we’re deliberating about whether to maintain belief from the perspective of doubt. – Aeon
Last Of The Lost Medieval European Pigments Rediscovered
Folium, an ink with hues ranging from blue to purple that was used extensively to illuminate manuscripts, was derived from the small fruits of an unassuming weed native to southern Portugal. But folium had fallen out of use, so the recipe had been lost, along with the exact identity of the plant. Researchers have now found both, and conservators will be able to use it when manuscripts need restoration. – Smithsonian Magazine
Why You’re Feeling Zoom Fatigue
As experts in human-computer interaction point out, using Zoom means putting on a show for others without being able to rely on the cues we primates depend on in physical encounters. – Axios
Even You And I Can Learn This Merce Cunningham Dance At Home
Seriously? But Merce is hard. “And yet, this is what Patricia Lent, the director of licensing at the Cunningham Trust, is proposing. In a new online series, she has been systematically breaking down Cunningham’s solo 50 Looks into digestible slices.” Marina Harss explains. – The New York Times
Pandemic Has Brought Netflix Record Number Of New Subscribers
Just a couple of months ago, there were articles suggesting that the streaming service may have tapped out its pool of potential customers. But, as with most things on Earth, everything changed in March, and Netflix ended up getting nearly 15.8 million new subscribers in the first quarter of 2020, a record. – Vulture
Four Out Of Five ‘Most Challenged’ Books At U.S. Libraries Are LGBTQ-Themed
“Attempts to remove books from libraries across the US rose almost a fifth last year, with children’s books featuring LGBTQ characters making up 80% of the most challenged books,” according to the annual report from the American Library Association. – The Guardian
Upright Citizens Brigade Is Closing All Of Its New York Space
The once-mighty, now-struggling comedy improv institution is giving up the leases to both its theater and its training center on Manhattan’s West Side. Nothing about the company’s Los Angeles location was said in the announcement, which stressed that “UCB is not leaving New York City. The school and the theater will continue on in a pared-down form, which will be very similar to how we operated when we first started in NYC over 20 years ago.” – Vulture
Venice Film Festival Is Still On For September, Say Organizers
“Roberto Cicutto, president of the Venice Biennale, which oversees the film festival, confirmed it would go ahead on 2 September as planned. Meanwhile, the Biennale’s theatre and dance festivals, which were due to take place in June, [have been] postponed.” – The Guardian
“Hamilton” Education Now Free Online
EduHam was born as an offshoot of “Hamilton” itself, and Lin Manuel Miranda says the project — in which 250,000 students nationwide have participated — has proved to be a hit as much with cast members as younger people. – Washington Post