Amazon, Netflix and multiple Hollywood studios (including Disney, Fox, Sony, Universal and Warner Bros.) have sued SET Broadcast over allegations its SET TV service is used expressly for piracy. While there is a dedicated set-top box, the centerpiece is a $20 per month subscription service that offers access to over 500 live TV channels and “thousands” of on-demand shows, including Netflix shows and movies that are still officially limited to theaters.
Tag: 04.22.18
Art Photography From Ethiopia Does More Than Just Give Us Nice Pictures To Look At
Aïda Muluneh brought East Africa’s first (and still only) international photography exhibition into being, but she’s doing more than that with her color-saturated studio images. “This place has so much complexity, and I’m witness to that complexity. There are so many subcultures, there are so many contemporary things happening here, there are so many cities with interesting people who are trying to change the continent.”
Dogs Get Their Day (And Their Own Art And Museums)
Of course there’s the Jeff Koons “Balloon Dog (Orange),” but as a museum of the Dachshund opens in Bavaria and the American Kennel Club prepares to move its AKC Museum of the Dog from St. Louis to New York (there’s another, more plainly named Museum of the Dog in Massachusetts, by the way), is there enough dog art to fill these spaces? (And what’s up with cats?)
The Many Times Still-Living Celebrities Got To Read Their Own Obits (Even Before Twitter)
There are slip-ups, and then there’s the CNN Incident. “Many of the obits were filled in with text from Britain’s Queen Mother, who had died the year before, including a description of Dick Cheney as ‘the U.K.’s favorite grandmother.’ Castro was listed as ‘lifeguard, athlete, movie star,’ a description lifted from Ronald Reagan’s bio.”
Top AJBlogs For The Weekend Of 04.22.18
La Salle Art Museum’s Promo Video Highlights Deaccessioned Works
“Wander through six permanentgalleries [emphasis added],” the caption for the video walk-through on the La Salle University Art Museum’s homepage exhorts potential visitors. But while the galleries may be “permanent,” the installation shown on … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrlPublished 2018-04-20
‘For Sure Verboten’
U.S. cities with the fastest-growing wealth gaps. Monster Nor’easter The first day of spring a blinding white curtain kidnapped the city. It was a true blast of winter. We solemn jurors braved the … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2018-04-20
Replay: the Benny Goodman Trio plays Gershwin
Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, and Gene Krupa, the original members of the Benny Goodman Trio, play George Gershwin’s “Nice Work if You Can Get It” in an unidentified 1960 video clip: (This is the … read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2018-04-20
Armstrong And Ellington: Azalea
Until the past couple of days, spring around here was a date on the calendar and a rumor. But now there are tulips in front of the house. And magnolia blossoms 15 feet … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2018-04-19
Breasting the Wave
The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company Celebrates its 50th Anniversary Season Lar Lubovitch’s Something About Night. (L to R): Barton Cowperthwaite, Brett Perry, Nicole Marie Corea, Tobin Del Cuore, and Belinda McGuire. Photo: Nan Melville Once … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2018-04-19