“You can see it all the time online: a photo is tweeted, someone cross-posts it to Facebook, someone else reposts it to Twitter from there, it makes it over to Tumblr, and then is incorporated into a Storify which a media organisation reports on. In such circumstances, it can very quickly become nearly impossible to track down the original image. That’s why the law has been nicknamed the ‘Instagram act’.”
Tag: 04.30.13
Did Climate Change Create Social Unrest In The 17th Century?
“Data from both northern and southern hemispheres studied by climatologists confirms that there was a drop in global temperature of one or two degrees Celsius over this period. Could this be directly linked to wars, invasions and government collapses?”
Compilation Albums See Big Sales Gains
“Sales of compilation albums have increased and make up a fifth of all UK albums sold, new figures show.”
How Margot Fonteyn Tried To Stage A Coup In Panama
“Margot thought that [her husband] would end up as head of the country, and that she would be Queen of Panama. Her role was a romantic one.”
The Van Gogh We Didn’t Know
An intensive eight-year study of his pigments, palettes, canvases and correspondence indicates that Vincent was less manic and more methodical, less radical and (somewhat) more conventional an artist than the tormented, unconventional master of myth. (He was still crazy, though.)
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Lockout Is Over
“After a 191-day lockout, SPCO musicians ratified a three-year contract Monday that cuts base salaries and the size of the ensemble but allows them to resume their season May 9. … Both sides felt pressure to salvage the remaining 14 concerts of the season after the cancellation of approximately 80 concerts.”