Not everyone’s idea of a crocodile purse: A post-apartheid take on Jarry’s “Ubu” visits Cal …
AJBlog: Lies Like TruthPublished 2015-05-02
Tag: 05.03.15
The Rise Of Emojis As A Universal Language (And No, We’re Not Kidding)
“Analysts at Instagram are trying to quantify this effect, by writing algorithms that predict the context around a given emoji and making a guess at the symbol’s meaning. Running these algorithms through massive batches of Instagram text, they’re identifying groups of semantically similar words and internet slang that map onto a single emoji.”
When A Crowdfunded Kickstarter Goes Wrong
“There’s a form of enchantment that results when a diverse community, materializing from nothing, gets behind an act of creation that no other institution would support. But in ZPM’s case, the enchantment was long ago irretrievably dispelled.”
Athol Fugard Explores Life Of One Of South Africa’s Great Outsider Artists
“Five years ago, Athol Fugard, the great chronicler of South Africa’s apartheid past and its post-apartheid present, heard a surprising tale. It was about a farm laborer named Nukain Mabuza, who had spent about 15 years, in the late 1960s and ’70s, painting vivid, highly patterned designs on the boulders and stones in arid terrain of the eastern province of Mpumalanga.”
David Letterman On 33 Years In Late-Night Television
“Q: Did you think people were surprised to hear you talk about these matters [i.e., his sex scandal] so candidly?
A: I didn’t know what else to do. I couldn’t think of a really good lie.”