“The device uses a technique called neurofeedback. This has been around since the 1960s, but traditionally, the EEG equipment needed to practice neurofeedback was limited to research centers and specialized clinics. Now, devices like the Versus are bringing the technique into the homes of corporate executives, elite athletes like Walsh, and others.”
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The New Whitney: Thinking About The Future
“Finances permitting, the Whitney should one day revert to its original intention to operate in both its old and new buildings. This could occur after the Metropolitan Museum’s eight-year lease on the Whitney’s former home runs out. Historic art was seen to better advantage in architect Marcel Breuer’s more structured confines.”
What “The Hollywood Model” Tells Us About How To Work Creatively
“This approach to business is sometimes called the “Hollywood model.” A project is identified; a team is assembled; it works together for precisely as long as is needed to complete the task; then the team disbands. This short-term, project-based business structure is an alternative to the corporate model, in which capital is spent up front to build a business, which then hires workers for long-term, open-ended jobs that can last for years, even a lifetime.”
Is Pop Music Still Evolving? Here’s What The Research Says
A multifaceted examination of the musical properties of hit songs from 1960 to 2010 concludes that pop is, in fact, continually evolving. This process occurred “with particular rapidity during three stylistic ‘revolutions’ around 1964, 1983, and 1991.”
The Onion Is Turning Into A Digital Media Empire – And Doing It Better Than The Media It Makes Fun Of
“Now, The Onion is not just a comedy website. Onion Inc. cannot be described, simply, as a publisher. It has been transformed into a bonafide digital media company – with a profitable, in-house advertising agency in tow – that wants to succeed where the targets of its barbs have not.
How Virginia Woolf Brought Her Mother Back To Life
Christopher Frizzelle looks at the miracle(s) the author worked in To the Lighthouse.
‘Cryptomnesia’ – How We Come Up With Ideas Or Songs Or Paragraphs That Other People Already Had
The term, which means “hidden memory,” describes the cause of what’s often described as “unconscious plagiarism” – and it’s a phenomenon that can be replicated in the lab.
How The Hell Do You Install A 40-Ton Richard Serra Sculpture?
“The artist’s latest work, Equal, a series of paired 40-ton stacked steel cubes now on display at David Zwirner’s West 20th Street gallery, required master riggers, hydraulic gantries, and a custom runway just to be installed in a building itself expressly designed to accommodate artists’ big ideas. Now, if you were to buy one, just imagine trying to get installing it [past] your co-op board.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 05.05.15
Uncompromising positions
AJBlog: Infinite Curves Published 2015-05-05
Theatre in London and New York
AJBlog: OperaSleuth Published 2015-05-05
Thoughts On New Orleans And Jazz
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-05-04
Another Take On New Orleans
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-05-05
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UK Lottery Generates Record Amount For The Arts
“£1.8 billion was shared between the Lottery Good Causes, of which the arts receive a 20% share – £359 million – alongside other areas such as sports, heritage, health and education. It represents a 2.6% increase on the previous year, which saw Lottery Good Causes benefit from £1.7 billion.”