Some of the guidelines are, well, a little unexpected: “‘Generally, imagery of animal abuse can be shared on the site. Some extremely disturbing imagery may be marked as disturbing.’ Photos of animal mutilation, including those showing torture, can be marked as disturbing rather than deleted. Moderators can also leave photos of abuse where a human kicks or beats an animal.”
Tag: 05.21.17
Top AJBlogs Stories For The Weekend Of 05.21.17
Deleting the Formal at Classical Concerts
Start with the music. It’s such a simple idea. Last night I went to a symphony choral concert: the Cincinnati May Festival with the symphony and the huge chorus and some soloists. As we took … read more
AJBlog: The Bright RidePublished 2017-05-21
Can art corrupt our politics?
At Time magazine, Alex Melamid suggests it can, that the infantilism found in (some) works of modern art has led us, in the end, to an infantile president of the United States: Whatever the intelligentsia … read more
AJBlog: For What it’s WorthPublished 2017-05-20
Readers Report: The Wrap-up
Rifftides readers replied in droves to our request for news about what you are listening to these days. Here is the final installment, which provides further evidence of the impressively wide range … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2017-05-20
Please Insert
My staff of thousands thinks this paragraph by Barrett Brownshould be inserted like an unsheathed stallion’s penis into every last one of the obituaries plaguing us about the late Roger Ailes . . . … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2017-05-19
Did Sex Kill The Love Song?
A study says yes. “The research analysed 1,250 songs released between 1960 and 2008, and found that, while only 7% of songs from the 60s were about sex, that number had increased to 40% by the end of the study.”
What’s The Answer To Some Pressing Education Problems? Why, Digital Comics (Obviously)
Yes, comics. Comics “tap into fundamental aspects of human cognition,” and kids who are having problems concentrating, analyzing, and understanding academics – and kids who are having anger issues – learn to stay calmer, analyze plots, write stories and more.
British Writers Aren’t Cool With Hollywood’s ‘Pathetic’ Treatment
Part of the problem, award-winning screenwriters say? Directors. “The generally held view is that the director is all-powerful. You never hear a writer mentioned. Hardly ever. They don’t say ‘this is a marvellous film written by’ but ‘this is a wonderful film directed by.’ … There’s nothing you can do to change it, but that’s how the industry is. The director has taken over the whole film world.”