“This is, ironically, a new golden age of television, with no end of smart, sophisticated content – call it what you will. You might even call it TV, despite the fact you may never own one. TV is dead. Long live TV.”
Tag: 06.15.13
How The Van Cliburn Competition Changed With Social Media And Streaming
“They are already accustomed to being insulted by the closed-door decisions of jurors. They may crack under the strain of massive repertoire requirements. Some will quietly withdraw and go into insurance. But probably the most wrenching strain on a competition pianist today is the public battering they are exposed to by critics amateur and professional, now spreading their instant opinions by social media to a global audience.”
Empathy Vs. Disgust In The Human Brain
The sight of an injured rat hauling itself along a Manhattan sidewalk prompts Arielle Duhaime-Ross to consider the struggle between the two antithetical impulses.
Ralph Graves, 88, LOOK Magazine Editor Who Tried To Save It
“Most people who knew the situation would have agreed that Graves, in fact, did better under rotten conditions than any other plausible candidate would have done. He had been courageous, honest, hardworking and very steady.”
Can Computers Replace “Close Reading” In Analyzing Texts?
“For centuries, the basic task of literary scholarship has been close reading of texts. But for digitally savvy academics such as Moretti, literary study doesn’t always require scholars actually to read books. This new approach to literature depends on computers to crunch “big data”, or stores of massive amounts of information, to produce new insights.”
Detroit City Manager Plan Doesn’t Include Sale Of DIA Art
“The report makes no mention of monetizing the museum or its art to raise money to pay down the city’s massive debt. But the report does not rule out the possibility that the museum might be asked to contribute revenue as part of the restructuring plan as it evolves.”
Gamers Rally Against Microsoft “Innovation”
“Microsoft is promising new experiences with the Xbox One, which will require a constant Internet connection, because hundreds of thousands of machines in the cloud will enhance an individual console’s computational power. But players seem to be hearing only what is being taken away by Microsoft’s online monitoring of their gaming: the ability to resell or give away your games to whomever you choose, whenever you choose.”
PBS’ NewsHour Struggles To Survive
“A deep financing crisis forcing layoffs and other cutbacks this week, some public television employees believe that format — and a general unwillingness to embrace the digital realities facing journalism — may be jeopardizing the program’s future.”
Hottest New Job Description In NY Theatre: Security Guard/Sculptor
“The Longacre’s house electrician, Richard Rogers, kept feeding Mr. Kimmel encouragement and more wire. Mr. Kimmel improved rapidly at creating a statue made from a single continuous strip, like an impressive one-stroke pen drawing.”
Greek Government Relents A Tiny Bit On Public Broadcasting Station
“A small number of people could be hired to produce news and current affairs programmes until a new public service broadcaster is set up.”