“That’s okay. That’s a win, if we do that. Because it means we survived, and we changed to meet changing environmental conditions.”
Tag: 06.15.13
Returning To The Stage With A Terrifying Task
“Probably this world of theatres and galleries is the strange fantasy, and most people in the world live lives closer to those desperate people on the verge of collapse every day.”
But What Is To Become Of The Uncouth, Philistine Kids?
The British philosopher Isaiah Berlin inspired progressives with his optimism for humanity – but his letters show an entirely different point of view about young Baby Boomers.
Forget The Jetsons’ Robotic Maid – Houses Will Clean, And Repair, Themselves
“The wiring and plumbing of a building will soon start to become integrated and grown like our bodies’ nervous and digestive systems. More materials will be able to heal themselves and they’ll clean themselves.”
Quick, Grad Students! Turn Your Dissertation Into A Dance!
“A $500 dollar prize will be awarded to the best dances in the categories of physics, chemistry, biology, and social sciences.”
In The Future Of Music, Will Tech Overtake Touch?
“It’s entirely possible – I’ve tried it – to make this technology think you’re playing a beautiful scale but by using a piece of fruit to play your cello instead of a finger. I used an orange.”
California Budget: Abysmal For Arts Funding
The budget “positions California to extend its hold on last place in the nation in per capita funding for its state arts agency. It has ranked 50th since 2003, except for a brief escape in 2011 when Kansas temporarily eliminated all arts funding.”
Yep, Hollywood Is Totally Broken (And You Know Why: Technology)
“There was none of the extra cash that fueled competitive commerce, gut calls, or real movies, the extra spec script purchase, the pitch culture, the grease that fueled the Old Abnormal: the way things had always been done. We were running on empty, searching for sources of new revenue.”