“We identify a problem (e.g., declining audiences) and we develop seemingly rational theories about how to address the problem (content with more transformational potential, more engaging efforts et. al.), but often without spending enough time or pouring adequate resources in the harder part of identifying the cause of the problem (i.e., why are the audiences declining).”
Tag: 06.23.13
À La Recherche De Roberto Bolaño
The myths: “He was a heroin addict. He never did drugs. Hepatitis C, contracted from dirty needles, damaged his liver. He was arrested under suspicion of terrorism in Pinochet’s Chile … He was never in Chile.” The reality? “It’s also obvious that he never used heroin and that his drink of choice was tea.” Lisa Locascio looks at a new exhibition of Bolaño’s archives and recounts her own research trip to the Catalan town he called home.
A ‘Magic Box’ For Choreography To Inhabit
The French software company Dassault Systèmes, working with the dance company Le Théâtre du Corps, has developed a stage environment of screens (including the floor), all equipped with motion sensors, on which a vast array of 3D imagery can be projected for dancers to interact with.
Shooting Down Myths Of The Stradivarius
“True or false? The quality of a Stradivarius violin stems from its combination of wood and varnish, the secret of which has yet to be uncovered.”
We’ve Been Debating Privacy – But Here’s What’s Really At Stake
“What makes your thoughts your thoughts? One answer is that you have what philosophers sometimes call “privileged access” to them. This means at least two things.”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Classical Music Critic Leaves The Field
Andrew Druckenbrod: “At the end of this month, I will leave the beat to finish an MBA and to consult in the nonprofit sector. … I will occasionally appear as a freelancer (including for several concerts in fall).”
Forget Cocaine – Cali, Colombia Is Now A Latin Dance Mecca
Serious students of salsa are flocking from all over to a city once known mostly for a cartel of international drug kingpins. “And even though the music and dance didn’t originate in Cali, this city of 4 million has become a hotbed and leader in the form, a fact well known to aficionados.”
The Most Detailed Map Of The Brain Ever
“The BigBrain is the first ever brain model in 3D which really presents a realistic human brain with all the cells and all the structures of a human brain.”
Steven Spielberg’s Vision Of The Future Of Movies
“We’re never going to be totally immersive as long as we’re looking at a square, whether it’s a movie screen or whether it’s a computer screen. We’ve got to get rid of that and put the player inside the experience, where no matter where you look you’re surrounded by a three-dimensional experience. That’s the future.”
How Ira Glass And ‘This American Life’ Changed Reporting (At Least On NPR)
“This is the revelation in each episode of the show: that micro-level storytelling can hold its own alongside ‘big news’; that it’s OK to have fun stuff in reporting if it leads the listener into heavier issues. This is not something, says Glass, that large news networks appreciate.”