“Now practically anything on the Web collects comments the way a whale collects barnacles. In theory, it’s a great thing. We’re giving the people a voice! But the reality is that commenting either attracts loathsome people or somehow causes ordinary people to express themselves in a way that is loathsome.”
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Artist Bruce Conner, 74
“Conner liked to have control – the neatness of his house attested to that – and the nearest he could come to controlling public information about himself was to inject it with ruses and contradictions. The shaggy look of his early assemblages earned Conner a place in the Bay Area tendency briefly known as Funk art. But that shagginess is deceptive.”
Screen Actors Guild Rejects Studios’ “Final” Offer
The two sides met privately for more than five hours before the AMPTP released a statement saying the guild was “unreasonably” seeking more than other unions. The session came as actors continue to work under a contract that expired last month.
The World’s Biggest Publi Art Project
“The Tees Valley Giants, unveiled today, are the work of Turner prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor and one of the world’s leading structural engineers, Cecil Balmond. The pieces will be placed, over the next ten years, in Middlesbrough, Stockton, Redcar, Hartlepool and Darlington.”
3D Is The Future. So Why Are Theatres Dragging Their Heels?
“Except in the Imax format, you can’t have 3-D without digital projection, and the digital rollout in Europe has been agonizingly slow. Hollywood has proved less generous in its approach to helping exhibitors there shoulder the costs of digital installations, which average about $100,000.”
Google’s Top Search Thursday Morning? A Swastika
“Perhaps even more oddly, the swastika mysteriously disappeared from the trends list a few hours later — almost certainly the result of some human decision at Google.”
Two Actors Unions Diverge On Past, Future
The two actors unions SAG and AFTRA don’t agree on current negotiations for a new contract with Hollywood. But “troubling still are the unions’ divergent interpretations of the past, whether it’s 60 years ago or six months ago. If the two sides cannot agree on their common history, how can they possibly forge a shared future?”
Alan Stone, Founder Of Chicago Opera Theatre, 79
“The crowning achievement of his career was founding and directing Chicago Opera Theater, the city’s second opera company and one of America’s leading regional opera companies. Stone started the company (as Chicago Opera Studio Inc.) in 1974 and served as its artistic director until health complications following a 1984 stroke forced him to step down in 1993.”
Does American Military manipulate Hollywood?
Movies with a pro-military message get help. Those that have a less flattering story line don’t…
Report: Referees Are Biased By Uniform Colors
A new study reports that “the colour worn by an athlete might affect the decisions made by referees. The team found that referees gave 13% more points to red competitors, even when the performances were exactly the same.”