“That’s a far larger slice of than previously thought, and it means that with so many consumer devices connecting to Google each day, it’s bigger than Facebook, Netflix, and Instagram combined. It also explains why Google is building data centers as fast as it possibly can.”
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Forensic Experts Say Three Stolen Paintings Were Burned In Romania
“Romanian experts believe that three out of seven paintings stolen last year from a Dutch museum, a haul that included works by Picasso and Monet, have been destroyed by fire.” The team examined ashes from the stove of the mother of one of the accused thieves.
Now Even Spike Lee Has Turned To Crowdfunding
“The Brooklyn filmmaker on Monday unveiled his bid to raise $1.25 million over the next month using the fundraising site Kickstarter. Lee offered few details on the film, but said it would be about ‘the addiction of blood’.”
Boston Symphony’s Maestro-To-Be Conks His Head
“Incoming Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Andris Nelsons has been forced to cancel his appearance this weekend at Tanglewood because of a freak accident that’s left him with a severe concussion. Nelsons, struck in the head by a door in Bayreuth, Germany, where he had been conducting, is expected to make a full recovery.”
Actor Dennis Farina Dead At 69
“With his silvery locks, craggy face, well-tended moustache and flattened Chicago vowels, Mr. Farina became one of the most readily identified supporting performers of the past 30 years. He appeared in dozens of movies, from big-budget productions to independent fare.”
Utah Folks Don’t Know That Their Ballet Company Has A Hit TV Show
“What could be better than your own hit reality TV show? Having a local audience that knows about it. Season two of Breaking Pointe, a hit reality TV show filmed by the BBC in Utah and starring artists from Ballet West, premieres July 22 in the United States on the CW network and in Germany, Australia and Brazil.”
L.A.’s Shakespeare Center Helps Rehabilitate Veterans With PTSD
“Shakespeare Center artistic director Ben Donenberg said employing veterans stemmed from another of the company’s outreach programs, Will Power to Youth, which hires young Angelenos to study and perform Shakespeare plays. After seeing alumni of the program serving in the armed services and later seeking jobs at home, Donenberg said, the company decided to extend its employment program opportunity to veterans, starting last year.”
Virtual Reality Meets The Theatre Stage
“Artists have a lot of imagination,” says Benoît Marini. “Sometimes they want effects that aren’t possible.” So what happens when the dancers ask for something they can’t create, like holograms that can interact with the audience? “You say, ‘wow,'” Tayoubi laughs, “Then you begin to find a solution.”
Studies Support Idea That Negative Emotions, Ideas, Can Be Successfully Channeled Into Art
“It has long been theorized that repressed anger or forbidden sexual desire can be a creative catalyst. After all, one way to exorcise internal tensions is to channel them into art.”