Women are still massively underrepresented in movies, and no, that hasn’t statistically changed at all, sadly.”What is harder to define, but does seem like a genuinely positive trend, is a shift in the narratives of female-led biopics, a change in the kind of stories that get told. Previously, the main criterion for biopic treatment seemed to be a set of male genitalia, and failing that, royal blood or a singing career. The Hollywood approach suggested that women’s stories were more valuable if youth and beauty were key plot points. And for some reason, doomed and tragic tended to be an easier sell to financiers than difficult and complex. Now, bad behaviour is not just permitted, it’s positively encouraged.”
Tag: 08.05.18
Dictionaries Are Hot On Twitter, But They’re Losing Their Meaning In A Non-Print Focused World
“We now live in a culture in which there are no clear distinctions between highbrow, middlebrow, and lowbrow culture. It stands to reason that in a society in which speaking in a recognizably ‘highbrow’ way confers no benefits, dictionaries will likely matter less.” There’s an exception, though: When the current U.S. president and his administration try to bend words to mean something they do not, dictionaries are striking back.
The Oldest Photographs In The World Are ‘Salted Paper,’ A Technique That Began In 1839 [VIDEO\
The images still look “fresh,” says a curator, and actually, salt prints are a lot more like photography today than the daguerrotypes that became more popular.
This Artist Almost Went Mad During A Month Eating, Working, And Sleeping In A Giant British Mall
Rachel Maclean had “the residency from hell,” and in the year since her immersive art experience ended, she’s done her best to avoid all shopping centers. And the art didn’t work well either: “The only brand that would allow her to film in its shop was Smiggle, purveyor of unicorn-embossed children’s stationery.”
Who Should Store Confederate Monuments After They Come Down?
That all depends on the lawsuits – and the museums. “‘Truth is, we absolutely could not take them,’ says Christy Coleman, CEO of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Va. Coleman often receives calls from cities hoping to find homes for their Confederate monuments. ‘The biggest reason, I’d say, that museums aren’t able to accept them is that they simply can’t afford to take care of them,’ says Coleman.”
Surprise: Open Office Designs Cause Workers To Keep To Themselves More
The authors call the social withdraw they captured in data a “natural human response” triggered by a change in environment, but they acknowledge their findings contradict an established theory about collective intelligence. When forced to share space, humans behave much like swarms of insects. This has appeared to be true in a range of contexts, the authors note, citing studies involving the US Congress, college dormitories, co-working spaces, and corporate buildings.