“Google is known as a search engine, yet there is barely any searching involved anymore. The gap between a question crystallizing in your mind and an answer appearing at the top of your screen is shrinking all the time. As a consequence, our ability to ask questions is atrophying.” Says Google’s head of search, “The more accurate the machine gets, the lazier the questions become.”
Tag: 10.12.14
Ángel Corella Brings A New Atmosphere To Pennsylvania Ballet
“‘Keep your elbows lifted, even when your arms are crossed over your chest – as though you’re in a bar, having a drink.’ So said the Pennsylvania Ballet’s new artistic director as he taught a recent company class in preparation for the dancers’ debut under his leadership this week. His unexpected suggestion, whimsical but clear, is typical of his style. It achieved the intended result.”
Back When Morocco Was A Haven For Gay And Bisexual Men (Especially Writers)
“The Americans who turned up in the 1950s were escaping from a repressive society where homosexuality was outlawed. In Morocco, attitudes were much more relaxed and, provided they were discreet, Westerners could indulge their desires, without fear of harassment, with a limitless supply of young locals in need of money, and smoke an equally limitless supply of the local cannabis.”
British Bookies Say The Odds Are Against An American Winning The Booker
“The US novelists Joshua Ferris and Karen Joy Fowler will have to beat the odds if one of them is to become the first American winner of the Man Booker prize, to be announced on Tuesday night in London.”
Canada Awards New Global Architecture Prize To A Rural Library In China
“The library is located in a village called Jiaojehe, about 90 minutes outside Beijing; the town houses fewer than 200 people. In this still-rural setting, Li designed a simple building, less than 2,000 square feet, that is wrapped on the outside by a lattice made from fallen branches.”
A Century Of Technicolor, And What That’s Done To The Movies
“Through some strange alchemy, Technicolor films seemed preternaturally rich and bright. In the Depression-era US of the 1930s or the austerity Britain of the postwar years, Technicolor offered a gateway to another world.”
Sometimes, A BFA Is Not The (Immediate) Answer
“By continuing to carve your own way, without parents there to open every door with their pocketbook, or stand in the wings telling you that you ought to be a star, you are going to be forced to test the assumption of your dream.”
Top AJBlogs For 10.12.14
Superficial Perceptions Are Permanent
AJBlog: PostClassic
Mam’zelle Sexymoves
AJBlog: Performance Monkey
ArtPrize: The People And the Jury Pick Same Winner
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts
Greil Marcus and the History of Rock N Roll
AJBlog: CultureCrash
Correspondence: Meeting Dexter Gordon
AJBlog: RiffTides
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We Have No Idea How Teens Listen To Music (And Yes, It’d Be Good To Know)
“Combine these major studies into teenage music consumption habits and you’ll find few trends to bet on, and few trends that individual research companies have even followed up on. YouTube is the #1 music source for teens, then it’s omitted. MP3s are dying, then they’re not.”
London Frieze Is ‘Ikea For Millionaires’ – And That’s A Good Thing
The co-founder says the art world should be grateful to the rich and super-rich who buy things at Frieze: “They are supporting museums and the whole system that makes it all work. That means artists can get a good living.”