“When Russian and Syrian troops reclaimed the site, it became clear that practically everything in the museum had been broken. They destroyed everything systematically, room by room, sculpture by sculpture, using hammers and other heavy tools.”
Tag: 10.21.16
In What (Polite Yet Enjoyable) Way Will Canada Celebrate Culture For Its 150th?
“What effect will all this well-meaning cultural, environmental and athletic activity produce? As the optimistic descriptions washed over me, I had to remind myself that public celebrations of a national birthday can indeed be transformative.”
How ‘The Internet Of Things’ (That Is, Refrigerators And DVRs) Got Hacked And Took Down Spotify, Twitter, And The New York Times
“Security researchers have been warning about these internet-of-things botnets since at least the summer. In September, a botnet composed of DVRs and CCTVs took down the blog of Brian Krebs, a prominent cybersecurity journalist. And on October 1, an anonymous developer posted source code online that allowed anyone to string a similar kind of botnet together.”
‘Moonlight’ In America
“This movie has a lot to say about that because it takes those people who have been marginalized — poor people, black people, gay people — and it puts them front and center. And I think we need more of that, frankly. We need more understanding of each other. We don’t need to build any more walls. We need to invite some more people to the table.”
The Return (To TV) Of Carol Burnett, With An Assist From Amy Poehler
“The ABC project, which does not yet have a title, will be a multicamera comedy about a family that is on the brink of buying a dream house though it comes with a catch: They have to live with the current tenant, an older actress played by Ms. Burnett.”
Pippilotti Rist Is Trying To Reach More Than Just The Art-World Converted
“A video environment called ‘4th Floor To Mildness’ will invite visitors to take off their shoes and stretch out on secondhand beds that the New Museum has collected (and cleaned). The viewers will gaze toward the ceiling at two amoeba-shaped screens, on which will be projected watery footage that Ms. Rist, who lives and works in Zurich, filmed over the summer in a part of the Rhine that she knows by heart.”
Perhaps Novels Should Appeal To The Brain, Not The Heart
“Aside from its astute selection of moving detail, art is constantly in the business of manipulating our emotions, as if this were an end in itself. This, after all, was Plato’s objection to the arts and every kind of artistic effect — that it was manipulative and potentially mendacious.”
This Director Brought Millions Of Dollars – And Fans – To A Studio, So Why Isn’t She Honored, And Employed?
“‘I went into the studio the Monday after Twilight opened to $69 million. I’d heard they give directors a car,’ she paused with a rueful laugh as the audience called out ‘what did you get?’ She said: ‘I got a mini cupcake.'”
In Kansas City, The Ailey Group’s Second Home Has A Mission Beyond Dance
“For the third year in a row, the organization will convene a day-long symposium and town-hall meeting on Race, Place and Diversity. Over the last two years, a few hundred people have gathered for lunch, followed by break-out sessions and panels and an evening town hall to try to tackle these tension-filled topics.”
The Dreaded ‘Screen Time Wars’ May Be Coming To An End (As We All Give In)
“Over the past decade, an increasing number of researchers, many educators, and not surprisingly, children’s media developers have pointed to a growing pile of studies that show how children, even at very young ages, can benefit from using media when it catalyzes conversation and is designed for learning.”