Jerry Wolkoff, owner of the famous 5Pointz buildings seen by countless people through the windows of the #7 subway train, insists that the name is his to use; he has even tried to trademark it.
Tag: 11.07.14
There Is No Foolproof Way To Detect A Lie
“There are speech patterns and facial expressions said to be ‘cues,’ but these are often unreliable, and can be overcome, particularly when the liar in question doesn’t care if you believe her or not. (Wanting to be believed stresses us out, which can lead to giveaways like averted eye contact and stammering.)”
Universities Have To Respond To ‘Fake Science’ – But How?
“Giving cover to pseudoscience movements violates standards of good scholarship and can damage the institution’s reputation in the eyes of prospective students and faculty. Yet universities are also supposed to be committed to free inquiry.”
A Big-Name Editor Leaves Amazon Publishing For The Traditional Publishing World, Dealing A Blow
“His defection comes as Amazon is struggling to maintain its standing with writers and agents as hostile pricing negotiations drag on with the publisher Hachette, and a growing group of prominent authors are lobbying the Justice Department to investigate Amazon for antitrust violations.”
In The UK, A Sponsor Pulls Out, And Poof! No More Radio Awards
The Radio Academy Awards – for decades formerly, the Sony Awards – won’t happen, but the Academy says it plans “to create a new event to ‘celebrate and reflect the radio industry in a dynamic and modern way’ for the digital age.”
When The Wall Street Journal Tells You You’re The Voice Of American Muslims In The Theatre …
“I think the alleged proposition is you are going to go see my work and learn something about ‘those’ people. And a lot of times people come away thinking, ‘Actually, I’m illuminated about myself.'”
Disney Has Made Fairy Tales Much Less Scary – But Authors And Illustrators Are Taking Them Back
“I also find Hans Christian Anderson himself fascinating, because he’s such an unworked out man. He was dyslexic, he was gay, he had a big chip on his shoulder, he was extraordinary and very visual – and he did something with fairy tales that was completely different.”
When A Blockbuster Movie Deals In The Space-Time Continuum, The Science Can Get A Little Wacky
“‘Most people would agree that a person who jumps into a black hole is doomed,’ says Columbia University cosmologist and best-selling author Brian Greene, ‘but if the black hole is big enough, you wouldn’t get spaghettified right away.'”
West End Avoids Strikes As Pay Deal Reached (For Now)
“The meeting went on into the early hours of the morning, but both organisations finally agreed on a deal that will run for 36 months.”
Which Creative Teams Produce More Dystopian Fiction – Hollywood, Or Political Ad-makers?
“Predictably, the most watched negative ads of today borrow popular tropes and visual cues from mass market fiction; witness the hazmat-and-corpse heavy spot (shades of Outbreak, Walking Dead) about how Republican budget cuts will get you killed by Ebola, which has collected hundreds of thousands of YouTube views.”