“What’s funny about sexual assault? Six female comedians weigh in on rape jokes, and how stand-up is changing in the post-Weinstein era.” (video)
Tag: 12.02.17
Sea Rise With Threaten Major Archaeological Sites
“While climate change imperils humanity’s future, it also imperils its past. A new study out in PLOS One quantifies that in alarming detail: Just in the southeastern United States, a sea level rise of one meter would inundate thousands of archaeological sites, from Native American settlements to early European colonies.”
It’s Been One Year Since The Ghost Ship Tragedy, And Here’s How An Artists’ Collective Called ‘Deathtrap’ Is Doing
The artists left Deathtrap in July, feeling betrayed by the city of San Francisco, which fractured their community. “If there’s a silver lining to being forced from their home, it’s that some of the former Deathtrap residents formed 30 West, a nonprofit that hopes to build a live-work place that won’t be shut down because of code violations and zoning restrictions. The 30 West collaborative began leasing an empty warehouse in Oakland in June.”
Actor Geoffrey Rush Steps Down From Presidency Of Australia’s Screen Academy After Allegations Of Inappropriate Behavior
Rush denied the allegations about harassment when he was starring as King Lear at the Sydney Theatre Company but said he stepped down to keep from tainting others in the industry.
William Mayer, Prolific Composer Who Ranged From Serious To Whimsical, Has Died At 91
Mayer composed everything from the six-minute opera “Brief Candle” to other, longer operas and orchestral works, choral works, and many, many pieces for children, including the well-known “Hello, World!”
What Actually Is Free Speech? Let’s Ask The (Ancient) Greeks
Why is the discussion about the First Amendment, and freedom of speech in general, so frustrating right now? “The two ancient concepts of free speech came to shape our modern liberal democratic notions in fascinating and forgotten ways. But more importantly, understanding that there is not one, but two concepts of freedom of speech, and that these are often in tension if not outright conflict, helps explain the frustrating shape of contemporary debates.”
Dance Rules In Cali, Colombia
Cali’s salsa culture runs deep – and has a split: “There are the purists, who like to keep their footwork on the ground, the way salsa was first danced in the 1970s. Then there are the more daring — typically younger — provocateurs, who incorporate demanding tricks and lifts frowned upon by traditionalists.”
A Member Of Russia’s Feminist, And Jailed For It, Pussy Riot Curates A Show of Protest Art [VIDEO]
Artists who supported Pussy Riot and their anti-Putin stance were also arrested – and now one member of the punk group has curated a show of those artists’ work. Masha Alyokhina: “A lot of things happening inside prison walls stayed inside prison walls, and we should break this wall because it’s violence, it’s tortures, it’s murders which are happening there.”
The Mayor Of Düsseldorf Canceled A Show Honoring A Victim Of The Nazis, But Why?
His claims seem shady to many in Germany, including the German minister of culture. “‘Exhibitions aimed at confronting Nazi wrongs are more necessary than ever at the current time,’ said Hagen Philipp Wolf, a spokesman for the German culture minister Monika Grütters. ‘It is therefore beyond regrettable that the planned exhibition about the life and activities of the Jewish art dealer Max Stern and the history of his persecution in Düsseldorf is not now taking place.'”
Disney Is Finally Removing That Lengthy ‘Frozen’ Short From Pixar’s ‘Coco’
People really, really hated the length, the placement, the fact that it wasn’t a Pixar creation, and much more. Screenings after Dec. 8 won’t have the Olaf-based 21-minute “short” in front of Coco. Of course, “The request from Disney also asks that theaters use the newly freed-up time to hold extra screenings of Coco each day.”