“With the explosion of tech in recent years, we’ve not seen an explosion in revenue, in contributions or ticket sales. I’m not aware of anyone who lives within a tech-bubble community that’s had spectacular success in attracting those dollars.”
Tag: 12.27.15
The Most-Pirated Movies Of 2015 (And A HUGE Increase In Piracy)
“Some of the biggest blockbusters at the box office this year proved just as popular among torrent users: “Furious 7,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Jurassic World” were the top three worldwide, according to piracy tracking firm Excipio, which monitored activity from the beginning of the year through Dec. 25.”
This Was The Most-Pirated TV Show Of 2015
“Game of Thrones” easily surpassed runner up “The Walking Dead” (6.9 million downloads for one episode), despite the AMC zombie drama earning higher U.S. ratings than Thrones.
Broadway’s Hottest Choreographer Of The 21st Century
After The Apple Tree in 2006, “it was all upward – 2007’s In the Heights, for which he won a Tony; 2009’s 9 to 5; 2012’s Bring It On: The Musical (in which he debuted as a director), as well as the heralded revival of Annie that same year. And now there’s Hamilton.”
Criticism Can Only Get You So Far. Are We Entering A Post-Critical World?
“Examining the limits of critique does not mean that we must abandon politics. It means that we must think about politics in a more rigorous way. It certainly does not mean that we must no longer be critical.”
For 23 Years Christo Has Been Trying To Do A Project In Colorado. Coloradans Are Fighting Him
“They have been relentless and rude, insulting his hair and clothes, making fun of his accent at public meetings. They have forced him to invest more than $7 million on land-impact studies and lawyer fees to fight court challenges. They’ve called him a foreigner, which he’s not, and criticized his art, reminding journalists and elected officials repeatedly that they are too unsophisticated to actually understand his work, which is a polite, Colorado way of saying they think it sucks.”
Why Are There So Few Women Movie Critics?
“It’s been noted before that women write just 18 percent of the top reviews and constitute only 20 percent of top critics on Rotten Tomatoes—but it’s also the case that in four of the top film critics’ associations, women don’t even account for a quarter of the overall membership.”
How Scientists Are Using 3D Imaging To Record Endangered Archaeological Treasures
“Faced with the apparent impotence of governments and international agencies to stop ISIS’ fanatical levelers, other cultural organizations are trying to create 3-D records of heritage sites to preserve them, at least in digital form, for future generations.”
Painter Ellsworth Kelly, 92
“Mr. Kelly was a true original, forging his art equally from the observational exactitude he gained as a youthful bird-watching enthusiast; from skills he developed as a designer of camouflage patterns while in the Army; and from exercises in automatic drawing he picked up from European surrealism.”
Why Indians Aren’t Paying For Online Video
“In India, piracy is pervasive, Internet connection speeds are pokey, and thousands of full-length movies and TV episodes are legally available for free. Cable and satellite TV subscriptions cost just $2 or $3 a month, which makes paying just 50 cents for a movie seem expensive.”