“This is the second year that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has opted for a variable number of best pic contenders, with anywhere from five to 10 possibilities.”
Month: January 2013
What Do You Actually Own When You Buy An E-Book?
“There are ways to protect your e-books. Programs available on the Web can strip the code from your purchased items. But is that legal? No one is quite sure.”
The Largest Book Distributor In The World? McDonald’s
“McDonald’s is to become the UK’s biggest children’s books distributor as it commits to handing out 15m books with its Happy Meals by 2015.”
Survey: Canadians Engage With The Arts
“About 71 per cent of those polled said they use the internet to engage in arts and culture. About 54 per cent said they used the web to find out more about an artist or event, 44 per cent either bought tickets or watched or listened to an art exhibition or performance online, and 38 per cent discussed arts and culture on the Internet.”
An Amazing Number Of People In UK Still Watch B&W TV
“It’s remarkable that with the digital switchover complete, 41% of UK households owning HDTVs and Britons leading the world in accessing TV content over the internet, more than 13,000 households still watch their favourite programmes on a black-and-white telly.”
What To Do With That Neglected Public Art? Take A Vote
“People in Chester le Street, County Durham, have voted to take a down a piece of public art which has fallen into disrepair.”
Keeping Track Of Oneself: Technology And The Examined Life
“Self-tracking–treating your body and brain waves as an info dispenser–exemplifies the irresistible converging of microchips, medical advances, social media, geek fashion, affinity branding, and the hardy American tradition of personal improvement.”
Solti @ 100 – Was The Great Conductor Under-Appreciated?
“Solti wasn’t anybody’s idea of a glamorous conductor. Though he was a handsome man with a high-wattage smile, his conducting technique was utilitarian.”
More Evidence That Studying Music Boosts Brain Power
“Across one and one-half years, children in the music group showed a greater increase on every measure of verbal memory than the natural science and control groups.”
Dance’s Fatal Flaw
“What we do know is that every dance company in the United States, no matter how large or well established, has a structural weakness.”