The president of Kunstmuseum Bern’s board of trustees “said the museum would seek to set a new standard in handling Nazi-looted art, by having a privately funded team of experts comb the history of each piece before it came into the museum’s possession.”
Month: November 2014
Facebook Has A Huge Corporate Art Lab
“As much as PHP code and ‘The Hacker Way,’ art is a fundamental part of the Facebook culture. Art doesn’t just decorate Facebook’s offices, it defines them.”
Did Paperbacks Help The U.S. Win World War II?
“The largest of them were only three-quarters of an inch thick—thin enough to fit in the pocket of a soldier’s pants. Soldiers read them on transport ships, in camps and in foxholes. Wounded and waiting for medics, men turned to them on Omaha Beach, propped against the base of the cliffs. Others were buried with a book tucked in a pocket.”
When A Black Woman Wins A Major Prize, And The White Presenter Makes A Racist Joke
“She was worth the time it would take to come up with a joke that was less lazy. Her story deserved better. A writer’s victory is also a victory for the many readers nourished by her work.”
Will The European Union Break Up Google? (That’s The Plan)
“The company has been criticized repeatedly, both for its commercial dominance and in regards to privacy.”
Are Older Novelists More Likely To Tackle Class As A Subject?
Amanda Coe: “Certainly my interest in the idea of social mobility comes from my own experience of being from a working-class family but ending up a middle-class product of that because of my education.”
When Wikimedia Commons Tags Old Paintings As ‘Seduction’ (But They’re Actually Not Even Close)
“If a woman is sitting as far away from you as she possibly can, not making eye contact with you, completely turned so that her back is to you, clutching a bouquet of flowers and staring longingly at a plate of figs and wine, she wishes to be left alone with food/”
How Do Successful Writers Deal With ‘Reader’s Block’?
“I read a ton leading up to a project, but then when I’m right in the middle of it, it’s best if I’m not being influenced by other fiction. I can pretty much always read poetry, however.”
Dark Horse Movie By Formerly Censored Director Takes Asia’s Top Film Prize
“‘Blind Massage’ chronicles the early loves and awkward sexual forays of a group of young, blind masseurs in Nanjing, China. Lou Ye, a mercurial, often political director who was banned from filming in his native China from 2006 to 2011, directed the film with a mixed cast of professionals and blind amateur actors.”
The Epic Result When Patti Smith Interviewed David Lynch For The BBC [VIDEO]
“They both discuss their memories first hearing the song ‘Blue Velvet,’ and Smith’s reflexive lyricism brings out something allied in Lynch.”