“Throughout human history, innovation -including the technological progress we cherish -has been fuelled and sustained by imitation. Copying is the mighty force that has allowed the human race to move from stone knives to remote-guided drones, from digging sticks to crops that manufacture their own pesticides. … We’re natural-born rip-off artists. To be human is to copy.”
Month: November 2014
The Artist Who Made Flawless Replications Her Medium
“Sturtevant, who died earlier this year at age 89, did far more than replicate, especially after she turned to video in the 1990s. But her chameleon-like renditions of other artists’ work defined her career – engendering violent criticism in the 1960s, and finding wide recognition only later in life.”
New York’s Great, Citywide Underground Art Museum – The Subway System
“Setting aside one percent of the capital budget for every new station or renovation, over the years the MTA has invited over 100 individual artists, from Roy Liechtenstein to Xenobia Bailey, to liven up commutes along the subway system, Long Island Rail Road, and Metro-North Railroad.”
Gabriel Prokofiev Is Bringing His Alt-Classical-In-Clubs Franchise To New York
“Nonclassical, the London-based indie-classical new-music label and club series run by the composer and producer” (and yes, grandson of the composer), “will present the first New York installment of the Classical Club-Nights series it presents monthly in London.”
Research Confirms: Nobody Likes A Smarty-Pants
But there seems to be an exception, and it explains why viewers like Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory.
What It’s Like to Remember Almost Everything That Has Ever Happened to You
“To date, 56 people have been identified as possessing a structural difference in their brain that allows them to swiftly and vividly recall their life’s events – from the mundane to the monumental – usually starting around early adolescence.” Here’s a Q&A with one of those people, a 30-year-old New Yorker.
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Amazon And Hachette Declare An Armistice, Ending The Great Publishing War
“Neither side gave details of the deal, but both pronounced themselves happy with the terms. Hachette, the fourth largest publisher, won the ability to set the prices for its e-books, which was a major contention in the fight.” Instead, Amazon gets to offer “specific financial incentives for Hachette to deliver lower prices.”
John Leguizamo Tortures His Kids With Black-And-White Movies
“I bring plenty of adversity into their lives. … I mean, I’m a fun dad, but I’m a tough dad. They have to play a musical instrument while they’re under my roof, they gotta read all the time … I make them watch black-and-white movies, and foreign movies, so they have to read subtitles. … They’re like ‘Why?! Nobody else watches black-and-white movies.’ And silent films! I make ’em watch silent films. They’re being tortured.”
Did The Chili Peppers Work? Danish National Chamber Orchestra May Be Saved
A majority of the parliament has voted against state broadcaster DR’s decision to shut down the 75-year-old ensemble (recently the star of a popular viral video). On the other hand, DR operates under the “arm’s-length” principle: parliamentary interference in its operations is highly unusual. So the Culture Minister is in a tricky position