It was back in the late 1990s and the idea of being online was new. Hence explanations of how the web and websites worked… – Classical Dark Arts
Author: Douglas McLennan
Arts And Science Each Have Their Stereotypes. Time To Rethink
Just as scientists tend to be quiet about the ‘inspiration’ phase of their work, artists are a little cagey about the ‘laboratory’ phase of theirs. – Irish Times
What Does It Mean When We Talk About The “Soul” Of A City?
Often, it’s really about politics, nostalgia, and the fear of community change…
If We’re Living In Peak TV, Why Did TV Production Just Plummet Precipitously In LA?
Amidst a whopping 60.3% decline in pilots from Q1 2018, a single feature that was awarded tax incentives filming in the city, a 15% drop in Commercials and more bad news, overall production is down 9.1% from the stronger than expected results of Q1 2018. – Deadline
Cognitive Science: What We Know About How Fake News Works
Creative people that have a strong ability to associate different words are especially susceptible to false memories. Some people might be more vulnerable than others to believe fake news, but everyone is at risk. – NiemanLab
Murdoch Empire 2.0? Son James Said To Be Investing $1 Billion In New Media Ventures
The Financial Times cited sources close to James Murdoch tonight that said his new three-comma fund could include a long-rumored liberal-leaning news outlet. – Deadline
Peter Sellars: On Art, On Culture, On The Artist’s Job Description
“The world is moving in a direction that does require intervention and does require comment and does require a shift in direction. That’s the job description for artists. We’re the people who suggest a bunch of that stuff. Nobody needs to vote for an artist. You’ve got nothing to lose, you just put it out there. This is a very important time to be an artist.” – San Francisco Classical Voice
San Diego Public Library Forgives $2 Million In Library Fines
“Libraries are known as the ‘great equalizers’ because we provide equal access for all patrons, regardless of their socio-economic status. Wiping the slate clean of outstanding fines means welcoming back many of the under-served patrons who most need our services.” – NPR
Notre Dame’s Fire Is Tragic. Great Buildings Have Repeatedly Survived Tragedy
Philip Kennicott: “History tells us these things are all too common, even as modern media saturation makes it seem somehow unprecedented. Flip through the pages of any tourist guide to an old castle, church or palace, and there is often a litany of fires, floods, revolutions and occasional bouts of revolution and iconoclasm.” – Washington Post
In Cognito: We’re Not Just Hardwired To Think The Ways We Do. Culture Plays A Big Role
If we look closely, it’s apparent that evolutionary psychology is due for an overhaul. Rather than hard-wired cognitive instincts, our heads are much more likely to be populated by “cognitive gadgets, tinkered and toyed with over successive generations. Culture is responsible not just for the grist of the mind – what we do and make – but for fabricating its mills, the very way the mind works.” – Aeon