No, they didn’t mean to. They weren’t angry or anything. But it was paper, after all. In the courtyard of the Louvre. Outside. And there were soooo many people. – The Guardian (AFP)
Author: Douglas McLennan
The Shed Opens This Week At Hudson Yards. So What Is The Shed?
It’s a fancy configurable space in the middle of the mega-billion-dollar New York luxury development that says it wants to be an art space that “doesn’t compete with anything else.” Early on, many arts leaders questioned The Shed’s purpose and why the city gave so much money to an institution that did not yet exist. But isn’t that true of Hudson Yards generally? – The Art Newspaper
Will Apple’s Entry Into Streaming Mean A New Golden Age For TV?
Golden ages are frequently proclaimed, but a glance at the selection of television options suggests something new is happening. Even for those of us who spend most of our recreational hours reading, suddenly many of us find TV is worth watching again as companies like Netflix open their wallets to risky projects in hope of appealing to every niche. – CBC
Trigger Warnings Do Not Work, New Study Finds
“Trigger warnings are, at best, trivially helpful,” writes a research team led by psychologist Mevagh Sanson of the University of Waikato. The paper finds they “have no effect, or might even work slightly in the direction of causing harm.” – Pacific Standard
Why Movie Westerns Are An Enduring Genre
An important reason for the survival of the Western is that it has proved to be unusually adaptable to changing times and sensibilities. Younger filmmakers continue to find fresh ways to make their traditional plots reflect modern attitudes and concerns, and younger viewers continue to embrace the genre with the same relish as did their parents and grandparents. – Commentary
We’re Not In Kansas Anymore: Museums Dive Into Influencers, AI And The Social Maelstrom
We’ve moved far beyond the DYI days of tech-integrated engagement with audiences. As the technology becomes higher level and more complex, it moves further way from the art. – The Art Newspaper
Why Robots Won’t Replace Us (No Matter How Smart They Are)
If the goal is for them to understand us people in order to perform tasks for us they must be programmed to have their own emotional life and the insight that the ability to abstract is a human commodity. For the robot, language seems to be a fixed material, whereas for the dialectical human it describes and it makes the material comprehendible. – LitHub
Has Instagram Become A Path To A Creative Director Career?
While many people over a certain age may see social media influencers as the demon spawn of P.T. Barnum and David Ogilvy, it has emerged as a significant advertising tool. According to a CivicScience survey in December 2018, one-third of daily Instagram users in the U.S. said they had purchased a product or service based on a recommendation from an influencer or blogger on the platform. – Fast Company
Why Are We So Fascinated By Ruins?
Like all architecture, abandoned and ruined spaces are animated by what people want from them. They can be massive economic boons or cynical attempts to cloak a neighborhood’s rapid socioeconomic transformation. They can also be powerful symbols and drivers of community engagement. – Fast Company
Bournemouth Symphony Started An Orchestra For Disabled People. A Year Later, Here’s What They’ve Learned
One of the aims of the ensemble is to show young disabled people that they can pursue a career in music. As percussion player Philip Howells said: “Don’t lost sight of who you want to be to begin with. When people say that you should be a butcher or a gymnast, just think to yourself ‘what do I want to be deep down?’, that’s my moral.” – ClassicFM