The way we view ourselves is distorted, but we do not realize it. As a result, our self-image has surprisingly little to do with our actions. For example, we may be absolutely convinced that we are empathetic and generous but still walk right past a homeless person on a cold day. The reason for this distorted view is quite simple.
Author: Douglas McLennan
We Take Fonts For Granted. They’re A Whole Different Proposition In Chinese
The default set for English-language fonts contains about 230 glyphs. A font that covers all of the Latin scripts—over 100 languages plus extra symbols—contains 840. The simplified version of Chinese, used primarily in mainland China, requires nearly 7,000. For traditional Chinese, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, the number is over 13,000.
A Link Between Creativity And Emotional Intelligence?
“Why are some individuals able to generate outstanding creative products despite repeated, frustrating failures?” asks a research team led by Sergio Agnoli of the Marconi Institute for Creativity in Italy. The answer, they propose, lies in “how people experience and regulate their emotions.”
Netflix Says It Doesn’t Care About Ratings. So Why Is It Canceling Shows?
Analysts and industry sources think that for all its public disdain for ratings, Netflix is more like a conventional television network than it cares to admit. If a Netflix show had a large viewership, it would make no sense to cancel the show.
Should I Push My Kid To Keep Taking Lessons?
I saw how practicing, even when I didn’t want to, led inevitably to progress. That lesson affects everything I do today professionally and personally, because in my adult life I actually got to apply it to something I wanted to do. Obviously, if I had never been made to continue, it may have taken me decades to really learn the value of pushing myself.
Does The Success Of The “Harry Potter” Show, A Threat To Broadway?
To some theater veterans, the success of “Potter” — a 5½ hour extravaganza set in the world of a Hollywood mega-franchise — is cause for concern. Is this, they wonder, what it takes to make it here now? Shows based on known properties are mounting an offensive on the New York stage. And some in this old guard worry a sacred American institution — and a time-honored way of doing business — is becoming endangered.
Why The Classic Chicago Accent Is Fading
The classic Chicago accent is heard less often these days because the white working class is less numerous, and less influential, than it was in the 20th century. It has been pushed to the margins of city life, both figuratively and geographically, by white flight, multiculturalism, and globalization: The accent is most prevalent in blue-collar suburbs and predominantly white neighborhoods in the northwest and southwest corners of the city, now heavily populated by city workers whose families have lived in Chicago for generations.
Study: Music Helps Fight Prejudice
It reports schoolchildren around age 11 who learned about the music and culture of a faraway land expressed warmer feelings toward immigrants from that country than those who did not. What’s more, those positive emotions were still evident three months after this exposure to the foreign culture.
Netflix Is Now Worth More Than Disney
On Wednesday, Netflix’s market cap surpassed that of Comcast, the cable and media giant that’s poised to start a bidding war with Disney to acquire 21st Century Fox assets. Year to date, Netflix shares now have increased more than 80% in value.
Should Actors Get Royalties For Roles They Help Create?
“The time has come to be more honest about the creation of work and to recognise that work through credit and royalty agreements for performers and stage managers. I do not think it should be left to the individual generosity of a director, but this concept should be enshrined in the Equity contracts used by our theatres.”