“A black stormtrooper can very well be a black stormtrooper in the Star Wars Galaxy without there being any great significance to it. It’s not that simple in the fraught universe of Hollywood, though.”
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Will Lars Von Trier, Newly Sober, Ever Make Another Film?
“Von Trier explained he felt a daily bottle of vodka helped him enter a ‘parallel world’ necessary for creation and that coming off both alcohol and drugs might mean he could only produce ‘shitty films.'”
Stop Saying ‘Serial’ Is Going To Save Podcasting, Because It Will Not
“Even if the hype for this show grows to a level where it brings podcasts exposure to a new audience segment perhaps even more sizable than that of current core podcast devotees, there’s little else like ‘Serial’ for this wave to listen to that will keep them around to sample more content.”
You’re Not Crazy – Web Speed Is Actually Slowing Down (For Mobile Users, Anyway)
“The last time the desktop metric was as slow as the current cellular metric is, it was ten years ago. Basically, we’ve lost a decade of innovation, by innovating.”
The Chamber Music Group That Plays Straight-Up House Concerts For Millennials
“Ultimately, what we’re trying to do is to make it cool to spend your Friday and Saturday nights listening to classical music with good people.”
All Of That CyberMonday ‘Free Shipping’ Isn’t Actually, You Know, *Free*
“Retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, and the Gap have all raised free shipping minimums, not just because of the higher cost of shipping, but rather because it encourages shoppers to buy more.”
These Native Alaskans Hired Some Game Developers To See If They Could Hack The Winter …
“The result is ‘Never Alone,’ the story of a young female heroine and the fox who loves her. To play through the puzzle-based side-scrolling adventure (you avoid peril mainly by running and jumping) is to experience the sensation of stumbling upon a long-lost fairy tale.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 11.30.14
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A Literary Love Letter, With Despair And Grief, To Moscow
“The nature of the Russian regime did not change when Peter the Great made his subjects shave their beards and moved the seat of government from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Nor did it change when Lenin moved it back to Moscow. Nor has it changed since; it still ‘wants everything to tremble before it.'”
Why Do Ruins ‘Elevate The Human Spirit’?
“Good and lovely buildings gladden the heart; their aesthetic pleasures make people feel substantively better. More than that, they provide a healthy sense of perspective. By connecting us subtly to the past, they somehow lighten the load of the present.”