“Do I have the right to write about a firefight in Falluja, if I wasn’t there? Does it demonstrate respect and admiration for the soldiers, and show evidence of their importance in our culture? Or does it insult those who risked their lives, if I take literary possession of that experience?”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Will Suburban Sprawl Destroy Some Of The Richest Archaeological Sites In The U.S.?
“Harl recalled two mounds in the town of Fenton, Missouri, that were leveled to build a Walmart. The site of a 1,000-year-old village in Bridgeton, Missouri, was flattened to build an industrial park.”
YouTube (That Is, Google) May Take Over Indie Crowdfunding
“Many independent online content creators have been relying on sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter to fund their projects, which ultimately end up on YouTube. Now, they can streamline the contribution process.”
‘Merica! Our College Are Number … Um … Let’s Not Talk About That
“American results on the literacy and technology tests were somewhat better, in the sense that they were only mediocre.”
An Interview With The Poet Who Asked People To Print Out The Internet
“Poetry is the only place in the arts where all the money in the world can’t do anything — it can’t make a better book, it can’t make a better poet; poets keep writing regardless of money. It’s utopia. Money has no value in poetry.”
What The Future Of E-Reading Looks Like: No Books, But Also No Readers
“The death of the standalone e-reader might be good news for consumers, who will have one fewer gadget to buy and lug around. But it’s bad news for the book industry.”
The Best Dance Films Show Us The Art Form’s Joy (& Physicality)
“In ballet, exaggeration exceeds itself; close-up, the makeup looks grotesque; the plots are melodramatic, the gestures heightened. It is both vibrantly physical and oddly unreal, allowing us to imagine an unlimited freedom for the limited body.”
An Artist Puts A Swimming Pool In The Middle Of The Desert, But Can Anyone Find It?
“There is no road. There is no fence. There is no sign. There is no trail. You just come on it.”
Should This Town Council Prevent A Private Homeowner From Demolishing A Banksy?
“If they breach that they’re in trouble. It’s quite a serious offence. If they’re making a hole then they’re removing the fabric of the building.”
So, Facebook Has Been Manipulating Us To Elicit Different Emotions
Yes, all of your suspicions are true: “Facebook’s methodology raises serious ethical questions. The team may have bent research standards too far, possibly overstepping criteria enshrined in federal law and human rights declarations.”