“As soon as I read that I was like, ‘I get a nap? That’s part of it? This is great!’ And there’s a science behind it. That doesn’t mean it’s less difficult, but it means at least you’re working with your brain instead of against it.”
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Music Charts In The UK Will Now Include Streaming Services
“In a sense, it’s a lot fairer, because the chart becomes a measurement of the genuine excitement around certain songs, and how that changes over time even after people have started to listen privately.”
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The Final Working Days Of The NY Phil’s Longtime Concertmaster
“It’s an emotional time,” he said. “Whether we’re playing Beethoven or whatever, I’m thinking, ‘My last one, my last one.’ “
When Computers Generate Movies (And They’ve Been Doing That For A While)
“When everything is available — and previously ephemeral, arcane, or rare footage is only a click away — an appropriate scholarship can only begin by tracing the robust trails of information radiating from any given object.”
The Future Of The Digital Book? No One Actually Knows
After a book hackathon in London: “This has to be the beginning of a long marriage between these two worlds and not just the post-coital euphoria of a dirty weekend.”
By Adding Chelsea Handler, Netflix Disrupts Itself (And TV) Once Again
“From the beginning, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos has been abundantly clear that what Netflix values most is a piece of content’s ability to continue attracting eyeballs long after its premiere. That’s why there isn’t a single episode in its vault of original and library content that isn’t at least semi-serialized storytelling.”
People Who Think They’re In Control Of Life (Even Though It’s Not Real) Seem To Resist Depression
“The rose-colored glow, no matter how unwarranted, helped people to maintain a healthier mental state. Depression bred objectivity. A lack of objectivity led to a healthier, more adaptive, and more resilient mind-set.”
Making A Nonfiction-y Fiction Film About India’s Porn Industry
“Ahluwalia wanted to make a documentary. He spent a year and a half researching and talking with actors and directors. After putting in that time, no one would agree to talk to him on camera.”
The Slippery Slope Of Performing Childhood On Stage
“Beyond the cliches what you see most often in adults-as-children on stage is a kind of over-staged child – not so much a person as a sign, a symbol, some ‘thing’ that wants to mean ‘something’ (innocence, cruelty or whatever you like), a figure whose every action is legible, there to be read.”