“People often use the term luck and randomness interchangeably. I like to think of randomness operating at a system level and luck at an individual level. If I gather 100 people and ask them to call coin tosses, randomness tells me that a handful may call five correctly in a row. If you happen to be one of those five, you’re lucky.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
We Can’t Notate Away Improvisation (Why Would We Want To?)
“Playing music interpreted from even the most detail-oriented notation includes elements of improvisation (especially when sight reading). So improvisation is ubiquitous; it always comes down to a matter of degree.”
Philip Roth Wasn’t Kidding About His Retirement
“Nearby was an iPhone he had bought recently. ‘Why?’ he said. ‘Because I’m free. Every morning I study a chapter in ‘iPhone for Dummies,’ and now I’m proficient. I haven’t read a word for two months. I pull this thing out and play with it.'”
Artist Arrested At Airport For Artistic Watch (Yes, For Real)
A Southern California artist was arrested at the Oakland airport for his weird watch and shoes – which the TSA worried may contain bomb-making materials.
Rejoice, And Prepare To Tremble: Early Hitchcock Work Is Streaming
“The footage is believed to be the earliest surviving work credited to Hitchcock, as well as the earliest surviving production the filmmaker worked on with Alma Reville, whom he married in 1926.”
No, We’re Not Getting Hoverboards
Not ever going to happen. And here’s why.
Time To Take A Bow, Says One Of Australia’s Best Dancers
Rachel Rawlins goes out as the white swan.
A Kindle IS Nice, But Reviewing From One? Forget It
Book critic Ron Charles barely ekes out a piece after experimenting with Kindle-based reviewing.
Have You Always Wanted To Adopt A Milanese Gargoyle?
Well, lucky you! Now you can do just that (and help restore a cathedral in the process).
This Is Your Brain On Spiritual Channeling
“Each medium entered a trance state and began writing. After 10 minutes, the scientists injected them with a radioactive tracer that traveled to the brain, where it essentially got locked in place, reflecting how blood was flowing to various parts of the brain at the moment of injection.”