Richard Russo, who has a locally sourced and print-only book coming out, thinks books could go the way of local heritage tomatoes.
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Is It Better To Be Prolific Or Slow (We Mean Thorough, Of Course)
“For an artist to remain relevant and part of the cultural conversation, no matter how degraded they might consider that conversation, they can’t stand along the wall at the party only to step into the fray every five years, deliver a profundity and then retreat. … But myself, I’ve always admired artists who see themselves not as loiterers but sharks, never stopping, always moving, if only to circle back.”
What Did Scotland Look Like In 1916? WWI Pilot Photos Tell The Tale
A new website digitizes century-old aerial photos of Scotland (and the rest of Britain as well), and hopes to crowd-source responses as it digitizes thousands more photos in the next year or two.
That Wii Isn’t Going To Make Your Kid Skinny (Or Even Get Anyone Off The Couch)
“Exergames turn out to be much digital ado about nothing, at least as far as measurable health benefits for children. ‘Active’ video games distributed to homes with children do not produce the increase in physical activity that naïve parents (like me) expected.”
What Does Art Have To Do With Democracy? Hard To Tell In The Oregonian
When Oregon’s biggest newspaper inveighs against a tax for arts education, its former arts editor hits back. “The arts inevitably turn around and touch (and are touched by) other areas of life. That’s why they are so central to our lives together: They are connectors.”
Gerhard Kallmann, 97, New Brutalist Architect Of Boston City Hall
“In February, on the 50th anniversary of the building’s competition, Mr. Kallmann responded to its many critics. ‘It had to be awesome, not just pleasant and slick,’ he told The Boston Globe. Great buildings, he said, should ‘remind you of ancient memories, history.’
“‘It’s not a department store. It’s not an office building. Come on.'”
10 Ways Of Knowing You’re Watching An Aaron Sorkin Creation
#3: “The shows do tend to feature one major antagonistic presence: The Evil Company Man, who always has an eye on the bottom line and all too often has the gall to censor the protagonists’ brilliance.”
New Contemporary Curator In Houston Takes Chances In His First Show
“Three other simple-looking works … could be confounding or funny, depending on your point of view, or elicit an ‘I could have done that.’ To which Daderko would respond, ‘Maybe. But would you have been able to ‘think’ it?’ It’s the conceptual aspects of readymades that fascinate him.”
Shepard Fairey Takes His Street Art To London
“The natural territory of the street artist Shepard Fairey would seem to be as all-American as it gets. Emerging from the country’s skateboarding scene, he achieved global prominence with his much copied, much parodied Hope poster displaying a stylised Barack Obama in shades of blue and red.” Which is why he was in north London making a mural, of course.
To Work Well, Online Music Recommenders Require More Than Programming
Online services like Pandora, Last.fm, Spotify and others keep on trying to figure out the algorithms – and then pulling in human recommenders as well. Why? “Algorithms and APIs can do amazing things. But at the end of the day, determining what music – as well as art, movies, books and other media – people will like still requires human beings with real ears connected to real brains.”