The Democratic National Committee staffer was shot during a mugging in the summer of 2016, but a conspiracy theory, developed in right-wing circles and repeated on Fox News, claimed that Rich was murdered because he (not Russian hackers) handed DNC emails to WikiLeaks. Rich’s parents and brother have sued, and the network has suffered serious fallout (hence the rare retraction). Fox execs are now claiming that the First Amendment means one of their reporters can’t be forced to give a deposition; the plaintiffs maintain that deliberately false reporting is not protected. – The Hollywood Reporter
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Zoom-As-Artistic-Medium, The Music Video
The three-minute video for the band Thou & the Get’s single “Phenom” is a kaleidoscope of ordinary images whose rhythm and hostility bust the limits of Zoom. The video speaks to the locked-down dreamer in all of us, as it reframes the possibilities for community, expresses the frustration of confinement and reminds us that one way to shake it off is through our inherent creativity. – Washington Post
Zoom As Arthouse Film – What We Can Learn
“When a face looks back at us in the real world, that means something very deep: we have to choose how to respond – because they can see us. So we manifest a facial expression, or talk back, or look away. Cinema takes away that other person seeing you. That gives us some freedom: we can look, think and engage with the content of the film.” – The Guardian
After Half A Century, Glenn Gould’s Radio Documentaries Still Seem Avant-Garde
Shortly after the pianist abandoned live performance for good, he started making nonfiction radio programs for the CBC, the best-known of which are called the “Solitude Trilogy”: The Idea of North (about life in sub-Arctic Manitoba), The Latecomers (Newfoundland outports), and The Quiet Land (an isolated Mennonite community). The voices of those he interviewed are “intertwined as though contrapuntal voices in a Bach fugue or suite. Several could be sometimes be heard at once, each artfully edited, syllable by syllable, so that their rhythms made a certain sense as one emerged and another faded.” – Los Angeles Times
It Was 15 Years Ago Today The First YouTube Video Was Uploaded. Here It Is
It was an 18-second video called “Meet Me At The Zoo” and it’s been seen 90 million times. – CNN
Can We Learn From Movies About Interactions That Take Place In Different Places?
Movies depict phone calls, there are split screens, fast cuts, etc. There’s already a rich visual language of remote interaction. So what can we learn? – Irish Times
No Surprise: Netflix Reports Huge Increase In Subscribers
Netflix added 15.8 million subscribers, more than double the 7.2 million that were expected — a growth of more than 22 percent year over year. Netflix now has 182 million subscribers worldwide. The company also saw quarterly revenue of $5.77 billion versus the $5.76 billion estimated. – The Verge
Why You’re Feeling Zoom Fatigue
As experts in human-computer interaction point out, using Zoom means putting on a show for others without being able to rely on the cues we primates depend on in physical encounters. – Axios
Pandemic Has Brought Netflix Record Number Of New Subscribers
Just a couple of months ago, there were articles suggesting that the streaming service may have tapped out its pool of potential customers. But, as with most things on Earth, everything changed in March, and Netflix ended up getting nearly 15.8 million new subscribers in the first quarter of 2020, a record. – Vulture
Venice Film Festival Is Still On For September, Say Organizers
“Roberto Cicutto, president of the Venice Biennale, which oversees the film festival, confirmed it would go ahead on 2 September as planned. Meanwhile, the Biennale’s theatre and dance festivals, which were due to take place in June, [have been] postponed.” – The Guardian