Director Eléonore Pourriat uploaded her five-year-old short film Oppressed Majority (Majorité Opprimée) to YouTube last week. It’s been viewed 2.3 million times so far.
Tag: 02.11.14
Frank Almond Speaks About His Stolen-and-Returned Strad
“After asking why everyone in their house was so glum, [his young daughter] said: ‘The violin? Why are we still talking about the violin? That was five days ago.'”
Conductor Daniele Gatti Cancels Two Months of Engagements
Currently the chief conductor of the Zurich Opera House and the Orchestre National de France, and frequently considered a frontrunner for a major post in the U.S., Gatti is suffering from inflamed shoulder tendons.
Noah’s Ark Was a Big Round Basket
That’s what a newly-translated 3,700-year-old cuneiform tablet says. (There are even instructions for building one.)
When Academics Study Comedy
Our correspondent visits the Playing for Laughs symposium at De Montfort University in Leicester (with reference to “the Chuckle Brothers of philosophy, Plato and Hobbes”).
When Ski Ballet Was a Thing
It wasn’t just another weird pastime: for a time, it figured to become a real Olympic sport. (includes video)
Top Posts From AJBlogs 02.11.14
What’s So Good About Milwaukee?
Source: Real Clear Arts | Published on 2014-02-12
New art vs. old growth
Source: The Artful Manager | Published on 2014-02-11
Calder, Bookstores and the Death of Cool
Source: CultureCrash | Published on 2014-02-11
‘Dirt Always Wins’ (Part Five) — Pay Dirt
Source: Out There | Published on 2014-02-11
Passings: Alice Babs, Dick Berk
Source: RiffTides | Published on 2014-02-12
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Kiev Biennale Postponed Because Of Political Unrest
“Ukraine is experiencing an unprecedentedly difficult time, when the question of the state’s future is being decided. Taking this into account, it is impossible to carry out responsibly the preparation needed for a large-scale artistic project of international significance like the biennial.”
Netflix Is Experimenting With Artificial Intelligence In Choosing Videos
“Understanding how content providers and subscribers use certain words or phrases could improve search by making more about what users really want and less about what they actually typed.”
Remix: Actors Act Out Internet Comment Strings
“The reconstructions are just that — re-creations of particularly inflamed and idiotic YouTube comment exchanges — except they’re acted out by two well-dressed, middle-aged British men (or men with stellar British accents) who sit in shadowy domestic interiors populated with high-backed armchairs and baroque chandeliers.”