Scanner Can Tell What You’re Thinking

“British scientists from University College London found they could differentiate brain activity linked to different memories and thereby identify thought patterns by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The evidence suggests researchers can tell which memory of a past event a person is recalling from the pattern of their brain activity alone.”

‘Untitled Comedy’ (That’s The Title) Helmed By Six Different Directors

“In a zig-zagging departure from the one-person-steers-the-ship movie making standard, Untitled Comedy is being shot by half a dozen different filmmakers. … The concept: each director takes charge of one segment of a feature-length picture. The scenes will then be stitched together to form a single shaggy dog story.” The cast includes Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet.

Two Montreal SO Discs Ruled Un-Canadian By Junos

The recordings, under OSM music director Kent Nagano, are of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (on Sony) and Unsuk Chin’s Violin Concerto (on the Montreal-based label Analekta); both use German soloists. Says a Juno spokesman, “We understand that the OSM is Canadian. But it was in the Soloist with Large Ensemble Accompaniment (category), so the focus is on the soloist. And the soloist, not being Canadian, can’t qualify.”

Vegas Arts Groups Face Down The Downturn

“On paper, the arts are looking grim. In less than two years the city lost the Las Vegas Art Museum and two critical downtown galleries, Naomi Arin Contemporary Art and Michele C. Quinn Fine Art Advisory. The Las Vegas Philharmonic nearly collapsed, Nevada Ballet Theatre restructured for financial reasons, and museums and cultural centers cut hours and programming.”