“As far as the writing goes, great generalists are great. But as a rule, generalist writing can produce some really freaky stories with freaky angles and freaky details, because the same person who writes about art has to write about opera and about comedy, and theater, and the holiday parade, and maybe, occasionally, that thing that newspapers call “nightlife.” No wonder nobody reads newspapers anymore.”
Tag: 07.15.13
What Causes Deja Vu?
Some researchers believe – based in part on the experiences of certain epilepsy patients – that neural misfirings may be the answer.
Human Emotions Explained In 60 Short Interviews
The Experts in Emotion Series (available on YouTube) FEatures “some well-known psychology popularizers and writers (such as Steven Pinker discussing emotion and violence and Dan Gilbert on happiness), as well as experts across a range of psychological disciplines. Topics vary from crying and embarrassment to sex and laughter, with quite a bit in between.”
California Assembly Speaker Boosts Arts Grantmaker’s (Small) Budget By 30%
The California Arts Council “will get $3 million this year from state coffers instead of the $1 million called for in the budget legislators passed in June, thanks to Assembly Speaker John Perez, who’s providing the extra money from discretionary funds under his control. … [The] agency’s budget was slashed more than 90% during a recession 10 years ago.”
Venice’s Flood Gate Project Devolves Into Massive Financial Scandal
The 81-year-old director of the project, who resigned less than three weeks ago (ostensibly due to ill health), and “six other people were arrested as part of an investigation into the alleged rigging of contracts and fraudulent invoicing.”
I Don’t Ever Need To See Shakespeare On A Stage Again, Says Critic
Rupert Christiansen: “Part of the problem is that I dislike the mainstream of modern directorial style, with its penchant for hyperactive visual sensationalism, combined with a tendency to sloppy or estuarine verse-speaking. But my doubts may go even deeper than that.”
Moulin Rouge Ballet To Be Filmed For Theatrical Release
“The Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s colourful dance production Moulin Rouge – The Ballet is being captured in a full-length, HD film that will screen in movie theatres across Canada.”
Star Wars Books Are Thriving
“It’s actually gotten to the point where there are really hardcore Star Wars fans that prefer the books to the movies.”
Pioneering Radiohead Ditches Spotify (A “Bad Deal” For Musicians)
“We’re off of spotify.. Can’t do that no more man.. Small meaningless rebellion. Someone gotta say something. It’s bad for new music.”
How To Pick A Pseudonym
“People keep saying that you don’t want to be ‘A’ [for a surname] because you don’t want to be too far up the shelf, and you don’t want to be ‘Y’ because you’re in the bottom right hand corner. You want to be in the busy middle.”