“Does the enormous size of our temporal footprint mean that we can speak for human beings who are not yet alive? In other words, what are the epistemic and ethical grounds upon which our relation to the future can unfold?”
Tag: 10.15.13
Big Contributor To Movie Piracy? No Legal Ways To Watch
“The site — piracydata.org — shows that of the top 10 most pirated movies in the past week, none are available for streaming, three were available for digital rental and six were available for digital purchase.”
Why Digital Art Books Are Taking Over
“Digital art books are becoming inevitable, for pretty much the same reasons that the printed book replaced the Medieval illuminated manuscript.”
Pragmatic – Artists Leave Politics At The Art Fair Door
“Reflecting complex social issues, political situations and personal causes is important to many artists, but confrontational works are commercially difficult, so they are hard to find on the stands at Frieze London.”
Rappers In Tunisia Form A Union (To Protect Themselves)
“The rappers union has little to do with work contracts and a lot to do with sending a signal to the powers that be. These appear unable to take any criticism.”
Is Lance Armstrong An HBO Series Antihero Made Flesh?
Ashley Fetters observes just how much the disgraced cyclist has in common with the likes of Walter White in Breaking Bad, Don Draper in Mad Men, Nicholas Brody in Homeland (and maybe, just a bit, Tony Soprano or Dexter).
Booker Prize 2013: Eleanor Catton Becomes Youngest-Ever Winner
“Eleanor Catton made Man Booker prize history twice on Tuesday night the youngest winner for, at 832 pages, the longest novel. The New Zealander was 25 when she began writing The Luminaries, an epic 19th-century gold rush murder mystery.” (She is now 28.)
Stephen Sondheim Preparing Gay-Themed Revision Of Company
“The biggest change in this new [version] would be the central character of Bobby. Whereas he has always been a straight man struggling with commitment issues and multiple girlfriends, he has been reconceived … as a gay man with commitment issues and multiple boyfriends.”
Google And Moral Philosophy – What Does “Don’t Be Evil” Really Mean?
“Understanding what evil means to Google might be central to grasping its role in contemporary culture. … If Google has made a contribution to moral philosophy, it amounts to a devout faith in its own ability to preside over virtue and vice through engineering.”
Meet The Man Who Wrote Norman Mailer A Fan Letter And Ended Up Editing His Work
A Q&A with J. Michael Lennon, whose 1972 mash note to the author led to a long friendship and professional relationship, culminating in Lennon’s becoming Mailer’s authorized biographer.