“Online privacy is a serious issue — every day we turn more of our personal information over to the cloud with little assurances that it will remain safe from companies and governments. But every time the media points to smoke without fire, the greater the chance we will tune out genuine privacy threats.”
Tag: 11.25.12
YouTube Gets Its Own (Pretty Big) Studio
The 41,000-square foot space “provides YouTube’s partners access to cinema stages, professional-grade equipment, production facilities such as green-screen stages and a motion-capture room, and a Hollywood-worthy screening room, all to help them create more polished entertainment.”
Humans May Not Be As Sheeple-Like As You Thought
Remember the famous Stanley Milgram obedience study? Time to rethink its conclusions – and see that humans are more complex, and more nuanced, than the study reported.
The Street Artist In The Macy’s Parade (VIDEO)
Graffiti artist KAWS’ work has gone from the street to floating far above the street in the Thanksgiving Day Parade. But how, exactly, did that happen?
The William Stryon Not Even His Wife Knew
Rose Stryon: “He secretly felt a great many things that he did not say aloud, and he wrote them to special friends, and he allowed his sense of humor a lot of free play, his brilliant words took a lot of interesting turns that they may not have in our daily life.”
Minnesota Orchestra Board’s Recent Financial History: Contingent
“The board chose to cover operating deficits in 2009 and 2010 with major withdrawals from its investments. Then, in 2011 – on the cusp of labor negotiations with musicians – it “drew down” less money and declared a $2.9 million deficit.”
Choreographing The End Of A Long Career With The Ailey
Renee Robinson’s “tenure, which began in 1981, is the longest of any female dancer in Ailey company history. She is the last dancer still still performing with the troupe to have been chosen by the founder, Alvin Ailey. … But none of these facts explains entirely why Ms. Robinson will be missed.”
Busking By National Anthem
How to earn money as a classically trained, former Marine Corps band saxophonist? Leaping and twirling, and spotting Japanese tourists, on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum.
King Croesus’ Golden Brooch Finally Returning Home
“Since being illegally excavated in the 1960s, it has been stolen, replaced by a fake, sold to pay off gambling debts and has allegedly brought down a curse on its plunderers.”
Electronic Music: It’s Not (And Never Was) Just A Guy Thing
“Female composers of electronic and computer music have long been overlooked outside circles of scholars and record scavengers. But because of the efforts of a handful of small, independent record labels, that situation has begun to change.”