December 2011
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I'll tell you why movie revenue is dropping ... by... →
Roger Ebert is on point with his list describing why movie revenues continue to decline:
2. Ticket prices are too high. People have always made that complaint, but historically the movies have been cheap compared to concerts, major league sports and restaurants. Not so much any longer. No matter what your opinion is about 3D, the charm of paying a hefty surcharge has worn off for the...
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“In the heat of battle my father wove a tapestry of obscenities that as far as we...”
– (via lukehackney)
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WatchIt’s important to understand how media and art changes because of the mechanisms that make them possible, in this case, the way that tintype photography appears is because of the science behind how it works. That’s something that changes as technology advances, but shouldn’t be lost:
Photographer Robert Shimmin has revived a 150-year old photographic tradition known as...
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A Year in Reading 2011 (The Millions) →
The Millions creates a collection of best books read in the previous year by notable people including writers, musicians and other creative people. This year’s list includes suggestions from Pulitzer-Prize winning author Jennifer Egan to Guns ‘n Roses bassist Duff McKagan. It’s worth checking out.
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From Fashion to Housewares, Are We in a... →
This essay is fascinating and incredible - basically Anderson suggests that throughout the past design has wildly changed every 20 years, but not much has changed since 1992. He says some of that may have to do with radical technological, political and economic changes have allowed us to focus on the past instead of innovating new designs:
Why is this happening? In some large measure, I think,...
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