by | Sep 16, 2015 | Culture Music Art
from CNN The Earth has 3 trillion trees, study finds By Brandon Griggs (CNN) – The good news: A new study finds that there are 3.04 trillion trees on Earth, 7½ times more than previous estimates. That’s more than 3,000,000,000,000. A whopping 12 zeros....
by | Sep 12, 2015 | Culture Music Art
from The Economist Netflix’s first theatrical release deserves to be watched at the cinema by N.B. | VENICE CARY FUKUNAGA’s “Beasts of No Nation” is the most controversial film in competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival, but not because of its subject...
by | Sep 10, 2015 | Culture Music Art, Mirth
from artnet news ‘Daily Mail’ Claims They Have Revealed Banksy—He’s a Parking Attendant. Really? Brian Boucher Is this parking attendant at Dismaland, right, actually the artist Banksy, thought to be shown in the picture at left? Photos via Daily...
by | Sep 9, 2015 | Culture Music Art
from The New York Times An Unprecedented Success for Electronic Dance Music and Its D.J.s By STEPHEN HEYMAN Laurent Cilluffo Late last month, Forbes published its list of the world’s top-earning D.J.s. Calvin Harris, 31, who less than a decade ago was stocking...
by | Sep 8, 2015 | Culture Music Art
from The New York Daily News Former porn star turned director Candida Royalle dies aged 64 By Elizabeth Vanmetre Former porn star Candida Royalle, regarded as a pioneer for her work in front of and behind the camera, has died after battling ovarian cancer. She was 64....
by | Sep 5, 2015 | Culture Music Art, Weirdness
from The Washington Post This algorithm can create a new Van Gogh or Picasso in just an hour By Matt McFarland The algorithm was given this photo of buildings, left, and a copy of Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night.” In about an hour it taught itself to mimic Van...
