Sunday, July 28, 2019

There’s An Absolute Wave Of Music Documentaries Coming To Our Screens. Why?

“Tragedy, when it works, leaves no room for tears.” Sidney Lumet, Making Movies ... read more



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A photographer has captured a huge school of salmon forming shapes at Maroubra Beach — one of the biggest groups he has seen. Glenn Duffus was surfing at the northern end of the beach on Wednesday at about 1pm when he noticed the fish gathering. The Maroubra man went to shore and .



BBC Buys Berlin-Bound 'Follow the Money' 3, as US Link TV Takes ...

Variety‎ 
Season 3 of the Danish crime series “Follow the Money” (“Bedrag”) was acquired ahead of its ...
Variety

Follow the Money (Danish: Bedrag 'Fraud') is a Danish financial crime thriller that has run for three seasons. Thomas Bo Larsen · Thomas Hwan · Marie Askehave

National Security being used to stifle public interest journalism, former judges warn


The Politics of CEOs

Quelle surprise! CEOs back parties with an eye to increasing their own power.


What’s Up With Our Fascination With Women Who Kill?

It’s a longstanding thing – consider the ways that Clytemnestra became “an archetypal domestic murder plot” after the play premiered in 458 BCE. “Killing Eve is just the latest example of popular culture’s preoccupation with attractive young women who conceal a dark psychopathy: Villanelle is the embodiment of the classic female killer, who both seduces and repels.” – The Guardian (UK)

There’s An Absolute Wave Of Music Documentaries Coming To Our Screens. Why?


The short answer: Money. Longer answer, well, still money: “The reason for the sudden glut is not only that documentary makers have been inspired by the surprise success of documentaries such as 2012’s Searching For Sugar Man, or Asif Kapadia’s Amy in 2015. What investors have also noticed is the great power of these films to promote a music label’s back catalogue. … ‘A compelling synergy exists between movies and music.'” – The Observer (UK)




College teaches us to read professionally — to extract useful information with scientific precision. Sometimes that’s a skill we must Abandon 


New Books

Is the recent vogue for socialism sufficent to revive the moribund reputation of Nelson Algren, arch-poet of destitution and degradation?...  Vogue 


Essays & Opinions


Against mindfulness. Sold as a remedy for all occasions, it oversimplifies the difficult business of understanding oneself 


The ways we come to change our minds demonstrate the richness and strangeness of human reason Mind 


Andrea Camilleri, Author Of The Detective Montalbano Series, Has Died At 93

Camilleri picked up the Sicilian-Italian mystery series mantle almost by accident: At 69, he thought he was a “sloppy” writer who would be served by trying to write mysteries. To put it mildly, that worked. – The New York Times

Helping The Prime Minister (And The Rest Of Parliament) Pick Prime Art


There’s a very strict pecking order for art asks, of course. It’s kind of a big job, especially with a new government. “This week, the climate and humidity-controlled store room in the bowels of the building has been a frenzy of activity as the department gears up to adorn the walls of the 46th parliament.” – The Guardian (UK)






Rebels without a cause Irrusianality. Chuck L: “Here’s the link to the ICG report discussed in the post: https://www.crisisgroup.org/europe-central-asia/eastern-europe/ukraine/254-rebels-without-cause-russias-proxies-eastern-ukraine