Despite this surge in support for privacy, we’re looking at a situation where routine surveillance of citizens will continue to become normalized—not through coercion, but through convenience. - Fast Company
Eliminate the distinction between collegiate and professional improv, because there is none. We henceforth reject the label “amateur improvisers.” “Improvisers” is embarrassing enough, we have been told. - The New Yorker
More and more observers are agreeing that a wholesale rethinking of how news is produced is necessary if rigorous, trustworthy journalism is going to survive—both financially (as an economic institution) and culturally (as a civic one). - Boston Review
Ephemerality is the intractable problem plaguing most writing about the internet... Even if we’re stuck with social media for the long haul... its trends and user behaviors change so quickly that any attempt to trap them in amber becomes instantly dated. - The New Republic
No, this isn't a polemic against the less-than-heavyweight material stereotypically enjoyed on a blanket on the sand. This is a polemic against reading at the beach. - The Atlantic
Since we are considering whether extinction might be better than continuing to exist, the question arises whether some pains could be so great that they outweigh any number of pleasures and other goods. - New Statesman
The Federation of Local Festivals and Theaters, formally launched this month at the Avignon Festival, is made up of 17 rural companies started by young theatre grads who "found themselves frustrated with the rigid structure of France's theater world." - The New York Times
According to a report on Monday, the museum dedicated to the career of Robert Craig Knievel, who became known for his death-defying stunts and tricks on motorbikes, will move to the Las Vegas Arts District. - KVVU (Las Vegas)
Well, there's no indication they've quit speaking to each other, but it seems Ethan has moved into live theater, leaving the movies to Joel. "If (their) films were the product of a true, across-the-board collaboration, what essential element will be lost when Ethan is gone?" - The Bulwark
The museum was a once renowned San Francisco tourist destination where a vinyl Michelin Man rubbed elbows with a lifesize statue of Colonel Sanders. - The Guardian
"It's a small part of my job to cover performances inside a theater. … My goal (is) to reveal that dance is in us, that we all have the power to appreciate it, to do it to the extent that we can, and to enjoy it." - Harvard Political Review
The account by the Greek historian and general, Thucydides (460-400BC), of how the Athenians responded to their virulent plague in the fifth century, directly or indirectly influenced how many later historians in antiquity described plagues. - The Conversation
The site has a bullying problem, too. Huge traffic and inadequate moderation have allowed "review bombers" to threaten authors: Pay us or we'll flood your book with bad reviews and tank its rating. (Or maybe we'll do it just for kicks.) - Time
You'd expect a concert hall to cost 10 or 20 times that amount. What's more, after the bank moved out, the place was, among other things, a Burger King. Now it's the home of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, the L.A. Philharmonic's Sistema-style program. - Los Angeles Times on MSN
