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NSA Surveillance: The US Is Behaving Like China

Source: YaleGlobal

Many are shocked by reports on the scope of the US National Security Agency’s PRISM operation, and comparisons to the monolithic security apparatus in China may not be far off. Both US citizens and foreigners are left wondering about ...
Full article at: YaleGlobal More like this 5 days ago, 9:58am CDT

Andrea Chalupa: MORE Festival Storms Venice

Source: The Huffington Post: UK Edition

This past weekend was the inaugural MORE Festival. It was four days of live performances by French indie bands and acclaimed DJs playing beautiful historic venues across Venice, Italy. The music festival was launched by French music ...
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The meaning of memes: An Xiao Mina at TEDGlobal 2013

Source: TED

“This is what happens when you take the addictive power of an LOLcat and apply it in a ceonsorship state,” says An Xiao Mina, a writer, technologist and researcher who studies Chinese memes. On the TEDGlobal 2013 stage, she shares the mome ...
Full article at: TED More like this 5 days ago, 4:39am CDT

Collectors, art lovers flock to Art Basel

Source: Lebanon Daily Star

BASEL: With private jets filling the air and lines of luxury limousines on the ready, deep-pocketed collectors from around the world have flocked to Switzerland this week for Art Basel, the planet’s biggest ...
Full article at: Lebanon Daily Star More like this 5 days ago, 8:14pm CDT

The Best Artist Instagrams of the Week

Source: Complex

By now you have probably heard that stars are now venturing into the art world. Actors, singers, and big names in many different industries are buying art and even participating in their own creative projects. This week's gallery of Instagram pic ...
Full article at: Complex More like this Jun 9 2013, 6:57am CDT

Venice Biennale: from polar ice to cardboard bedrooms

Source: SCMP

Blocks of ice from the Bahamas, cardboard bedclothes from Iraq and a thumping Vatican heartbeat should aid the 2013 Venice Biennale's attempt to capture the "unruly" world of art. The diversity of sights and sounds at ...
Full article at: SCMP More like this Jun 8 2013, 11:00am CDT

Ai Weiwei Brings 150 Tons Of Rebar To Venice

Source: Fast Company

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake profoundly affected the sensibility of the artist Ai Weiwei. The tragedy, in which nearly 5,200 schoolchildren perished, emboldened Ai to not just speak up but to yell out at the human injustices that h ...
Full article at: Fast Company More like this Jun 7 2013, 3:29pm CDT

The Disillusionment of 'Before Midnight'

Source: The Nation

A shot from the trailer for Before Midnight. (Credit: Sony Classics ) What makes Before Midnight a “small film,” as a “commercial prospect” in the Hollywood sense, is that it is utterly unconcerned with that question. Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Cel ...
Full article at: The Nation More like this Jun 7 2013, 11:11am CDT

AmoreMagazine.com Podcast Interview With Playboy Playmate, Miss June 2013 Audrey Allen (AUDIO)

Source: Amore Magazine

(Courtesy: Playboy) AMOREMAGAZINE.COM PODCAST TALKS TO PLAYBOY PLAYMATE, MISS JUNE 2013 AUDREY ALLEN ABOUT HER LOVE OF JENNIFER ANISTON, GOOD AND BAD PICK-UP LINES, AND HER OBSESSION WITH CHOCOLATE. Audrey Allen, is Playboy’s newest Playmate of the Month ...
Full article at: Amore Magazine More like this Jun 7 2013, 10:58am CDT

Venice revels in its imaginary friends

Source: Mail and Guardian

Three years ago, while in Eindhoven, artist Athi-Patra Ruga dreamt up the idea of a female monarch from a never-never land who always wore a balloon dress. Last year at the National Arts Festival his fictional character became a reality, wit ...
Full article at: Mail and Guardian More like this Jun 6 2013, 5:11pm CDT