Disney turned 100 in 2023 (as you've no doubt heard ad nauseam). Its founder's "legacy was the production of a modern shared language, a set of reference points instantly recognizable to almost everyone, and an encouragement to dream out loud about a utopian future." - The New York Times
At the Alley Theatre in Houston, "when the PPP money was announced, which was just within about a couple of weeks of laying everybody off, we realized that we could bring everybody back and pay them for their time off. And we did that." - NPR
You'd be very, very wrong. "Jeff Probst, the host of Survivor and its executive producer and showrunner, said clothing was at the foundation of the show’s premise." - The New York Times
If ChatGPT reproduces news updates, what reason is there to click on the original? How many times have you Googled for more information after reading a headline on an elevator or taxicab screen? - The Atlantic
Firms that generate nondisruptive creation lead with agency. Rather than start with the chessboard, they envision what could be and what should be, irrespective of what is. They flip the script, openly questioning and reimagining all the things that those who lead with structure accept as givens. They ask: Why not? What if? - Harvard Business Review
The question is whether art exposure, alone, is enough to reap its benefits. In other words, does the simple fact of being in contact with art have specific effects? - The Conversation
The most obvious pitfall of contrarianism is that, just like following the crowd, it outsources your judgement to others, albeit in rejection rather than acceptance. It’s also impractical. - The Critic
Charity content on YouTube and most recently TikTok has always been a formulaic and nearly surefire way to gain likes and views. While these videos are praised for their clear attempts at making the world a better place, none are without disapproval. Critics have called this “philanthro-tainment” uncomfortable, ungenuine and even sinister. - USCAnnenberg Media
At its simplest, technology can be understood as a tool which enables us to reach a particular end; a chimp using a stick to extract honey from a tree trunk, for example, a means to an end. That approach is crucial to our perception of the place of technology in the modern world. - 3 Quarks Daily
"The most curious part of this is how people working inside the macroculture are the only folks who don’t understand what’s going on." - The Honest Broker
Then they made their own wiki. "Behind this seemingly amusing clash of nerds is a far more pressing issue: how to reconcile 20 years of Wikipedia’s core principles and values with the practical demands of present circumstances." - Slate
There is an expression often used to capture the power of the press: never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel. Today the ink is barrelled inside algorithms we don’t own. - The Walrus
Being alone is bad for you—and it’s not all about close family and friends. “Talking to strangers,” says Robert Waldinger, who leads the longest-running study on human happiness, at Harvard, “actually makes us happier. - The Walrus
