Fox News live suicide: How do you censor live television?
Slate Magazine: Fox News broadcast a suicide on live television on Friday, after a man in a car chase emerged from his car and shot himself in the head. The network was broadcasting on a five-second delay, but “severe human error” allowed the incident to reach viewers’ screens. How exactly do networks censor live television?
Theater companies adjust pricing to attract bigger audiences
TribLIVE: Filling seats and growing diverse audiences is a constant concern for theater companies. “We’re always looking to solve the problem,” says Mark Clayton Southers who serves as the artistic director for theater initiatives at the August Wilson Center and is also the founder and producing artistic director of Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre. “We live in a society where there are a zillion cable channels. It’s an era when it’s hard for people to gravitate toward live theater.” Minneapolis artistic director Jack Reuler believes he may have found the answer — free admission.
California’s first 3D printer retail store to sell $600 model
Ars Technica: We’ve all heard of 3D printers, but there still aren’t that many places where you can see, touch—and most importantly—try out a 3D printer before you commit to plunking down hundreds or thousands of dollars to add one to your own hacker den. But if you find yourself in Southern California (specifically, Pasadena) on Sunday, you can attend the opening of Deezmaker, the West Coast’s first 3D printer retail store, set to open on September 23, 2012 at 2pm. That will bring the grand total of 3D printer retail stores in America (and possibly the world) to two.
Watch how Jim Henson made David Bowie spin crystal balls on the set of Labyrinth
io9.com: For the fantasy cult classic Labyrinth, David Bowie played Jareth, the codpiece-sporting Goblin King. And throughout the film, Jareth is constantly twirling crystal balls just to show off how flamboyantly magical he is.
Top 20 Time Wasters and the Top 5 Worthwhile Activities
lifehack.org: As we all shift gears back into September routines, this is a great time to take a look at how you spend — and waste — your time.
Amanda Palmer And The Ethics Of Asking Artists To Work For Free
ThinkProgress: Over the past week or so, I’ve been watching the back-and-forth between singer and performer Amanda Palmer and musician Steve Albini. The origin of the feud is this: Palmer used a Kickstarter campaign to raise $1.2 million to fund the recording of her new album. She then asked musicians to volunteer to play with her band on her tour, but didn’t guarantee compensation to any of the volunteers, though as she is paying some musicians at some stops on the tour, but not others. Albini criticized her request on the grounds that she could have found a way to pay musicians if she wanted to. “The reason I don’t appeal to other people in this manner is that all those things can easily pay for themselves, and I value self-sufficiency and independence, even (or especially) from an audience,” he wrote.
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
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