theverge By Keith Phipps | Illustrations by David Aguado It’s midnight in Hobart, Indiana, and the auditorium of the cozy, single-screen Art Theatre is echoing with the sounds of cartoon characters in the throes of passion. One orgasm follows another — first Marge Simpson then Bugs Bunny — as first-time attendees to the Art’s weekly screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show go through a variation on a ritual that’s taken place for nearly 40 years: the hazing of the "virgins." (Virgins under 18 get off the hook this particular night, due to the risqué nature of the initiation.) It’s not a packed house, but it’s lively as about 35 attendees, many of them regulars, file in and wait for the show to start, both on the screen and off. The Art, built in 1941, is a lovely art deco venue with a mural-covered auditorium, but like many small-town theaters it has struggled in recent years. First released in September of 1975, Rocky Horror has never left theaters, and the film is more famous now than ever.
Pour les 30 ans des centres chorégraphiques nationaux en France, ce site est une rétrospective par année des spectacles les plus marquants. Un éventail aléatoire de couleurs. L'incroyable impact de la pollution numérique : constats et solutions * Entièrement dématérialisé, le numérique pourrait être une formidable solution aux problèmes écologiques mondiaux. Si seulement. Les communications, transmissions et récoltes d’informations ont beau se passer en ligne, les impacts sont, eux, bien réels. Nb : Dans la vidéo, une erreur d’interprétation s’est glissée sur le 4ième chiffre. Ce constat est d’ailleurs assez simple à poser : pour que l’usager puisse communiquer, travailler ou payer en ligne, il a besoin de machines bien physiques. Comment changer la donne ? Découvrez dans notre dossier les chiffres de la pollution digitale et les recours que vous avez pour consommer autrement. Le numérique pollue-t-il vraiment ? En 2018, tous les experts sont formels : internet pollue. Des structures très gourmandes Quelle industrie est la plus polluante ? La construction d’outils informatiques impacte la quantité de ressources naturelles disponibles. Des usagers peu informés Connaissez-vous l’impact d’un email ? – 5 740 kWh d’énergie primaire
In the Morning I'll Rise Above by Joe Bonomo | The Normal School: A Literary Magazine In 1928, the Victor Talking Machine label in Memphis, Tennessee, released a ten-inch shellac recording by Ishmon Bracey, a twenty-seven-year-old blues singer-guitarist from the Mississippi Delta. He’d been worried about the goings-on of his women, and his story arrives as many great narratives do, in expressionistic shards: Bracey’s got his “regular” woman, and his “sometime” woman, too, who has a kid but who comes running to Bracey at night. Both women steal from him. He warns his “sometime” woman that his “regular” gal will cut her, or maybe shoot her, if she finds her, that she’s the meanest woman he’s ever seen. Bracey wrote songs and performed for several more years, working alongside some of the great Delta musicians, and then drifted away from the blues. Somewhere else in the Volunteer State, later that night, Red Foley and his Cumberland Valley Boys are carousing in the deep, dark, and wild woods. What a blast! Overheard: . . . Center panel, later that day. Poor Bob Venable.
NICOLAS LAICK DESIGN © OFFICIEL The Fragile Ears of Men The mainstream press has remained leery of the multitalented harpist Joanna Newsom since her much-touted 2004 debut, despite consistent favorable reviews. It’s endlessly interesting to watch the press try to interpret Newsom, who is known for her acrobatic singing voice, operatic albums, and magisterial lyricism. She’s not what a woman musician is supposed to be—Taylor Swift? The untrained but deliberate squeaks and warbles in her voice and her pure disregard for established idioms—more like distance than active rejection—initially deceived some listeners into thinking she was a naïf, when in fact she’s a meticulous musical architect. Who knew there was a brain under all that hair? On a cold November night a few years ago, I saw Newsom in concert at Carnegie Hall. I would argue that it’s very simple: Because she’s a woman. Advertisement Whenever certain male critics write about Newsom, you can be sure her voice will be mentioned in a condescending fashion. From the Chicago Tribune:
Ecology is a science that matters Ecology is the study of interactions among living things and their environment. It provides new understanding of these vital systems as they are now, and how they may change in the future. Why is ecology important? Ecology enriches our world and is crucial for human wellbeing and prosperity. It provides new knowledge of the interdependence between people and nature that is vital for food production, maintaining clean air and water, and sustaining biodiversity in a changing climate. Can we conserve a habitat and its biodiversity? Yes. Can we predict the ecological effects of pollution and climate change? Governments and citizens around the world are increasingly aware of the consequences of atmospheric pollution and climate change. Can we fish the ocean without depleting its riches? It is possible, but does depend on where we are in the world. How does forest destruction affect bird populations? About one third of forest bird species cannot live in small remnants of forests. Donate
Old-School Cassettes Make Comeback as Consumers Yearn for the Antique They're a thing of the past for many people, but in this iTunes-driven age, there's a longing for the antique sounds of analog found on cassette tapes. That demand is literally music to the ears of those at National Audio Co., which is seeing a surge in requests for classic hits on cassette. "We attribute our success, as I say often, to stubbornness and stupidity," said Steve Stepp, the company's president. Cassettes peaked in the late 1980s, but the rise first of compact discs and then downloadable digital files eclipsed them, and by 2001, they accounted for only 4 percent of all music sales. By 2005, worldwide sales had fallen from almost a billion cassettes to fewer than 1 million, according to industry figures. But audiophiles refuse to be deterred, preferring "the warmth and presence in an analog recording that you will not hear in the digital recording," Stepp said. Related: The Walkman Turns 35: What Was the First Song You Played on One? Steve Stepp
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