Sunday, February 09, 2020

Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Super Bowl halftime show: A parental warning for JLo, Shakira?

www.usatoday.com: Was the Super Bowl halftime show obscene?

That's the debate roiling social media the morning after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. It was a great game, a fantastic comeback engineered by the Chiefs' young quarterback Patrick Mahomes.


We visited the studio that puts high-tech fashion on Billy Porter and Janelle MonĂ¡e

The Verge: ThereThere are no rules on “Freaky Friday” at Smooth Technology’s Brooklyn studio. Accompanied by a robot bartender that, through facial recognition software, remembers your drink preference, a light-up demon babydoll, and a boatload of tools, the team gathers to spitball ideas. The wilder the better. And while freedom to explore the freaky is chicken soup for the innovator’s soul, it’s “Meticulous Monday” that keeps the team grounded in their fast-paced and pioneering ventures.


IATSE urges Congress to support the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

IATSE Labor Union, representing the technicians, artisans and craftpersons in the entertainment industry: Yesterday, Matthew D. Loeb, International President, IATSE sent a letter urging Members of Congress to support the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, H.R. 2474, and to oppose weakening amendments and any Motion to Recommit when the House of Representatives considers the bill this week. The letter was sent to all members of the House of Representatives ahead of the expected PRO Act vote on Thursday, February 6.


From high art to tipsy night out: has immersive theatre sold its soul?

Stage | The Guardian: With seven cast members, three understudies, 59 different ways to see the show unfold and more than 1,000 performances in four years, the Guild of Misrule’s The Great Gatsby has established itself as the longest-running immersive play in the UK. Each night, in a converted mansion block in central London, about 200 people pack in – often in roaring 20s fancy dress and most likely tipsy – to experience a two-and-a-half-hour production that lands somewhere between a Fitzgeraldian fantasy-scape and an office party.


How fungi can help create a green construction industry

theconversation.com: The world of fungi has attracted a lot of interest and seems to be becoming very fashionable of late. A new exhibition at Somerset House in London, for example, is dedicated to “the remarkable mushroom”. No surprise: we’re being promised that mushrooms may be the key to a sustainable future in fields as diverse as fashion, toxic spill clean ups, mental health and construction. It’s in this last field that my own interests lie.

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