Media Mindfulness

Interesting NYT article on how TV distribution might be migrating to the Internet. Def. a trend to watch for, especially if you are an independent artist:
As Internet TV Aims at Niche Audiences, the Slivercast Is Born - New York Times:

“In the last six months, major media companies have received much attention for starting to move [...]

“Day for Night,” Whitney’s Biennial, is now available for scrutiny.

Unfortunately I saw the show in reverse, starting at the first floor and moving up, which is like starting in hell as opposed to getting there last (I suppose that actually is easier on the stomach, but sadly it didn’t work out that way because [...]

War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning - Written by a former war correspondent, this beautiful little book explains succinctly why war is such a tragic waste of human potential, a necessary handbook on why war is stupid.

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Poor Steven Johnson got smacked around by the so-called progressive left for claiming that media make us smarter. I haven’t read his latest tome, Everything Bad is Good for You, but I plan to because I thought his book Emergence was amazing (it examines “emergence” theory as it relates to cities, ants, brains and computers). [...]

A Gradual Awakening This is by the dad of my meditation teacher and Dharma Punx writer Noah Levine. This is a great primer on mindfulness meditation. The best breakdown on how the mind works and how to transcend the limitations of suffering, written in a beautiful, succinct style.

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