Representation

If you want to know who represents the arts, I would suggest looking at the list of Congresspeople ordered by number of Fractured Atlas fiscal sponsorship projects.

Unsurprising takeaways is that the top five Representatives with the most projects in their district are Democrats from NYC. The top 10 adds San Francisco, and Austin, TX. It takes you fifteen to get to a Republican (Staten Island). By the time you start reaching things like suburbs or less name-brand cities (Marietta, GA, for example), you're talking about under fifty Fractured Atlas projects... you're in the long tail.

Favorite Blog Post Title For The Day

"Aaargh! Physicists!"

Religion and the Theater

For those of you who believe in God, you should take a look at this Guardian feature overviewing the difference between George Hunka's theology and Rob Weinert-Kendt's. I'd be interested in your read.

For atheists like me, we can just sit back and reflect on our eternal damnation.

On the Dangers of Narrative... or Lack Thereof

No, unfortunately, this morning I don't have much to say (yet) on the narrative discussion that Tony, George Hunka, Tony, and Isaac have all contributed to thanks to this article in Exeunt Magazine.

I do have a related news story, though:

The Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into a book written by internationally renowned author William S. Burroughs. It was translated and published by Sel Publishing House in January.

The court referred to a report written by the Prime Ministry’s Council for Protecting Minors from Explicit Publications that accused the novel, “The Soft Machine,” of “incompliance with moral norms” and “hurting people’s moral feelings.” Sel Publishing issued a press release that included parts of their testimony in the court.

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The council also accused the novel of “lacking unity in its subject matter,” “incompliance with narrative unity,” for “using slang and colloquial terms” and “the application of a fragmented narrative style,” while claiming that Burroughs’s book contained unrealistic interpretations that were neither personal nor objective by giving examples from the lifestyles of historical and mythological figures.

Yes, that's right, lacking "unity" of subject matter and narrative is still, in some parts of the world, criminal.

Easy, But Good

Pack A Change of Pants

The economics of the Death Star.

Art in the Mainstream Watch pt. 3

If you want to know why Dave Weigel compared Mike Daisey favorably to journalists, I think you should read his response to criticism of his work.