“We now live under the hybrid tyranny of middlebrow. No serious person believes the Oscars are a list of the best films, or the Grammys the best music. Charitably one could say they represent a kind of averaging out, an index of the taste of a group of informed people.”
— Hari Kunzru
(Source: Guardian)
Facebook is Using You
If you needed another reason to abandon everyone’s favourite hub of navel gazing then read this editorial by Law Professor Lori Andrews for The New York Times.
Last week, Facebook filed documents with the government that will allow it to sell shares of stock to the public. It is estimated to be worth at least $75 billion. But unlike other big-ticket corporations, it doesn’t have an inventory of widgets or gadgets, cars or phones. Facebook’s inventory consists of personal data — yours and mine.
When a country is as beautiful as Iceland, it’s no surprise there is an abundance of equally stunning timelapses shot by the more intrepid among us. Enjoy this gorgeous film by Scientifantastic, showcasing the land of the midnight sun.