Ethan Hawke: You are everything and you are nothing
The actor's greatest heroes exhibited humility in their actions, a view he tries to emulate.
17 January, 2020
- Ethan Hawke is inspired by others' excellence and ability to see the context of the larger community, those who value their work but don't take it too seriously.
- One of his heroes, River Phoenix, exhibited this kind of humility by taking on roles that were meaningful to him but were seen as controversial.
- "Phil Hoffman used to say this all the time, that it's the most important thing in the world and it doesn't matter, and you have to hold that coin together and flip it around. It's all true all the time," he says.
Indeh: A Story of the Apache Wars
This incredible interactive map plays the 13 emotions music makes us feel
It doesn't matter where you're from — music is an emotional powerhouse.
09 January, 2020
- Over 2,500 people from the U.S. and China listened to the same music and were similarly affected by it.
- The study identifies a specific set of feelings that music can evoke, which you can experience in this incredible interactive map.
- Further research can use these findings to figure out how music stirs emotion in us.
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How to criticize, from a critic
Film critic A.O. Scott on how to be more constructive in your criticisms.
08 January, 2020
- Criticism is about more than likes and dislikes.
- NY Times film critic A.O. Scott warns against the "emptiness" of certain adjectives when it comes to giving constructive and meaningful criticism.
- Pulling from nearly two decades of experience, Scott's book shows why criticism matters and how we are all critics.
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Joke theft: Is it really an issue in comedy?
There are several levels of comedy plagiarism, says Paul F. Tompkins.
05 January, 2020
- Comedian Paul F. Tompkins explains the complexities of plagiarism in the comedy world; comedians all spend time together, processing the same current events—to some degree, it's natural that they may arrive at the same conclusions and jokes.
- "There are certain things that human beings just are predisposed to laugh at and we're just kind of all putting our own spin on it," he says.
- Some comedians may do it knowingly and others completely by accident, almost by osmosis. There are levels of plagiarism, and if you ask most comedians, says Tompkins, they will have had an innocent experience of realizing something they wrote was not truly theirs.
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What the 3rd Star Wars trilogy was supposed to be about
Spoiler: Microbiomes in space!
21 December, 2019
Image source: Disney
- A recent interview reveals the visionary inspiration behind Star Wars.
- The story was originally an excerpt from the Journal of the Whills.
- The Whills were the force behind the Force.
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