Snapzu Entertainment: March 2016

Thursday, 31 March 2016

[Funny Movie Excerpt] Bound For Glory - 'Oklahoma Hills' (1976)

A funny Woody Guthrie music biopic taken from the movie 'Bound For Glory' (which netted a second Oscar for the late cinematographer Haskell Wexler) with actor David Carradine singing famous Guthrie's song 'Oklahoma Hills'.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/funny-movie-excerpt-bound-for-glory-oklahoma-hills-1976

Bohemians, Bauhaus and bionauts: the utopian dreams that became architectural nightmares

The theme of the inaugural London Design Biennale is Utopia to mark the 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s classic. Director Christopher Turner remembers the architects on a mission to make the world a better place.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/AdelleChattre/bohemians-bauhaus-and-bionauts-the-utopian-dreams-that-became-architectural-nightmares

Can a Living Creature Be as Big as a Galaxy?

Why life is constrained to be about the sizes we see on Earth. By Gregory Laughlin.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/AdelleChattre/can-a-living-creature-be-as-big-as-a-galaxy

An Impromptu, International Book Club

Shaheryar Malik, a New York-based art director and artist, created a new kind of social network by leaving a trail of books around the city.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/an-impromptu-international-book-club

24 books that will make you a more well-rounded person

Do you aspire to be one of those people who knows at least a little bit about a lot of things? There's any easy way to do it: read ... everything! You can't just stick to the thrillers, or anthologies, or biographies you've grown partial to. If you really want to become a more well-rounded person, you'll need to force yourself out of your comfort zone at the bookstore. If you're not sure where to start, you've come to the right place. We've selected 24 timeless books on all different topics...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/junglman/24-books-that-will-make-you-a-more-well-rounded-person

Paul Ryan Sorry for Calling Americans “Takers." Let's Talk About the Real Takers.

Rana Foroohar's new book, Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business, gets to the stuff Ryan conveniently left out.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/spaceghoti/paul-ryan-sorry-for-calling-americans-takers-lets-talk-about-the-real-takers

Children's Logic Puzzle Has The Internet Baffled

An obscure cartoon riddle has resurfaced on the Internet, causing a lot of people to scratch their heads. It’s thought the puzzle is from an old children’s magazine, although which exactly that is remains a mystery. However, despite being aimed at kids, it's fiendishly hard. The trick seems to be to pick up on every little clue in the picture and then apply every ounce of your logic and knowledge. And even then, it’s pretty impressive if you manage to actually get any of the answers.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/kxh/childrens-logic-puzzle-has-the-internet-baffled

George Orwell in Spain: Where the Writer Fully Found His Voice

Adam Hochschild, author of "Spain In Our Hearts," explains how George Orwell - unlike any other writer of his time - best captured the Spanish Civil War.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/george-orwell-in-spain-where-the-writer-fully-found-his-voice

To Feed Hungry Minds, Afghans Seed a Ravaged Land With Books

A volunteer organization founded by a teenager has worked to reopen schools and create libraries in some of the Afghan provinces hardest hit by war.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/to-feed-hungry-minds-afghans-seed-a-ravaged-land-with-books

The girl who stole my book: How Eilis O'Hanlon found out her crime novels were swiped by a stranger

There was something strangely familiar about the crime novel riding high on the Amazon Kindle bestseller lists last autumn. Eilis O'Hanlon ought to know. She'd co-written it almost 13 years earlier. The only problem was that someone else was now claiming to be the author.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/the-girl-who-stole-my-book-how-eilis-ohanlon-found-out-her-crime-novels-were-swiped-by-a-stranger

What Happened to Tiger Woods? It Remains the Most Vexing Question in Sports

It has been eight years since he took a major title, and he's rarely seen with a club in his hand. Even though Tiger Woods will be, at best, a ceremonial figure at the Masters, many believe he can still rediscover his magic at age 40. A look at the events and injuries that set him back suggests otherwise. [This story appears in the April 4, 2016, edition of Sports Illustrated.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/TNY/what-happened-to-tiger-woods-it-remains-the-most-vexing-question-in-sports

Exclusive: Cartoon Network renews 'Steven Universe' and 'Uncle Grandpa' through season 5

The series are about to kick off their third seasons
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rti9/exclusive-cartoon-network-renews-steven-universe-and-uncle-grandpa-through-season-5

[Indie Dance] - LVTHER - Some Kind of Magic (feat. MYZICA) [Monstercat Release]

https://soundcloud.com/lvther
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rti9/indie-dance-lvther-some-kind-of-magic-feat-myzica-monstercat-release

William Shatner hit with $170 million paternity suit

William Shatner is being sued for $170 million by a Florida-based radio host who claims that the
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Apolatia/william-shatner-hit-with-170-million-paternity-suit

Mutiny, shipwreck, murder: The incredible true story Russell Crowe wants to film

The Oscar-winning actor-turned producer-director has set his sights on the bloody tale of the wreck of the Batavia. Can he succeed where others have tried but failed?
Read more: http://snapzu.com/CrookedTale/mutiny-shipwreck-murder-the-incredible-true-story-russell-crowe-wants-to-film

All 7 Canadian NHL clubs shut out of NHL playoffs

Canada's hockey humiliation was complete as the Ottawa Senators were eliminated from NHL playoff contention, leaving the post-season without a Canadian club for just the second time. With 11 days left in the regular season, the Senators were the last team carrying Canada's banner.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/canuck/all-7-canadian-nhl-clubs-shut-out-of-nhl-playoffs

Is This the End of the Era of the Important, Inappropriate Literary Man?

In public, everyone says that Thomas Sayers Ellis, 52, formerly of Case Western and Sarah Lawrence, a visiting professor at the Iowa Writers Workshop this semester, is brilliant. Even the people who find him off-putting and unprofessional tend to agree.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/is-this-the-end-of-the-era-of-the-important-inappropriate-literary-man

Salt-N-Pepa, Vanilla Ice to Headline 'I Love the '90s' Tour

Tone Loc, Color Me Badd, Coolio, Biz Markie and Kool Moe Dee to also join nostalgic, nationwide tour
Read more: http://snapzu.com/mtnrg/salt-n-pepa-vanilla-ice-to-headline-i-love-the-90s-tour

Wednesday, 30 March 2016

Nigerian Government Says Country Needs More Jail Time For Pirates And Control Over Content Of Creative Works

The operating theory of incumbent industries is that piracy kills creativity. Try telling that to Nigeria. ... Years of history suggest rampant piracy is directly linked to the rise of the Nigerian film industry, a.k.a. "Nollywood." It's now 2016 and government officials and anti-piracy task force heads are still trying to deliver the same "piracy is killing the Nigerian film industry" arguments.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/kxh/nigerian-government-says-country-needs-more-jail-time-for-pirates-and-control-over-content-of-creative-works

Shakespeare's 21st-Century Makeover

The first volumes of the Pelican Shakespeare’s latest iteration, which hit bookshelves this week, are bold and very different from their more traditional predecessors. Designed by the 24-year-old Indian-born artist Manuja Waldia, each new cover features a single graphic icon, interpreting works including Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet through a contemporary, minimalist lens.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/FivesandSevens/shakespeares-21st-century-makeover

Michael Stipe: The Man Who Sold the World

Former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe made a rare public appearance last night to perform a strangely airy version of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World" on The Tonight Show. The performance comes ahead of two David Bowie tribute concerts taking place in New York City later this week.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/michael-stipe-the-man-who-sold-the-world

Netflix’s Grand, Daring, Maybe Crazy Plan to Conquer the World

What happens when every part of an online entertainment empire is engineered to be everything to everyone, all of the time.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/sjvn/netflixs-grand-daring-maybe-crazy-plan-to-conquer-the-world

The forgotten genius: why Anne wins the battle of the Brontës

For the BBC’s Being the Brontës, I got behind the bullied youngest sister – a feminist and social firebrand whose ideas were way over Charlotte’s head and years before their time. By Lucy Mangan.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/AdelleChattre/the-forgotten-genius-why-anne-wins-the-battle-of-the-brontes

Wheel of Fortune - Robert's Incredible Game!

Robert's game will have you laughing, celebrating, and almost a little teary-eyed!
Read more: http://snapzu.com/66bnats/wheel-of-fortune-roberts-incredible-game

10 paintings from a backyard far, far away

Davison's paintings effortlessly send us back to our childhoods and how we related to the series when we were young.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/sjvn/10-paintings-from-a-backyard-far-far-away

Elton John Sued By Off-Duty LAPD Officer For Sexual Harassment

A decorated Los Angeles police captain has sued Elton John, claiming he was repeatedly groped by the singer while he was working off-duty on the Grammy winner’s security detail. The lawsuit filed Monday by Capt. Jeffrey Wenninger alleges the groping and sexually suggestive comments by John occurred in early 2014. Orin Snyder, an attorney for John’s Rocket Entertainment Group, denied the allegations.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/ppp/elton-john-sued-by-off-duty-lapd-officer-for-sexual-harassment

Star Wars Holo-Chess Creator Announces VR Board Game

If you're a fan of the Star Wars films, you've probably seen the awesome 3D holographic chess game that Chewbacca was quite fond of (Let the wookie win!)
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Jourdy288/star-wars-holo-chess-creator-announces-vr-board-game

Let a Pineapple Speak For You

The transmission of secret messages through codes or ciphers has throughout history often been a matter of life or death. One only needs to think of Mary Queen of Scots, who was beheaded for treason when her cipher was broken, or Alan Turing, who, by creating a machine to decode messages encoded by the Enigma, saved millions of lives in the Second World War.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/let-a-pineapple-speak-for-you

Sufi Islam thrives, humorous, eloquent and poetic as ever

With its subversive poetry, rejection of politics, and ecstatic rituals, Sufi Islam continues to surprise and to thrive
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/sufi-islam-thrives-humorous-eloquent-and-poetic-as-ever

The tricky art of the book dedication

Friendships and indeed marriages have no doubt hinged on the sparse words that appear on the page set aside for them before the reader proceeds to the tale proper.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/the-tricky-art-of-the-book-dedication

The Art of Biography, Robert Caro

Since 1976, Robert Caro has devoted himself to The Years of Lyndon Johnson, a landmark study of the thirty-sixth president of the United States. The fifth and final volume, now underway, will presumably cover the 1964 election, the passage of the Voting Rights Act and the launch of the Great Society, the deepening of America’s involvement in Vietnam, the unrest in the cities and on college campuses, Johnson’s decision not to seek reelection, and his retirement and death.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/the-art-of-biography-robert-caro

NBC sells $1 billion in ads for Rio Olympics

NBC, a unit of Comcast Corp, said it had sold $1 billion in national ads for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as the network prepares to broadcast a rare Games where some of the most high-profile contests will air live in prime time for U.S. audiences. NBC said in a statement on Tuesday that the Games, which start on Aug. 5, were on pace to generate the biggest Olympics advertising sales ever. The $1 billion figure includes national broadcast...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Pfennig88/nbc-sells-1-billion-in-ads-for-rio-olympics

Tuesday, 29 March 2016

What Kate Did

Today's most heated literary arguments uphold the legacy of Kate Millett's 'Sexual Politics.' By Maggie Doherty.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/AdelleChattre/what-kate-did

Freep Film Fest: Birds deliver warning in 'The Messenger'

Documentary explores the uncertain fate of migratory songbirds in the face of development and climate change
Read more: http://snapzu.com/jcscher/freep-film-fest-birds-deliver-warning-in-the-messenger

A ridiculous and funny play from Spain's pro basketball league

A former NBA player was absolutely humiliated via an extremely nifty bit of ball-handling by a 5-foo-10 dude named Facundo Campazzo from Argentina!
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/a-ridiculous-and-funny-play-from-spains-pro-basketball-league

Reader, I stalked him: On Charlotte Brontë in her bicentenary year

A look at the time Charlotte Brontë spent in Brussels revelas a study in creative obsession.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/reader-i-stalked-him-on-charlotte-bronte-in-her-bicentenary-year

Avicii Announces Sudden Retirement via Heart Touching Letter

Is this it…? "Hello world, Thank you for letting me fulfil so many of my dreams. I will be forever grateful to have experienced and accomplished all that I have with the help of the team around me and my beloved fans."
Read more: http://snapzu.com/kiltman/avicii-announces-sudden-retirement-via-heart-touching-letter

Oscar-Winning Actress Patty Duke Is Dead at 69

Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke, who hit the trifecta of stardom with her turns on the big and small screens as well as on Broadway, has died.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/jcscher/oscar-winning-actress-patty-duke-is-dead-at-69

Charlie Sheen's ex Bree Olson opens up

Former adult film star Bree Olson has a message for young girls: Don't get into porn. Olson was one of Charlie Sheen's live-in "goddesses" who shared his home with other women during his 2011 meltdown. Olson estimates she was making $30,000 to $60,000 a month in the adult film industry before she gave up her career and parted ways with Sheen. Since then, she's been trying to transition into mainstream life, but it hasn't been easy. Olson shared her struggles...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/yuriburi/charlie-sheens-ex-bree-olson-opens-up

These Classic ‘Star Wars’ Trading Cards Signed by Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) Are Apparently Creative and Hilarious

A collection of Star Wars trading cards with autographs and personal notes from Mark Hamill were posted by autograph expert Steve Grad to his Facebook page. Hamill has been signing Star Wars junk for well over 35 years, so it's no surprise that Luke Skywalker himself has to get a little creative with his autographs.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/CatLady/these-classic-star-wars-trading-cards-signed-by-mark-hamill-luke-skywalker-are-apparently-creative-and-hilarious

Mark Twain's Only Known Footage (1909) (Digitally Restored)

Mark Twain Captured on Film by Thomas Edison in 1909.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/mark-twains-only-known-footage-1909-digitally-restored

How to Read Dante in the 21st Century

T. S. Eliot called Dante’s Divine Comedy the most beautiful poem ever written—and yet so few of us have ever read it. Readers intrepid enough to take on Dante have tended to focus on the first leg of his journey, In truth, some of the most sublime moments in The Divine Comedy, indeed in all of literature, occur after Dante makes his way out of the Inferno's desolation. Joseph Luzzi on breaking the code of “The Divine Comedy” with patient reverence.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/how-to-read-dante-in-the-21st-century

How Hollywood Changes Movies to Appease Foreign Censors

To profit from China's huge movie market, Hollywood producers have to get past the country's censors. And the censors have some suggestions.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/how-hollywood-changes-movies-to-appease-foreign-censors

In "When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future," Abby Smith Rumsey explores the pitfalls of digital life for preserving our past for the future. Reviewed by Nicholas Carr.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/when-our-cultures-past-is-lost-in-the-cloud

After I am hanged my portrait will be interesting

Colm Tóibín tells the story of Easter 1916 and the Rising in Ireland.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/after-i-am-hanged-my-portrait-will-be-interesting

The Henchman – RT Shorts

While Batman and Superman duke it out, we look into the life of a Gotham City henchman.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/mtnrg/the-henchman-rt-shorts

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