[nonostantement #181] - afrodance / spotify farms / amazon selling books
Now with MORE war drones!
Welcome to nonostantement: a weekly newsletter with respectable, breathtaking and trendy stuff found all over the Internet.
Welcome to my weekly mail in which I collect the most interesting links found while working on the internet. My name is Joele and I am an online communication consultant for brands, companies and institutions.
Some random music to listen to while reading this newsletter: The Blaze - Faces, Jamie Lidell - Believe In Me and Dela - Stakes Is High.
#PEOPLE
[Video] - SY-FER, an ode to the vibrant world of the Parisian afrodance movement.
Some time ago I read an article, I think it was in the Harvard Business Review, which said something like "you have to be honest with the time you have left, when it comes to business". Okay, are you ready to see your life in weeks? “Those are your weeks and they're all you've got.”
Why I’m glad that I’m an ‘overthinker’. Personally I don't know if I'm that glad to be an overthinker… but the article is interesting ;)
COVID-19: kids are using soft drinks to fake positive tests. This is the kind of kids I would like to work with!
[Video] - A company in the Netherlands is using wasted food to create vegan leather. Vegan leather made out of mangoes.
[Video] - The Diamond Maruti Car Circus in Delhi. I know… it shouldn't be done, it is dangerous and probably those who do it are not doing it by choice but out of need ... but I would really like to see one of these performances live.
Futura, one of the most famous artists of the graffiti scene, has now his own Masterclass.
[Video] - The Man Trying to Sell His $30 Million Border Wall - “When Donald Trump put out the call for a big, beautiful wall, Fisher Sand & Gravel spent millions to build a 3-mile stretch along the Rio Grande. All the company’s founder needs now is for someone to buy it back.”
[Video] - How One Man In Egypt Is Keeping This 200-Year-Old Tile Tradition Alive. Living in the center of Barcelona I have been walking on tiles like the ones created in this video for about 10 years, but I had never seen how they were made!
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#MUSIC
Game developer Riot collaborated with 20 different artists to publish a music album. The music is streamer-friendly, meaning it will be immune to DMCA copyright strikes. “We think this is another way to help build community. With how music and the complexities of the internet and all that stuff works. How can we make it easier to be a streamer, or how can we make it easier to be a lo-fi jazz producer, or listener. Like how can we make those easy and fun. And this is solving all those problems in a really fun and creative way.”
The Rise Of Spotify Streaming Farms: How Fraudsters Are Cashing In. This interesting article talks about a known problem and explains it in a very simple way, recommended for those who deal with music business, in 2021.
#THEDARKSIDE
[Video] - you probably don't realize how it is possible, with current technology, to witness places and situations that only a few years ago would have been completely unthinkable to see. Then you watch a video of an “Ukrainian drone buzzing low over proxy trenches, recording Russian mine launchers” on YouTube.
Amazon will control nearly 80% of the consumer book market by the end of 2025. “Every single book lover should worry. After we’re done worrying, we must change the way we buy books.”
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