[nonostantement #93] - chinese propaganda on pornhub / spotify economics / the golden age of the internet
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[Video] - The Atlantic’s New Look
"The new visual identity, led by creative director Peter Mendelsund and senior art director Oliver Munday, retains the heritage and sensibility of the magazine while giving as much weight to the design as has long been given to the words."China’s messaging against the Hong Kong protests has found a new outlet: PornHub
"As Twitter, Facebook and YouTube shut down accounts spreading China’s narrative about the Hong Kong protests overseas, resourceful patriots are putting their videos on another extremely popular platform: the world’s biggest porn site."Video Game Console Logos
"This list covers the second (1976) through eighth (present) generation consoles. According to Wikipedia, there were 687 first-generation consoles produced"[In Italian] - La propaganda social e la difficile definizione di politica
"Facebook, Twitter e Google stanno prendendo direzioni diverse per affrontare il problema della propaganda social. Nell’immobilismo delle istituzioni appare sempre più complicato definire cosa voglia dire fare politica online."The Myth and Magic of Generating New Ideas
"Where do mathematical ideas come from? I’ve wondered about this from the time I first contemplated being a mathematician until long after I officially became one."The Influencer Scientists Debunking Online Misinformation
"A lot of the hacks and diets on social media are bogus, or even dangerous. These fact-checkers are using YouTube and Instagram to battle bad info."Piet Mondrian on How to Be an Artist
"[...] advice from the great iconoclast, extracted from his writings and interviews. His wisdom touches on the importance of self-advocacy, camaraderie, exposure to new environments, and patience."The “cost of living” in Spotify streams
"[...] how many times would I need people to stream my music on Spotify to pay for this double LP? The estimated answer turned out to be 8,459."The Globalization of Hip-Hop, Part I
"U.S. rappers make more and more money internationally, which forces rap’s superstars to make strategic decisions to maximize the opportunity."[Video] - 'Unbearable Being' by Colin V. Barton (1997) 3 min. 16mm
"'Unbearable Being' originates in 35mm, this hand painted and collaged film moves through loops and projectors. A playful piece on personal identity crisis."Rappers not named Kanye defend Trump with #MAGAChallenge
"The #MAGAChallenge has amateur rhymers dusting off their composition notebooks to see who can write the hottest 16s to Make America Great Again."Nike Will End Pilot Project Selling Products on Amazon Site
"The athletic brand will stop selling its sneakers and apparel directly on Amazon’s website, ending a pilot program that began in 2017."[Video] - The Spectacular Rise and Fall of WeWork
"In less than one year, WeWork went from having a $47 billion valuation and being the darling of the venture capital world to needing an $8 billion infusion to avoid running out of money. This is the story of Adam Neumann, Softbank's risky investment, a failed IPO and how we got here."[In Italian] - Dove si forma l’Opinione Pubblica? Uno studio.
"Il più vasto studio quantitativo mai realizzato in italia sui comportamenti dei follower dei politici su Twitter, in cui vengono analizzati i siti web condivisi online dai follower su Twitter di 8 personaggi politici di differenti schieramenti"[Video] - The Golden Age of the Internet Is Over
"there was once a time where things were far more hopeful than they are today. The internet forums, the old youtube, message boards, meme sites, and overall a much more expressive era. Perhaps there are lessons to be learned from that time period, from the golden age of the internet."My own private Iceland
"Tourism has never been 'authentic.'"What’s Left of Condé Nast
"Two years after Si Newhouse died (and Graydon Carter left), Anna Wintour and a new CEO map out the future they can afford."Welcome to China. You Probably Can’t Buy Anything, Though.
"Foreign tourists in China looking to buy a bottle of water or a taxi ride with cash or credit card are finding themselves out of luck"[In Italian] - Analfabeti funzionali, il dramma italiano: chi sono e perché il nostro Paese è tra i peggiori
"Sono capaci di leggere e scrivere, ma hanno difficoltà a comprendere testi semplici e sono privi di molte competenze utili nella vita quotidiana. Nessuna nazione in Europa, a parte la Turchia, ne conta così tanti."
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