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June 8, 2018
Dan Harris on “Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A How-To Guide” at SXSW 2018 [Video]
In Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A How-To Guide at SXSW 2018, ABC News anchor Dan Harris gives a thoughtful presentation on the various benefits of a personal meditation practice. Utilizing video clips from his career and travels promoting meditation, Harris shares conversations with many ‘fidgety skeptics’ about their reservations with meditation and addresses their concerns to the SXSW audience.
“Gratitude, patience, happiness, compassion…these are not factory settings that you can’t tinker with, these are skills that you can work on.”
During the Featured Session, Harris focuses on the misconceptions surrounding meditation that discourage people from trying to start a personal practice. These include time commitment, effect on personality, the amount of experience it requires to reap benefits, and more. Harris also addresses the many misconceptions about supposed benefits of meditation that make the practice seem unrealistic – namely that it can fix all of your mental troubles and that you will be able to clear your mind of all thought. By grounding the practice in a more realistic conversation, Harris is able to appeal to skeptical people that may have been alienated by conversations about mediation in the past.
“The goal of meditation is not to clear your mind, that’s impossible unless you are enlightened or you have died. The goal of meditation is to focus your mind for a few nanoseconds at a time…and when you get distracted, which you will over and over and over again, you just start again.”
Watch the video above for the full 2018 SXSW Featured Session, Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A How-To Guide, where ABC News anchor Dan Harris discusses the benefits of meditation and how even the busiest, and most skeptical, person can find the time and space in their life for these practices. Learn from a diverse group of visionaries at SXSW — browse more 2018 Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Red Carpets, and Q&As on our YouTube Channel.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and SXSW News for the latest SXSW coverage, recaps, announcements, and stay tuned for information on SXSW 2018.
Dan Harris – Photo by Amy E. Price
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June 8, 2018
Veteran DP Nancy Schreiber on How to Get the Most Out of Canon’s New C700FF
Nancy Schreiber, ASC, chats with No Film School about her experience with the C700FF (in both spherical and anamorphic) on ‘A Dishful of Dollars.’
In a career that has spanned features, television, music videos, and commercials, Nancy Schreiber, ASC has a tremendous array of experience that hasn’t prevented her from continuing to keep up with the latest waves in technology. We had a chance to talk to Schrieber recently about her experiences doing a test film of the new Canon C700FF while working with acclaimed music video director Nigel Dick. Belowediteditied highlights from our conversation.
No Film School: How much time did you get to test with the camera before you shot?
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June 8, 2018
A New ‘Halloween,’ a Revised ‘Suspiria’, & More Trailers You May Have Missed
Staying on top of the trailer circuit is a full-time job in and of itself. We’re here to help.
Trailer Watch returns this week and highlights some of the best (and most exciting titles) you may have missed! It was an unexpectedly busy week for trailer premieres, and while not all films are created equal, we’ve selected six that are very much worth your time, including a few remakes, a few sequels, and one featuring a bi-state hotel.
Bad Times at the El Royale (dir. Drew Goddard)
Bringing together a group of questionable strangers (who are not as they seem) has been the source of great drama since the days of Agatha Christie, and Bad Times at the El Royale definitely has its fair share of shady characters and evil intentions. If the neon-soaked trailer gives off the impression that this simple mystery premise has twists and turns that destined to redirect the plot every five minutes, that’s probably accurate.
Source: NoFilmSchool
June 8, 2018
The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, June 8
Are you mad at algorithms? Would you like your music news compiled by a human being? You’re in luck! The Daily Chord is updated by hand each weekday morning with six links to noteworthy stories about the many worlds of music. Our email update is a super-handy reminder, subscribe today.
Monday, June 4
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Can AI make it to number one?
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Neil Young’s online archives are a revolution in fandom
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Britain’s biggest festival organizer dismays campaigners by backtracking on support for drug testing
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Music startup Roli adds Sony as investor, eyes up expanded range of hardware and software
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Whose rap flow was the sickest?
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Ticketfly update: Venue, promoter sites coming along, purchases enabled
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Tuesday, June 5
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Pusha T was no match for Shawn Mendes on the Billboard chart
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Discover weakly: Sexism on Spotify
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Clarence Fountain, founding member of Blind Boys of Alabama, dies at 88
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BBC to close Maida Vale studios and move live music base to East London
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As the music industry gathers at MIDEM, a look at who’s leading in international
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Ticketfly hacker stole more than 26 million email and home addresses
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Wednesday, June 6
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Facebook is finally putting music back in social networking
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Spotify gets serious about hardware, registers with FCC
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What exactly makes a country outlaw?
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Guitar Hero Live goes offline in December, making 92% of its songs unplayable
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Jalaal Mansur Nuriddin: Farewell to the ‘grandfather of rap’
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A California musician claimed sound could improve oil flow. Now feds are suing him for swindling Texas investors
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Thursday, June 7
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Metropolitan Police apply for court order to stop gang members from making drill music, in an unprecedented move
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Spotify offers managers, artists advances to license music directly to its streaming service
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‘As a manager, if you want something for your client, you have to be really bullish’
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The Cure’s Robert Smith: ‘I was very optimistic when I was young – now I’m the opposite’
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VR music festivals could become a widespread reality in the near future
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Prince estate announces new album ‘Piano and a Microphone 1983’
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Friday, June 8
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Roobound: How Bonnaroo rises above the festival glut
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How Taylor Swift flipped online fandom on its head for the better
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Ticketfly is finally back online after hack
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PledgeMusic falls behind in payments to artists, promises fix
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Music biz challenges and lessons: Read RIAA chief Cary Sherman’s MIDEM speech
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Lost John Coltrane recording from 1963 will be released at last
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June 8, 2018
2018 SXSW Film Festival Selection Hearts Beat Loud Now in Theaters [Video]
In the 2018 SXSW Film Festival selection Hearts Beat Loud, a father and daughter from Red Hook, Brooklyn become an unlikely songwriting duo in the last summer before she leaves for college. Through their music they begin to connect in new ways and, in turn, both learn about growing up, letting go, and the power of music.
The film screened in the 24 Beats Per Second section and stars an ensemble cast of Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, and Sasha Lane with Blythe Danner and Toni Collette. Hearts Beat Loud is directed by Brett Haley and written by Haley and Marc Basch. The duo came to SXSW last year with their film The Hero, also starring Offerman.
“It’s really a film about love and acceptance, and creation. It’s all about the creative process. I think right now, people will enjoy the feelings that they will get from this movie.” – Brett Haley
Catch Hearts Beat Loud in select theaters on Friday, June 8.
Watch the video above for the full red carpet and Q&A video. Browse more 2018 Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Red Carpets, and Q&A’s on our YouTube Channel.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and SXSW News for the latest SXSW coverage and 2019 updates.
Hearts Beat Loud – Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer
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Source: SxSW Film
June 8, 2018
Colorful 3D Illustration: Love Letters to Another Girl
Colorful 3D Illustration: Love Letters to Another Girl
Let’s take a look at this cool 3D illustration series entitled: Love Letters to Another Girl, designed by Liron Ashkenazi Eldar and Gal Eldar. Both located in New York, it’s such a cool series with vibrant colour palette accomplished with Adobe Photoshop and Maxon Cinema 4D. Also I just gotta love the reason why this series was commissioned for, it must have been such a special woman.
This illustration series was commissioned by a very sweet individual who wanted to create a visual love letter to a special woman. I’ve worked with him through his written letter to produce these images that accompanied a single addition printed zine.
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June 7, 2018
Linda Perry & Kerry Brown Music Keynote at SXSW 2018 [Video]
“We don’t want to own artists, we want to partner with them.” – Kerry Brown
Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Linda Perry, chief songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, and multi-platinum producer Kerry Brown discuss the ethos behind the formation of their combination record label, publishing house, and management company We Are Hear during their Music Keynote at the 2018 SXSW Conference. Their conversation is preceded by a performance from Lion, one of their up-and-coming artists who also performed their label showcase – a fitting introduction for the duo, who leverage their resources to advocate for the artists they have partnered with.
The Keynote Conversation centers around their approach to developing artists by setting up an environment where the artists are able to explore their creative voice. They point out that major labels have to be focused on the bottom line to be successful which can create a factory-like working environment, and suggest that indie labels with smaller rosters are afforded the opportunity to give more attention to each of their artists. They shift the focus of the conversation to speak on the evolving landscape of brand partnerships midway through and invite Michelle Taite, Director of Global Brand & Marketing at Quickbooks, to elaborate on their collaboration with 13-year-old musician Willa Amai.
“Rock and roll right now is on a grid. It doesn’t belong on a grid. It belongs on a pulse.” – Linda Perry
Watch the video above for the full 2018 SXSW Conference Keynote with Linda Perry and Kerry Brown. Learn from a diverse group of thought leaders at SXSW – browse more 2018 Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Red Carpets, and Q&A’s on our YouTube Channel.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and SXSW News for the latest SXSW coverage, recaps, announcements, and stay tuned for information on SXSW 2018.
2018 SXSW Conference Keynote, Linda Perry & Kerry Brown – Photo by Cody Brown
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Source: SxSW Music
June 7, 2018
The Unedited Interview: Adama Bah and Deleen P. Carr
Did you know that the stories you hear from us on NPR and our podcast are excerpts of interviews pulled from the StoryCorps Archive? Participants visit one of our recording locations with a friend or family member to record a 40-minute interview with the help of a trained StoryCorps facilitator, or record a conversation using the StoryCorps App. We’re sharing this unedited interview from the StoryCorps Archive with you in its original form.
In April 2016, Adama Bah spoke with her “second mom” and friend, Deleen P. Carr, about her experience being forcefully detained as a 16-year-old on suspicion of terrorist activity, and what her life has been like since she was released with no charges.
“I was sleeping, and…all I remember is when they came and pulled the blanket off my head. I’m 16, I’m going to pull the blanket back on. It wasn’t time for school because the sunlight wasn’t out. And then you hear noises and voices — ‘Get up! Get up!’ — and they’re not say, ‘Hey, get up, sweetie!’ No, they’re very rude,” Adama says, as she remembers when FBI agents and police came into her family’s home and took her and her father away. She tells Deleen about how confused she felt, and initially told the agents, “You can’t do this to me, I’m an American.” The officers told her that she wasn’t, and that she had no rights.
Deleen recalls a letter that Adama sent to Deleen’s daughter during the six weeks of detainment in which she described her conditions: “…You spoke to the fact that the conditions were horrible, the people were not nice, they were not kind… They just threw clothes at you in not your size, and…you felt like they did that to embarrass you. You were very full-breasted and they made you wear a bra that was three sizes too small. You were describing how you felt under these conditions.”
Adama talks about the way that she and her siblings are still affected by her detainment and how they will continue to be affected for the rest of their lives. “I went through an identity crisis. Am I American? Am I Guinean? What am I? This whole time I thought I was an American; now you’re telling me I’m not. Now I realize I am American. I just have two cultures. That’s why they say Guinean-American. But I’m American. And now you can’t tell me any different, but it took me a while to get there.”
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Source: SNPR Story Corps
June 6, 2018
Explore our planet through an immersive AR experience with the Earth app
Learn more about the planet we live on with AstroReality’s Earth — a physical 3D globe combined with an AR/AI application featuring technology that allows you to explore our past, present, and future on earth.
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Source: Digital Trends VR