Theater and Film
That First Job, That Part-time Job, That Retirement Job: The changing face of retail trade
Editor's Note: Before I returned full-time to a 25-year career at Time magazine, I took a holiday job at a Bloomingdale's. Many of us take a detour at times into retail, regardless of low salaries, including those of customer service reps. There are part-time jobs, jobs close to home, somewhat flexible hours and a post-retirement dip into the job field. The US Labor Department has just produced a realistic look about this venerable employment field — regardless of what you've seen on Mr. Selfridge and The Paradise. more »
A Break From the Big Game: The Scout Report's Swipe Radio, Burgess Shale, No More, Codex Mendoza,The Salt, Density Design, Breastfeeding Journal, San Diego Zoo Animal Finder and Others
The National Recording Registry picks are diverse and fascinating, ranging from the 1915 Broadway musical, "They Didn't Believe Me," to U2's breakthrough rock album, "The Joshua Tree." Teaching History with 100 Objects consist of historically significant Irish posters, English canons, Chinese tea pots, Viking scales, and many fascinating objects. Opening the Road Box showcases a collection related to Merce Cunningham and his dance company who reinvented the world of modern dance for over 50 years. The Building Inspector site invites motivated amateurs to take the historical New York City street atlases and "test drive them", "making those lost places findable." more »
Under the Skin: In my youth we were all expected to keep our feelings under control if not under wraps
Joan L. Cannon writes: Maybe what is required is for our culture to teach us how to know when the occasion legitimizes a free response. Tears still are the most common, even the most allowable demonstration of emotion, and nowadays some men can let them fall without feeling utterly shamed. On the other hand, joy, gratitude, tenderness, empathy seem to have built-in limits even now. more »
Is There a Program for That? Computers Can Judge Personality Traits More Accurately Than One's Friends and Colleagues Study Finds
Wu, lead author of the study, explains that the plot behind a movie like Her (released in 2013) becomes increasingly realistic. The film involves a man who strikes up a relationship with an advanced computer operating system that promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right."The ability to judge personality is an essential component of social living — from day-to-day decisions to long-term plans such as whom to marry, trust, hire or elect as president," said Cambridge researcher Stillwell. more »
