The Pointy End
Can Listening to Music Ever Really Be Sustainable?
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- Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Against the backdrop of Earth’s deepening climate emergency, a source of hope for what lies ahead persists in the musicians who’ve at least tried to directly address the emotional toll of living in perilous times.
Opera’s Biggest Fan Leaves Behind a Sprawling Time Capsule
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- Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Pavarotti, Domingo, Sills, Fleming and many more: Perhaps 200,000 autographs are piled in a vacant East Village apartment.
Le classique, la musique du mal au cinéma ?
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- Tuesday, 27 April 2021
De « M le maudit » au « Silence des agneaux », en passant par « Orange Mécanique » et les films de James Bond, les plus grands antagonistes partagent tous une passion pour la musique classique. Serait-elle la musique du mal ?
La sinestesia fónica: las letras tienen música y color
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- Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Tus letras son del color que aparecen en tu cabeza o, quizá, para ti, no tienen colores ni olores ni sabores. Para algunos una letra es solo un signo y un sonido. Otros ven un Pantone de colores cuando piensan en el alfabeto.
Scientists created the quietest place on earth
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021
After a number of minutes, you’ll begin to hear your own heartbeat. Stick it out a little longer, and you’ll hear your own blood flowing and bones grinding.
Can K-pop stars wield their celebrity to influence climate action?
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021
K-pop band Blackpink put out a climate change video expressing concern for the environment. Soon after its release, they were named cultural ambassadors to COP26, the upcoming United Nations’ climate talks in Glasgow.
AI-generated Nirvana, Hendrix songs shine spotlight on music industry mental health
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021
For anyone who’s ever lost themselves in a Nirvana or Amy Winehouse song and wondered wistfully what music they would have produced if Winehouse and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain had lived beyond their 20s, a new project by mental health organization Over the Bridge has provided an AI-generated answer.
Pourquoi l'art est-il indispensable à notre cerveau ?
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021
Les arts seront un outil de premier ordre pour aider à la reconstruction de notre santé mentale après la crise, affirme l'Organisation mondiale de la santé. Alors que la fermeture des lieux de culture s'éternise, les neuroscientifiques expliquent pourquoi l'art est indispensable à notre cerveau.
Escucha cómo una tela de araña se traduce a música
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- Tuesday, 13 April 2021
Científicos han traducido la estructura de una tela de araña en música, con aplicaciones que van desde mejores impresoras 3D hasta comunicación entre especies y composiciones musicales de otro mundo.
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