The Daily News cc:ed @WilliamShatner late Saturday night when they tweeted out the preview (at right) of their Sunday front page. This has led to an active discussion of the headline among Shatner’s Twitter followers.
First and foremost, the headline echos a tradition that is even more regularly upon online; namely, a sensationalized headline that does not reflect the gist of the article. As Shatner tweeted, correctly, the NYDN piece by Kirthana Remisetti and Denis Slattery has a different tone.
If the headline truly reflected the lede and more, it would have said something along the lines of: “Is Shatner a Captain Jerk for Skipping Spock’s Funeral?” But if you believe Shatner and many others, that doesn’t move as many newspapers.
On Twitter, a great many of those responding to Shatner’s call for discussion agree with his puzzlement at the “horrible” headline. Predictably, the reaction is a little bit more split in the Daily News article comments:
Not Telling: Come on guys, Shatner’s 83 years old and on a different coast. Expecting him to take a flight out [of Florida] at 2 a.m. is probably not terribly fair. He doesn’t really owe anybody other than Nimoy’s family an explanation, but personally I’ll take him at his word that he feels terrible he can’t make it.
Voici un projet du studio d’architecture Zalewski Architecture Group. Dans la cour centrale d’un bâtiment à Gliwice en Pologne, Zalewski a conçu un concept de balcon en suspension dans l’air entre deux ailes du building.
Photo essay: Istanbul-based Yener Torun has created a photography series that offers an alternative view of historic Turkish cities, featuring modern buildings with graphic shapes and bright colours (+ slideshow).
The photographer has spent the last year using Instagram to document architecture that features bold shapes, vibrant hues and patterned facades, both in Istanbul and other cities. He hopes to reveal that there is more to Turkey than opulent mosques and old streets.
“I want to show what people usually do not see. Maybe because of that, even long-term residents cannot believe that most of my pictures have been taken in Istanbul. They offer an escape from the Orientalist perception of the city,” explains Torun.
In the last 10 years there has been an unbelievable growth in construction business in Istanbul. And unfortunately most of these mega projects brought more problems than they solved. Instead of showing bad architecture I choose to show some less-ostentatious, modest, colourful, small-scale treats. What I show is a silver lining to the negativity of this uncontrolled grey growth.
I’m a 32 year-old architect and have been living in Istanbul for 14 years. Inspired by other Instagrammers, mostly minimal photographers, I started photographing buildings almost a year ago with Instagram.
Most of my early pics are colourful architectural details. Later, I started to combine street photography with Minimalism and tried to build my own style. I started looking for strong shapes, and colourful or patterned facades. It is funny, because my photos of Istanbul do not really look like Istanbul. And that is what I exactly wanted to do – to show a different side of the city, a side that was never focused on.
Most of the Istanbul images people see are of the grand mosques, old streets or other places around the Bosphorus, and I really like those too. But those are not what I want to show. I want to show what people usually do not see. Maybe because of that, even long-term residents cannot believe that most of my pictures have been taken in Istanbul. They offer an escape from the Orientalist perception of the city.
Istanbul is exotic and modern at the same time, and that makes its atmosphere unique. It is a city of contrasts by all means. It’s fascinating to come across simple, modest, colourful and modern lines amongst all these historic, sumptuous, ornate structures.
But of course it’s very rare to find these buildings in historical areas. I choose shooting locations from the more modern parts of the city. I occasionally look for industrial buildings, schools, malls, social housing towers and hotels. These types of buildings offer the geometry and colours I need.
Even though my photographs are of many different colourful structures, Istanbul is not full of them. Actually finding these buildings is the hardest part. It’s a vast city and the majority of it is grey. But I enjoy looking for them. I dig every corner of the city – it’s a kind of treasure hunt for me. When I find the right place I really feel the adrenaline running through my veins.
Bold use of colour in architecture really fascinates me. These bright colours have a really positive impact on me and I believe they have a similar effect on the people who see my pictures. It is another challenge to decide what to do with the place I find. I usually visit these shooting locations more than once to get what I want, or to see what more I can get. I sometimes take my friends with me as models or I visit the same places at different times in the same day to see how the shadows change.
I approach these colourful or patterned walls as if they were canvases. Because of this, I never think of my work as architectural photography. I use architecture as a tool for telling a story; to show an emotion, a feeling.
They are not just pictures of buildings. The architectural elements, colours, shapes, shadows, the human element, and some humour all connect to create a story – and usually a funny story. It is a story that takes place in a different world. So I think the things I show in my pictures are abstracted from reality. I feel like I discover a new world whenever I find a new shooting location.
I also sometimes visit other cities – like Ankara, Bursa, Izmir and Kocaeli – to find their hidden gems, and sometimes these cities surprise me even more than Istanbul.
In 2007, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Brooklyn announced it was ceasing prosecution of Tribune publications Newsday and Hoy for padding circulation figures, in exchange for the papers agreeing to pay a $15 million fine and $83 million in restitution. Now comes a lawsuit on the west coast alleging similar goings on, at that time, at another Tribune Publishing property, the Los Angeles Times.
At some point, [plaintiff Tom] Daley says he became aware of “past fraudulent behavior at the Times, whereby the Times entered into agreements to ‘buy its own newspapers’ and count the purchases as part of its circulation,” the complaint states.
“This fraud was designed to deceive the Times‘ advertisers and was very similar to a situation involving newspapers Newsday and Hoy, which led to federal arrests and convictions of Tribune employees. In fact, while the U.S. Attorney in New York was prosecuting employees of Tribune regarding Newsday and Hoy, the Times was engaging in essentially the same illegal activities in Los Angeles. As with the Newsday and Hoy case, the fraud perpetrated here was performed by high-level executives.”
No high-level executives are parties to the complaint.
Daley says he notified law enforcement and the LA Times of his suspicions, and claims he knows of other cases of “systematic circulation and advertisement fraud in numerous other business programs that they operate, all of which were designed to deceive the advertisers and subscribers.”
As a result of his findings, Daley, who was first contracted with the paper in 2007, says a meeting was arranged with outside counsel and a representative from the paper in February 2013. He claims that within a few months, during which time he continued to provide the paper with evidence of illicit activity, his $6.4 million contract with the publication was canceled, in breach.
It’s unclear from the summary of the February 25 Superior Court filing what time period the alleged circulation padding covers, or whether the law enforcement authorities Daley notified are actively involved. The Newsday and Hoy transgressions occurred between 2001 and 2004, leading nine executives to be sentenced to five years’ probation.
Newsday was sold in 2008 to Cablevision, while Hoy remains in the Tribune fold. Daley meanwhile worked previously at the LA Times as a business development manager, from 1996 to 20005.
L’artiste Alex Chinneck dévoile sa dernière œuvre illusoire « Pick yourself up and pull yourself together ». Réalisée en collaboration avec Vauxhall Motors, une installation immense d’une Vauxhall Corsa en suspension dans l’air mais encore attachée à la route réside au Centre Southbank de Londres.
L’Hotelli Iso Syöte est un hôtel situé dans les montagnes enneigées de Syöte en Laponie finlandaise. On peut louer des bungalows qui offrent des vues imprenables sur le paysage depuis une chambre à coucher. La décoration boisée possède parfois des arbres d’intérieur pour apporter un peu de chaleur. Plus de photos dans la galerie.
Stockholm 2015: Australian designer Glen Baghurst has launched his first collection of furniture and products, influenced by materials and forms from Britain to Morocco (+ slideshow).
Currently untitled, Glen Baghurst‘s collection comprises an outdoor chair, an armchair and a collection of concrete tiles.
The outdoor chair is made from leather produced in Sweden by Tärnsjö House of Leather – the same leather used by British brand Brooks to make its iconic bicycle saddles. The leather is wrapped around the powder-coated steel frame and attached with rivets.
“This chair was initially inspired by the campaign furniture used by the British when touring the empire,” said the designer, who is based in Stockholm. “The furniture they travelled with was solid with a quality similar to indoor furniture.”
The chair is designed for spectators at outdoor events, allowing them to sit without impeding the views of those behind. The designer came up with the idea at an outdoor theatre in Sydney. “This chair would be great for a night under the stars, watching opera or theatre.” said Baghurst.
The second object in the collection is an armchair made from ash timber, powder-coated steel and leather.
The seat follows a similar design to the outdoor chair but has been adapted for use inside, with a wider base.
“I used wooden elements where the body comes in contact with the chair so it is warmer and softer,” he told Dezeen.
Finally, the design of the coloured concrete tiles is a scaled-up version of a simple pattern commonly found in Scandinavia.
“They are made by hand according to a production process developed in southern France towards the end of the 19th century,” said the designer. “These tiles were made in Morocco, the epicentre for this kind of production at present. They have a matte finish that I believe softens interiors and gives a warmer feeling.”
Glen Baghurst’s debut collection launched at the Greenhouse area for emerging designers at the Stockholm Furniture Fair earlier this month.
The Tallest Man on Earth: Sagres Reminiscent of the early American folk of Bob Dylan and Woodie Guthrie, The Tallest Man on Earth’s previous albums featured analog recordings of his voice, a guitar or banjo and little else. “Sagres” from Kristian……
Découvrez la dernière campagne de l’agence londonienne Wieden + Kennedy pour Honda. Intitulée « Keep Up », la vidéo célèbre les croyances de la marque qui estime qu’en se surpassant, tout le monde peut repousser ses propres limites. Une création à découvrir dans la suite.
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The Daily News cc:ed @WilliamShatner late Saturday night when they tweeted out the preview (at right) of their Sunday front page. This has led to an active discussion of the headline among Shatner’s Twitter followers.
