"What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and shits quantity."
~ William S. Burroughs
Fra le varie mappe che appaiono nel rapporto annuale Istat 2024, vi è questa sulla diffusione delle attività culturali e creative nelle varie province italiane. Anche in questo caso si vede l'estrema sofferenza del Sud Italia, così come il rapido declino che sta investendo
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Watched Bauhaus at a festival from side of the stage with Mim, Albini, and the Mogwai folks just a few years ago. They were on fire. They finished and Albini turns to us and says very seriously “I’d forgotten how much I’ve stolen from that guy’s guitar sound.”
Fearlessly defying threats and arrests, Sharif University students celebrated their graduation without hijabs, standing up against compulsory hijab. As the Minister of Education issues threats and faculty leaders resign, our resolve strengthens. Iranian women won’t step back. #WomanLifeFreedom.
Steve Roden (27 April 1964 – 6 September 2023)
Sound artist Steve Roden died on 6 September aged 59. Read Christoph Cox’s interview with him in The Wire 229 and Roden’s Epiphanies essay in The Wire 196 for free in our online library:
https://t.co/1oq7eDWWsX
Il Niger è un paese africano che oggi ha l'onore delle prime pagine di tutti i giornali.
Ma sapete come nacque?
È il 5 agosto 1890 quando a Londra il primo ministro Salisbury si incontra con l'ambasciatore francese Waddington davanti a delle cartine e iniziano a disegnare.
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Sinead was a force of nature. A brilliant songwriter & performer whose talent we will not see the like of again. Such passion, such intense presence & a beautiful soul, who battled her own personal demons courageously. Be at peace dear Sinead, you will forever be in our hearts. t
@AlbMagna17@annaBusca Il n'y a pas si longtemps, c'étaient les mauvaises actions qui demandaient à être justifiées, aujourd'hui ce sont les bonnes.
Albert Camus