A round-up of things from here and there
Thor, begone! / the story of Impressionism / The Cure, Live in Sydney, 1981 / the LA of Curb your Enthusiasm / but how was it trained? Suno’s music-generating AI makes everyone a musician in seconds. What are the musical … <a href="https://www.thingsmagazine.net/a-round-up-of-things-from-here-and-there/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Online horrorshow
Are We Watching The Internet Die? (via MeFi) / related, How Google is killing independent sites like ours / not related: the sounds of horror. The Mega Marvin and the Apprehension Engine (which subsequently inspired the Tension Engine), custom creations … <a href="https://www.thingsmagazine.net/online-horrorshow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
The daylight almost gone
Faircamp is a Bandcamp replacement (via MeFi) – looks tricksy to use, but interesting labels are to be found there, e.g Tryptophonic Records / meanwhile, on Bandcamp: music by Solar Halos / Steve Hillage’s 1973 The Golden Vibe / a … <a href="https://www.thingsmagazine.net/the-daylight-almost-gone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Slopping out
Where have all the flowers gone?, a 1978 BBC film that ‘traces the hippies of ten years ago to find out how they are living today. Yippie leader Jerry Rubin, ‘Social Deviant’ Mick Farren, Oz editor Felix Dennis, Dr Timothy … <a href="https://www.thingsmagazine.net/slopping-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
In search of the vanishing digital sublime
Are there any conceivable benefits or useful practical applications of AI generative video? / related, how to automate writing, The Great Fiction of AI, ‘The strange world of high-speed semi-automated genre fiction’ / imaginary landscapes, generated the old-fashioned way by … <a href="https://www.thingsmagazine.net/in-search-of-the-vanishing-digital-sublime/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>