Quote of the week
“Indeed, we may go this far: The television commercial is not at all about the character of products to be consumed. It is about the character of the consumers of products. – Neil Postman”
1.Playing For Change | Gimme Shelter
“Oh, a storm is threat’ning .
My very life today
If I don’t get some shelter
Oh yeah, I’m gonna fade away”
Music, Collaboration, Global
Source :Playing for Change
2. UK green spaces worth at least £30bn a year in health and welfare, report finds
“If the UK’s ecosystems are properly cared for, they could add an extra £30bn a year to the UK’s economy; if they are neglected, the economic cost would be more than £20bn a year, the report found. Inland wetlands, for instance, are worth £1.5bn a year in improving water quality alone, and pollinators such as bees are worth at least £430m a year to agriculture.”
Environment, Economy, UK
Source : The Guardian
3. Shakespeare’s Works from the London Globe Will Hit Movie Theatres
“Each performance will begin at 7 PM local time and will include a special 20-minute historical perspective on the Globe, the reconstruction process, the work of the Globe today, and a behind-the-scenes look at each production with interviews from the actors and creative team involved.”
Shakespeare, Movies, Culture
Source : Playbill
4. Tenth Anniversary of the Bush-era Tax Cuts
“In 2010, the top 1% of earners (i.e., tax filers making over $645,000) received 38% of the breaks in the 2001-08 tax changes; 55% of the tax breaks went to the top 10% of earners (those making over $170,000)”
Taxes, Politics, Policy
Source : Economic Policy Institute
5. Tony Ray-Jones: The English : Photography
“When photographer Tony Ray-Jones returned from New York to Britain in 1965, he toured seaside towns, villages, cities and festivals, documenting the English way of life ‘before it became too Americanised’. An exhibition of his work will be on show at the 2011 Guernsey Photography Festival from 1 June..”
Photography, British, Sea-Side
Source : The Guardian
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– Kaushik
Collected Reading 