The DVD Cam
(3/8/01) The new Hitachi
DZ-M100A digital camcorder goes for $2k and records and plays back on
a disc called 8-millimeter DVD RAM. This
development is overwhelming proof that memory- or disc-based
camcorders are the future.
Congressman to Address Congress on WBAI Crisis
(3/7/01) The
crisis continues at the radio station which hosts hacker radio
program, "Off the Hook." Rep. Major Owens (D-NY) plans to bring up
Monday's actions at WBAI in front of the House of
Representatives either today or tomorrow.
Relative Distance: Documentaries Investigate VideoSpace
(3/7/01) On March 20 in Boston, Jacqueline Goss, an artist who works
with many electronic media, is presenting a program of
experimental documentaries in which artists use video to traverse
the cultural and personal divides they find between themselves and
their family members.
Auction of Modern and Impressionist Paintings & Sculptures
(3/7/01) Etude Tajan is auctioning a rare collection online on March
28, 2001. Between now and then, browse the sale at eAuctionRoom.com, and place your
absentee bids.
Dissolve: a Digital Audiovisual Installation
(3/7/01) Dissolve is a digital audiovisual installation and Web
project which takes as its starting point Michelangelo
Antonioni's film, Zabriskie Point. This is on exhibit
online by the
Institute of International Visual Arts (London) until April 6,
2001.
Used Bookseller Careless with Credit Cards
(3/6/01) "If the net seems somewhat slow to you in the next couple of
days, don't worry. It's just the lag caused by 98,000
pieces of email being sent out to various Bibliofind customers,
telling them that their credit card numbers have been compromised." More at 2600.
Translating: Denmark to Boston, an Installation by Line Bruntse and
Andy Mauery
(3/06/01) Using audio and video, these
exhibits document or map the space between Denmark and Boston with
three-dimensional effects.
Ginger Is a Scooter
(3/6/01) Dean Kamen's mystery device, "IT," has been revealed in
Inside Magazine's March 20th issue to be
a two-wheeled scooter-like device and will run nearly emission-free
using a hydrogen-based engine. In January, the leaked book proposal
about the invention was all the buzz.
Tribute to Kirsty MacColl on BBC 2
(3/3/01) Singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl died in an accident in
Mexico last year. This BBC audio
tribute to her includes contributions from Billy Bragg and Johnny
Marr.
$10,000 Grand Prize for Writers
(3/3/01)
WritingCompetition.com is now accepting entries for its Spring
2001 contest. Frist Prize is $10,000; Second Prize is $5,000; Third
Prize is $2,500. Entries may take any form: short stories,
micro-essays, prose poems, journal entries, etc. Sponsored by Blue
Ridge Literary Services with an entry fee of $25. The deadline is
April 15, 2001.
Napster Blocking Access to Copyrighted Files
(3/3/01) Napster, Inc., will
block access to one million copyrighted music files this weekend in
conformity with a new legal injunction expected at any time from a
federal judge. Hank Barry, CEO of Napster, in a PR statement
insists they are working to "come up with a solution that works for
consumers and pays artists."
(6/14/00) For a cool aside, check out Salon's old
interview regarding MP3, an artist's rights, and who the
real pirates are — "Courtney
Love Does the Math."
Napster's Replacement Is Thriving
(3/1/01) The Napster alternative,
Aimster, has Version 3.21 now available and is attracting
thousands of hits a day.
21 Dog Years: Doing Time at Amazon.com
(2/23/01) Actor and playwright Mike Daisey worked for Amazon.com
during two of its tumultuous early years. Once his NDA expired,
however, he turned the story into a one-man stage show, which debuted in
Seattle this month. It's so popular, its run has been extended
until March 31.
Bruce Yonemoto Exhibit Includes The Time Machine
(2/23/01) Well known for his collaborative videos and media
installations with his brother, Norman, Bruce Yonomoto is having his
first one-man American show at The Institute of
Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. The exhibit will
feature video installations that employ conventional movie techniques
such as claymation and time-lapse shots, as well as computer-processed
images, and will include The Time Machine, which Yonemoto has
based on the 1960 science fiction movie after the novel by H. G.
Wells.
Futurism and Photography
(2/23/01) At the turn of the 20th century, parascientific experiments,
spiritualist photography, "multi-portraits," montage effects, and the
chronophotographs of Etienne-Jules Marey provided a rich background
against which a Futurist photographic aesthetic gradually formed. The Estorick Collection of
Modern Italian Art in London presents a wide range of rare,
vintage prints from this movement. (Until April 22)
Animated Rap Music Video Is Interactive
(2/22/01) Brilliant
Digital has released the first interactive music video, called
a Webeo. It is a full-length, three-dimensional animated video
featuring the rapper Ja Rule and can be seen and heard only online.
Yahoo! Claims Free Speech over Nazi Items
(2/21/01) Yahoo!, Inc., does not intend to comply with the February
24 deadline of a court order requiring companies to block French
users from accessing Nazi-related books, photographs, and other
items on U.S. Web sites, which could cost the company 100,000
francs in fines per day. Yahoo! has filed a counter suit in
California and intends to argue that a French court should not be
able to impose its national laws on a U.S. company.
Napster Offers $1 Billion Settlement
(2/20/01) Napster, Inc., offered $1 billion to the recording
industry to settle the copyright infringement lawsuit that may shut
down the free music service. Here's Napster's
media
briefing.
Lorie Novak Has New Multimedia Installation
(2/15/01)
The
Center for Creative Photography is currently exhibiting Lorie
Novak's Collected Visions multimedia installation
until April 29. In it, juxtaposed images are combined with spoken
word and music, conveying the psychological power of memory. Two
floor-to-ceiling, simultaneous 17-minute sequences use
high-resolution digital projectors and a new high-quality streaming
media system.
Inkspot Shuts Down
(2/16/01) Despite many awards and much media attention, Xlibris will shut down Inkspot, the acclaimed resource site
for writers, on March 14 as a part of the company's recent
budget cuts. Negative press focused on these actions has possibly
alienated as many as 100,000 potential Xlibris customers, as the
Inkspot newsletter alone went to around 47,000 subscribers,
according to Inkspot managing editor Moira Allen. Read MJ
Rose's comments in Wired News.
Post-Photographic Vision at Ottawa Art Gallery
(2/15/01) An exhibition at the Ottawa
Art Gallery of recent works by Canadian, American, European and
Asian artists examines the implications of digital imaging and its
reconfiguration of the city. Together, these works point to the
ways the city is redefined, inhabited and performed in the era of
the digital image and post-photographic vision. The collection will
be on display until April 12.
Facemail Merges Voice, Photos, and Text To Create Emotions
(2/14/01) Eastman Kodak and other companies are working with LifeFX to develop software that
allows digital photography to "read" email, communicating the
emotions of the sender. Cyber artists clamor to explore the new
possibilities of this technology.
Hacker Radio Show In Crisis
(2/01/01) Confrontation at the radio station WBAI is steadily
increasing over the hacker show, "Off the Hook." Several employees
have been fired, the station's locks have been changed, and
an internal gag rule has even been imposed on all programs,
forbidding any discussion of the crisis. See 2600, the Hacker Quarterly, for more information.
Milestone in the Development of Electronic Paper
An E Ink
Corporation and Lucent Technologies collaboration has lead to
the development of a flexible, paper-like electronic display
prototype built on thin, plastic sheets. Their work proves that
electronic ink, driven with printed plastic circuits, is a
compelling design for electronic paper. Newspaper companies have
taken an early interest in this project; investors include
McClatchy Co., Gannett Co., Inc., and Hearst Newspapers, whose CEO,
George Irish, sits on E Ink's Board of Directors.
Writing and the Internet Conference
The Sorbonne University in Paris will host an international
conference about "Writing and the Internet" on March 15-16 2001.
Contact 3AM Magazine for more information.
Leonardo Calls for Arts and Science Essays
Leonardo seek papers that address the role and work of
artists and scientists in times of war. Go to their site for
submission guidelines.
Tell us what you think. Email talkback@pifmagazine.com
Camille Renshaw is the Editor-in-Chief for Pif Magazine.
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