Jamie Manser LIS 518 - Verifiable Information Assignment Due: April 18, 2017 Fact: Tucson Averages 12 Inches of Precipitation Yearly According to one media source and three governmental sources, the Tucson area averages approximately 12 inches of rainfall per year. The averaged data of Tucson's inches-per-year of rain is culled from four sources whose annual precipitation information on Tucson ranges from 120 years (1895-2015, from a 2016 KJZZ article and … [Read more...]
Borderlands Theater Relocates, Launches a $20K Fund Drive
(Published by Zocalo Magazine on March 2, 2017.) For over three decades, Borderlands Theater has survived on a shoestring budget with vitality and resilience. This pertinent production company, comprised of a four-person staff, is committed to creative innovation by presenting plays from both emerging and established playwrights. It keeps pushing the boundaries of theater by showcasing cutting-edge work in venues that range from the Temple of Music and Art’s intimate 80-seat Cabaret … [Read more...]
Life of Art/Art of Life
(Published by Zocalo Magazine on March 2, 2017.) Mark Matos California Lonesome Desert Records, 2017 Gorgeously soul-weary and deeply personal, this 9-track album features acoustic guitar and vocal-driven narratives of remembrance, connection and loss. The introspection is carried with gentle tension; there’s pain, delivered with acceptance. Matos offers mythological motifs1 from ancient stories that are still universally applicable in modernity. He writes about addiction2 and … [Read more...]
“Bycatch” – An Artistic Homage to the Throwaways
(Published by Zocalo Magazine on March 2, 2017.) The sound of waves lapping on the side of a fishing boat sonically greets you when entering the Hanson Gallery at The University of Arizona Museum of Art. It emanates from a small computer speaker in the corner, subtly broadcasting the audio associated with the 14-foot-wide, 10-foot-tall video projection on the room’s east wall. As you turn to watch the video projection, your eyes pause to take in the bar table in the middle of the room. … [Read more...]
Sharing/Spreading Lies (or Untruths, Alternative Facts, Falsehoods)
Jamie L. Manser LIS 518 - Information Quality Week 5: Quality Control We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge. - Tom Waits interviews Tom Waits During this last election season, an avalanche of fake news on the candidates crammed social media, outperforming fact-based news stories in terms of Facebook engagements (defined as shares, reactions and comments). According to BuzzFeed Founding Editor Craig Silverman’s article, in the last … [Read more...]
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