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1. Music is a Bridge to Another Personality
"Music isn't just about sound; it is about achievement in a larger
human sense. If you think an interpretation is by a 74-year-old pianist
at the end of her life, it won't sound quite the same to you as if you
think it's by a 24-year-old piano-competition winner who is just
starting out. Beyond all the pretty notes, we want creative engagement
and communication from music, we want music to be a bridge to another
personality."
[New York Times]
LAUNCHER: What qualities in another person are you listening for when you experience their music?
2. It's Her Party, She'll Praise if She Wants To
Six nights before the Academy Awards ceremony, best supporting actress
favorite Jennifer Hudson wasn't in Los Angeles doing the party circuit;
the "Dreamgirls" star was back in her hometown at her home church
enjoying and singing songs of praise. "The purpose of this is to praise
God because he did it; I didn't."
[Chicago Tribune]
3. The Theme-Parking of America
This, truly, is a 21st-century paradigm: It is growth built on
consumption, not production; a society founded not on natural
resources, but upon the dissipation of capital accumulated elsewhere; a
place of infinite possibilities, somehow held together, to the extent
it is held together at all, by a shared recognition of highway signs,
brand names, TV shows, and personalities, rather than any shared
history. Nowhere else is the juxtaposition of what America actually is
and the conventional idea of what America should be more vivid and
revealing. Welcome to the theme-park nation.
[National Georgraphic]
LAUNCHER: How much longer can a foundation of shared recognition of TV shows and brand names stand?
4. Minifesto for a New Age
Music, television, games, movies, fashion: We now devour our pop
culture the same way we enjoy candy and chips - in conveniently
packaged bite-size nuggets made to be munched easily with increased
frequency and maximum speed. This is snack culture - and boy, is it
tasty (not to mention addictive).
[Wired]
LAUNCHER: Snack culture can be a double-edged sword - what strengths and weaknesses do you find in it?
5. Cultural Imperialism
"The poorer a country, the more likely it will listen to its own
music," writes Tyler Cowen in The New York Times, and that’s bad news
for the future of American pop-culture exports. American movies and
music still do well in “countries like Sweden” and much of Europe
because their cultures are relatively less hierarchical.
[Reveries]
LAUNCHER: Do you agree that America's cultural influence around the world is waning?
6. Q
Q is a gathering for leaders in the church to become informed and
exposed to future-culture. It is a space where select leaders can
create, dialogue, collaborate, innovate, serve and ideate around the
important topics shaping the church’s future role in culture. In an
intense, fifty-hour experience designed to unveil the cultural context
in which the Gospel must go forward, Q will expose participants to over
twenty presenters on myriad topics. Church leaders will be inundated
with information, perspective and expert thoughts that will drive
conversation with their peers about the ramifications for the church.
April 25-27 | Atlanta, GA
[Q]
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Brewing Culture (BC) is a faith-based 501c3 non-profit dedicated to creating, commissioning, and celebrating transcendent art and media. BC has two main goals: to build creative communities in ten American cities, and to recruit 10,000 patrons to give the price of a movie ticket a month to support redemptive art and media.
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