Heaps Good Digital Round Up - Arts and Culture Bumper Edition
I still don't really understand what an NFT is and at this stage I'm embarrassed to ask
Welcome to the Arts and Culture bumper edition of Heaps Good Digital ! Digital technology and the arts intersect in so many ways, from the creation process, to the platforming, marketing and distributing of art, to the conversations it sparks and the subcultures emerging online from it.
This edition highlights the the fashionable, the exploitative, the technical and the absurd of today’s art. Some articles ask difficult questions about ethics and the boundaries of technology, while some are just documenting bizarre trends. Please enjoy diving in!
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Technology
What is a non-fungible token? NFTs Explained (The Verge)
NFT mania is here, and so are the scammers (The Verge)
Literature
Stabbing, crucifixion, eaten by eels: Learn all about murder the Roman way (Ars Technica)
50 Very Bad Book Covers for Literary Classics (Literary Hub)
Australian authors dominate Walter Scott book prize shortlist (BBC)
10 Essential Books About the Asian American Experience (Esquire)
Cis gatekeepers have no place in trans stories (Bitch Media)
The Arts
Are Disposables the Future of Photo Sharing? (New York Times)