All accounts I can find (including this story) credit MOMA's curator, Klaus Biesenbach, as the organizer of the show - not Bjork. It is a (mid-career) retrospective chronicling her musical work, but relies heavily on work by other artists (designers, video artists / directors, etc.). She may write and perform her…

Exactly. It is essentially an industry trade show.

Human babies are not "the world" (and human females are not "the origin of the world" - they are part of it). That is the OP's point.

The artists aren't being denied payment after performing the work - these are simply the terms that they are free to accept or decline.

I am a photographer as well, so I experience the same. However, SXSW isn't an example of someone asking someone to work for free; it is essentially an industry trade show, the intent of which is to offer spots to performers to showcase their talent to members of the industry (and public). Performers are also left to…

The wings only facilitate the lateral* speed and direction, as they are (relatively speaking) parallel to, and help direct, the path of travel - the wearer needs a parachute that is perpendicular to the path of travel to catch the air and slow the travel. It's a very simple concept to grasp.

Wow. That is fucked up - literally punishing you for the bully's behavior, while at the same time rewarding the bully by giving him/her what they want. I hope some parent(s) at some point filed a complaint against her and had her fired.

I would guess that it's because the dress is blue and black. Factoring in the massive overall overexposure of the lighter version (as well as the the warm lighting and lens flare), there's still no logical reason to think that the dress is not blue and black (or at the very least, blue and either dark grey or dark…

So, rather than just keep quiet, letting the kid finish and move on - forgetting about it in a week or two, the teacher chose to (potentially) embarrass him in front of the entire class? What an asshole.

"My mom (...) hit me on more than one occasion." - So, do you not understand where you got the idea that it's OK to hit your kid? This is exactly what everyone is on your case about. You are teaching him what your mom taught you.

Pedantic, sure - but I would expect the writer of a tech blog to at least be familiar enough with the technology involved to understand what they are seeing and talking about. And isn't any tech-based conversation going to be awash in pedantry by nature (if not necessity)?

Nice try, but your reply only supports my argument; the ship is not glowing itself (emitting the glow we see in the image), and it is not being lit by the glow of the light source from our point of view (the "glow" is not illuminating the surface of the ship that we see) - it is in silhouette* (kind of the opposite of…

It distorts a little bit, but remains the same overall size.

The carrier is not "aglow", it is in silhouette (with a small few points of light on it) - the glow is flare from the light sources of the aircraft and what looks like the moon. "Awash" might be a more accurate term (were the carrier actually lit up by the light sources), however, this is an effect of the light source…

Parachutes are much larger than the wings on one of these suits.

Where did he say he "had no idea he is ridiculously good looking"?

Trivet, not potholder.

Ah, the old "you just had to have the last word, didn't you?" attempt at claiming the last word. Classic. Your argument failed. Get over it and move on.

I'll simply refer you back to your idea of what constitutes being "self-centered" and "completely lacking any comprehension of empathy".

The only one offering poor arguments here is you.