“If the Night Vale novel succeeds, it could inspire more podcast-to-book projects as publishers search for new mediums to mine.”
Month: October 2015
The Author Of The ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Books Gets A Philosophy Prize For Them
“Cowell’s How to Train Your Dragon books, about the adventures of the Viking Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, ‘stand out not only for their humour, excitement, and startlingly vivid descriptive language, but also, more surprisingly, for their profound meditations on complex political, historical, emotional and moral themes,’ said Philosophy Now, announcing Cowell’s win.”
What Does Selling Out Even Mean Anymore?
“Yeah, so the movie’s on iTunes. It was shot over a period of twenty-five days in 4K digital in a 2.35 aspect ratio and has a 5.1 Dolby Surround mix, and now you can watch it on your fucking phone. I am somewhat ambivalent about your ease of access, dear consumer.”
The Talkiness Of A Mark Morris Rehearsal
“Mr. Morris’s sharp, unstinting observations have the bite of reality TV, like a melding of ‘Dance Moms’ and ‘Shark Tank,’ with dancers presenting ideas in movement, only to be lauded or crushed.”
How Amazon Became The Biggest Publisher Of Translated Literature In The U.S.
“Amazon Publishing typically distributes its books only through Amazon.com. As a result, you won’t see them on the New York Times bestseller list, which discounts books that are only available from a single retailer, or on the subway: most are sold in electronic form. … It wasn’t necessarily supposed to be this way.”
James Turrell Responds To Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’ Video
Yes, the instantly super hot and addictive video *looks* like it was shot inside a Turrell light artwork, but the artist says otherwise.
Look, There’s Just No Need To Play The National Anthem Before A Symphony Concert
“It’s an odd, and frankly inappropriate, custom. In a performance that celebrates global artistry, this is no place for perfunctory patriotism. The pomp and circumstance of a national anthem mercilessly clashes with the complex creativity of classical composers.”
Spotify In Another Dispute Over Royalty Payments
“‘We used their data and it did not match up,’ Tony Brummel, Victory’s founder, said in an interview. ‘It was 30 percent off, meaning we were 30 percent underpaid.'”
Ex-Principal Cellist Writes Of Coping With Career-Ending Hearing Loss
Janet Horvath, formerly associate principal cello of the Minnesota Orchestra: “After a second months-long round of doctor-hopping, I finally met an ENT who seemed to understand my condition. I had developed a noise-induced ailment called hyperacusis, he told me, an auditory injury caused by repeated exposure to high decibels or a single acoustic shock. It was characterized by abnormal sensitivity – in other words, the total breakdown of tolerance to all sound.”
UK’s Grange Park Opera Evicted From Grange Park, Which Will Start Its Own Opera Company
“Grange Park Opera, based at the Grange, Hampshire, is to leave its home of 18 years after one final season next summer, after a long-running dispute encompassing one of Britain’s best-known banking dynasties, a new demand for rent, and [television presenter] Bamber Gascoigne’s stately home.”