The retailer “shut down its website on Sunday after it was revealed that a search for the term ‘daddy’ brought up hardcore pornographic ebooks featuring bondage and humiliation alongside stories for children.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
How Success Breeds Success (And Blockbusters Breed Blockbusters)
“Although there is no way to play it safe in the entertainment industry, a blockbuster strategy is the safest way to play.”
The Usefulness Of Useless Things
“An object can have value beyond being used … it can provide visual pleasure or engagement.”
Oh Hey Julian Fellowes, What’s Your Shakespeare Problem?
The creator of “Downton Abbey” and adapter of the script for a new “Romeo and Juliet” recently claimed Shakespeare was too dang hard for the average person without a Cambridge degree. The theatre world begs to disagree.
By Stripping Down To Skin, Museums Regain Some Audience
“Sizzle is what a number of major European institutions seek this fall, hoping that a focus on sex will entice visitors and broaden their appeal to younger generations.”
What If 3D Films For Adults Save The Movies?
Adults (that is, people over 24) are thronging to “Gravity” in 3D, and pushing up box office receipts as a result.
What’s Different About Widowhood In The 21st Century?
Author Penelope Lively: “I look around at my widowed friends, and the stereotype evaporates: one is a briskly busy academic, another writes books that are read around the world, another – at 85 – is a sheep farmer who wins prizes at sheep-dog demonstrations. Forget the image; forget the word, preferably.”
Another Henry Moore Sculpture Goes Missing
The sculpture was one of four at a sculpture park in Scotland – and it’s worth quite a lot.
Chill Out, Queen Elizabeth: We’re Reading More Than Ever
“This year, in all media, from iPhones, tablets and Nooks, to enhanced hardbacks and collectors’ editions, the consumption of the written word has soared to an all-time high. Ebook sales underpin the income of publishers.”
Pedro Almodóvar: The Spanish Government Wants To Exterminate Cinema
“Almodóvar criticised the finance minister, Cristobal Montoro, for a hike in VAT on tickets which has been widely blamed for causing many cinemas to shut, with the loss of hundreds of jobs.”