“The ability — and the inclination — to keep information to ourselves seems to be slipping away with each new innovation. The question is: Does it matter?”
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How Is The Whole Reselling An Ebook Thing Going To Work?
“Material degradation isn’t just a fond side effect of book resales. It’s essential. It’s what ensures that the resale price matches the diminishing value of the product. If every copy is perfect, the whole thing breaks down.”
The Iraqi National Orchestra, A Decade After The War Began
“The orchestra has changed since the American invasion. One of the things I noticed most about the period after was the influx of young new talent. Students with really fine qualifications who were able to share their skills with the orchestra. Many came because they didn’t have anything else to do.”
Replacing NY’s Pay Phones With 10-Foot Tall Touchscreens
“Physically, the NYFi attempts to combine multiple pieces of street infrastructure — payphones, Metro card kiosks, and bus ticket dispensers — to help reduce the amount of clutter on the street and reinforce the Apple-inspired minimalist feel.”
Are There Any Truly Great Artists Left To ‘Rediscover’?
“The long view suggests that while some artists inevitably go up and down in the rankings, especially when it comes to the second best, there are exceptionally few genuine rediscoveries of slumbering giants.”
Composer Ennio Morricone Is Over Quentin Tarantino
“Tarantino is frustrating to work with, Morricone said, observing that the two-time Oscar winner ‘places music in his films without coherence’ and ‘you can’t do anything with someone like that.'”
Will Amazon Destroy German Publishing Houses?
“For decades, this publishing aristocracy could take special pride in two things: it made money and it represented more than just vile profit. A colorful intellectual elite was created as a result, as well as a culture of literary abundance — the intellectual backbone of the nation.”
How Is A Triangle Like A Soccer Game?
” What makes a game exciting is precisely the variability that unfolds from the same set of rules. Math and sports are expressions of our controlled creativity. The beauty of a play comes from the unexpected use of this creativity within the patterns allowed by the rules.
Did Virago Press Change The Status Of Women In Publishing?
“The publishing landscape looks very different to when they first started. As Callil points out, although there have always been many women in publishing, it is only more recently that they have tended to head companies and wield serious power. The question is whether the movement succeeded beyond that.”
The 92nd Street Y Plans To Close Its Downtown Spot
“‘We believe 92Y can best serve the community now and in the future by investing our resources into our flagship location uptown on Lexington Avenue,’ Mr. Adler’s letter said in part.”