Remember when this lawsuit started, and we discovered that Audible was transcribing every word that its readers – who were, presumably, usually, reading the book word for word – read aloud, in other words, recreating the entire book through “captions”? Settlement may come as early as January 13. (Meanwhile, Audible – that is, Amazon – defends its right to do just this recreation of the book with its own service.) – Publishers Weekly
Author: ArtsJournal2
Europe’s Utter Failure To Protect Liberty In Hungary
Why hasn’t the EU acted to curb Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s clearly problematic takeover of the media? (Or theatre, for that matter?) Well. “European countries have dragged their feet with Hungary’s Article 7 investigation, reluctant to question a fellow member state over an issue—media policy and regulation—that many European governments believe is a national matter. Were they to carry out an aggressive inquiry, that could set a precedent for investigations into their own domestic issues.” – The Atlantic
The New York Times’ Highlights Of This Year In Books
There’s so much – so many Best lists, so many ideas about gifts, so many essays about types in books – and then … “What have tweets and emojis done to the novel? According to the writer Charles Finch, the digital age has ushered in new ways of reading — and revived old ones (the scroll and the ideogram). But could it also explain the rise of autofiction?” – The New York Times
Using Big Data To Compare The Various ‘Little Women’ Adaptations
Right off the bat, you can say that Greta Gerwig’s version will make the most money. Then there’s the height of the actors playing the little women. – Slate
The Bet: That Dancing On A Blind Date Is Inherently More Sexy, Or At Least More Flirty
Yes, it’s a made-for-reality-TV concept that indeed is reality TV in Britain and now in the US: “Without speaking, or even knowing each other’s names, two strangers share a choreographed dance — they learn their parts independently in advance — and get to know each other through movement alone.” – The New York Times
Puppetry Can Do A Lot More Than Look Good On Stage Or Screen [VIDEO]
Indeed, it can help trauma victims and survivors start to heal. – BBC
Sue Lyon, Who Starred In ‘Lolita’ When She Was 14, Has Died At 73
Lyon went on acting until 1980, but – as is the case with many child stars – “she receded from acting and turned away from public life in her later years.” – Los Angeles Times
The Old-Fashioned Theatrical Magic Of The Harry Potter Plays
The designers didn’t want an audience probably well-steeped in the Harry Potter movies to be either disappointed or blasé. In the two-part play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, “the result is a spectacle that relies much more on human-powered magic than special effects trickery.” – NPR
Arthur L. Singer, Who Helped Set The Stage For Public Television, Has Died At 90
Singer, behind the scenes, was “instrumental in galvanizing federal officials, philanthropies and academics to seed the public airwaves with quality programming and to finance future development.” – The New York Times
The Quiet Death Of A Legendary Paris Bookstore (And The Rising Rents That Are To Blame)
Inside the last days of Le Pont Traversé – and the economics of a flashy Paris encroaching on the heart of the literary city. The shop is especially known for its poetry. “A few months ago, a gang of young women came in looking for female poets like Marceline Desbordes-Valmore and Yanette Delétang-Tardif—considerably lesser known than their male contemporaries, but now revived thanks to French bloggers writing on poetry ‘Their enthusiasm is extraordinary,’ marveled Josée. ‘I feel that when young people fall in love with writers today, they fall hard.'” – Literary Hub