Wow, thanks for your data mining project, New York Public Library! Why, though? Because “until the 1976 Copyright Act, US works were not copyrighted unless they were registered, and then they quickly became public domain unless that registration was renewed.” And most people – and publishers – did not renew that registration. – Boing Boing
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Hollywood Enabled ‘Eccentric Dance,’ And Now It’s Celebrating The Genre
Of course, eccentric dance wasn’t new when the movies started recording it. “Eccentric dance can trace its origins to ancient times and has roots in many cultures. But perhaps no place did it flourish more than in the movies, particularly from the 1930s to the 1950s.” – Los Angeles Times
Vivian Paley, Pioneering Educator And Author Who Believed In The Power Of Story, Has Died At 90
Paley won a MacArthur “Genius” Grant for her work. Her methods met with resistance during the era of quantification and textbook standardization, but “in addition to teaching children, she mentored a generation of teachers, held workshops and lectured about her experiences in the classroom” – and wrote 13 well-regarded books about the educational rewards of storytelling as a pedagogical practice. – The New York Times
The Man Who Founded Book Chain Waterstone’s Says He Has No Guilt Over The Deaths Of Indie Bookstores
Tim Waterstone – no longer associated with the stores that bear his name – says that “the competition simply wasn’t up to scratch. ‘I didn’t feel guilty,’ he says. ‘I’d just have to say, no, they had a shot.'” – The Observer (UK)
Email Used To Be Amazing
Then it became a “productivity tool” for work, and “regular folks don’t want to organize their private lives as if they were office jobs.” But it’s not too late to save the technology, if we start now and proceed with deep reinvention. – The Atlantic
The Forbidden City Isn’t So Forbidden Anymore
After decades in peril – “Mao’s Communist government debated tearing down the complex, or creating a vast Soviet-style wedding cake palace opposite it.” – the Forbidden City complex has become a tourist attraction with restaurants, exhibits, gift shops, and more as President Xi Jinping makes “a broader push in China to protect and project the country’s cultural heritage.” – The New York Times
The Trouble With Writing About Sex
The author of the viral hit short story “Cat Person” says that it’s not easy. to deal with constant questions about sex. “Write a book about the way young women use words to fight back against those who want to reduce them to sexual objects, and you may struggle to prevent yourself from becoming similarly reduced.” – The Guardian (UK)
Producers Pushed Producer Lulu Wang To Make ‘The Farewell’ In English With Some White Leads
But she said no, every time, and the film seems to have turned out OK. “It broke the box office record set by Avengers: Endgame for per-screen average, taking in $351,330 in four theaters when it opened in limited release.” – Variety
A Gothic Bridge Is Destroyed In Belgium So Bigger Boats Can Go Down The River
The federal government is not happy with the town of Tournal, where, after years of argument and discussion, a crane pulled apart the bridge over the Scheldt, in sections. “A crowd on the river’s banks audibly reacted when some of the brickwork was seen falling into the water on Friday. Many watching a live stream on the website of the regional television station, Notele, wrote of their sadness at saying ‘goodbye’.” – The Guardian (UK)
The Reasons For Reader’s Block Vary, But They All Lead To One Thing
That is, reader’s block means you’re not reading a book. Why? – The New York Times