February 2001 was the peak moment of Napster’s history, though that wouldn’t be discovered until the whole thing crashed and burned later in July, when Napster shut down its entire network to comply with the injunction served by the courts.
Tag: 02.23.11
Why Haven’t Prominent Writers Gone Into Video Games?
“On the face of it, you might think that this relatively new, rapidly developing art form would be exciting and fertile territory for authors. Yet while writers such as F Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Chandler and PG Wodehouse headed for California when Hollywood was at a similar stage in its development, it’s hard to imagine any big names in contemporary fiction getting involved in computers.”
Itzhak Perlman Quits Westchester Orchestra
Mr. Perlman’s high-profile 2007 appointment was heralded as a turning point for the beleaguered orchestra, and his abrupt departure is a bruising development for a company that has struggled to stay afloat.
The Dangerous Corporatization Of America’s Universities
“Universities are not only increasingly indebted to corporations, they are corporations themselves, run with corporate management techniques, carefully constructed brands, and aggressive sales (i.e., recruitment) staff. The annual budgets of some larger universities are greater than those of some nation states.”
Are We In The Golden Age Of Television?
“The golden age of television, often said to be the 70s or 80s, is really happening now.”
Geneva’s Oppressed Young Alt-Hipsters Fight Back
“Geneva’s counterculture may not be dead, but it is looking distinctly bruised. The city, known internationally for diplomacy, private banking, watches and highbrow culture, was for much of the last decade a hub for squatters, anarchists, electronic music and impromptu theater. But recent years have not been kind to the alternative-culture scene.”
Radical Russian Artists Behaving Very, Very Badly
“Over the past three years, the group’s installations and performances have included organising the mock execution of migrant workers in a Moscow supermarket, an impromptu expletive-filled punk rock performance in a courtroom, throwing live cats at McDonald’s cashiers and painting an enormous penis on a bridge in St Petersburg.”