“The fair, which is set to return to Randall’s Island in May, has been criticised by artists and activist groups for employing non-union workers to build its sprawling tent and transport art.”
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How Can Amazon Ease The Pain Of A Prime Price Hike? Music.
“Amazon needs to figure out how to hold onto Prime members, its most valuable retail customers. Since keeping them happy is so vital, any additional Prime offerings can’t just be afterthoughts. If Amazon does music, it has to do it right.”
You Know What Makes More Money Than Google? Television
“On a profit-per-employee basis, 21st Century Fox (annual net income: $7.1b) is even richer than Google ($12.9b), according to calculations by BuzzFeed business editor Peter Lauria. That’s pretty astonishing.”
Writing A Bestselling, Super-Famous Book At Age 18 Might Not Be The Best Thing For You
“Instead of leaving for Chile with a band of gangsters, one stays in Paris and writes a novel. That seems to me a great adventure.”
Hello, Paradise: The Godfather Showing In Royal Albert Hall With A Live Orchestra
“There is little film music as instantly recognizable as Nino Rota’s opening music played on trumpet, and only a handful of films as masterfully made as The Godfather.”
Beyoncé Is The Gateway Drug To Literature (Yes, Really)
On her recent self-titled surprise album, the queen of pop music references novelist Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie – and that sets off a chain reaction of knowledge.
Writing Historically Accurate Music For ’12 Years A Slave’
“Mr. Britell, who developed the on-screen violin music and spirituals, had a unique set of challenges: being historically accurate to a time period from which no recordings, and little musical documentation of folk traditions, were available.”
What Sticks Around Longer In The Brain – Sight, Sound, Or Touch?
“Their study is the first to show that our ability to remember what we touch is roughly on par with our ability to remember what we see — which should surprise anyone who assumes sight is the most reliable sense.”
Not Even Writers Can Really Justify This Deeply Ingrained Habit
“I had inadvertently revealed my strongest personal compulsion, which is to hoard verbal matter, overheard conversation, stray remarks, stray thoughts, notes, lists, e-mails, gchats, text messages, diaries, notebooks, any and every piece of paper on which something mysterious or funny is written.”
Oscars’ Problem With Historical Dramas
“I don’t mean to sound cynical, but when I look at the films nominated for Best Picture, I can’t help but feel disappointed that such a glittery, bloated event, which costs roughly $38 million to produce, doesn’t have more substance to justify its self-congratulatory pride.”