“Publishing is not evolving. Publishing is going away. Because the word ‘publishing’ means a cadre of professionals who are taking on the incredible difficulty and complexity and expense of making something public. That’s not a job anymore. That’s a button. There’s a button that says ‘publish,’ and when you press it, it’s done.”
Tag: 07.03.12
A Look At Some Of Timbuktu’s Historic Sites That May Not Survive The Month
“Because you may never be able to be visit them yourself if you haven’t already, here are the photos and stories of some of Timbuktu’s most important historical sites” – which the extremist rebel group Ansar Dine is threatening to destroy.
Harry Belafonte, Freedom Fighter
The singer and activist “discusses his friendship with Martin Luther King, his relationship with President John F Kennedy, and the humiliation that led him to become more heavily involved in the fight against racial segregation.”
Andy Warhol’s Odd Relationship With Food
As the artist-superstar, who grew up poor, once wrote: “Food is my great extravagance. I really spoil myself, but then I try to compensate … My conscience won’t let me throw anything out, even when I don’t want it for myself. … I’ll buy a huge piece of meat, cook it up for dinner, and then right before it’s done I’ll break down and have what I wanted for dinner in the first place – bread and jam. I’m only kidding myself when I go through the motions of cooking protein: all I ever really want is sugar.”
Software May Assist In Deciphering Medieval Glass
“Experimental software developed to reassemble Cold War documents may soon shed light on the mysteries surrounding around 5,000 medieval stained-glass fragments from Coventry Cathedral, as well as on the work of John Thornton, one of England’s greatest stained-glass artists.”
MGM Sues To Stop Sequel To Raging Bull
“Claiming breach of contract and four other counts, MGM put the legal gloves on today with Jake LaMotta and the producers of Raging Bull 2.”
Actor Andy Griffith, 86
“With his lanky build, boyish smile and winsome drawl, Mr. Griffith was one of the most recognizable figures on television for more than five decades” – as the sheriff of fictional Mayberry, North Carolina on The Andy Griffith Show and as a canny Georgia attorney on Matlock.
Andy Griffith’s Greatest Performance
“But before he was Mayberry’s wise sheriff or Atlanta’s revered lawyer from the country, Griffith took on a quite different role in Elia Kazan’s brazen 1957 cautionary tale, A Face in the Crowd. He played a ‘Demagogue in Denim,’ as another character in the film describes him.”
Vienna State Opera Has Record-Breaking Season
“The Vienna State Opera scored a new profit record this season, raking in over 31.3 million euros, with average attendance at over 98 percent, the venerable house announced Tuesday.”
Is This Really The Best Way To Motivate Ballet Dancers?
Ballet West artistic director Adam Sklute, on the CW reality TV series Breaking Pointe: “The best recipe for creating a hardworking and well-functioning dancer and artist is if all the dancers know that they are special, but also that they are expendable.” Dancer Kimberly Peterson begs to differ.