“Software companies and app makers tap into the creative- industry energy of cities, where the talent they seek increasingly wants to live.”
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Alonzo King, The Outsider Choreographer
“He has the aspect of a minister pulling people up to their ideals and articulating a big vision, which in his case is artistic but also, as he likes to point out, implicitly political. You can hear it in his cadence and timing when he teaches and works with dancers, and in his sense of mission and commitment.”
Amazon UK Now Selling More E-Books Than Print
“Amazon, which owns the Kindle, a popular e-reader, has revealed that in the UK it is selling 114 e-books to every 100 printed hardbacks and paperbacks.”
Piracy On Demand – It’s Only Going To Get Worse
“The copyright holders believe new laws will stop this type of piracy. But many others believe any laws will just push people to find creative new ways of getting the content they want.”
Violinist Ruggiero Ricci, 94
“He was a towering figure in the string world, a former child prodigy known for his technical brilliance and range of colour, which combined in definitive performances of Paganini.”