“‘An hour is just too long to watch comedy’, my companion said.’I just get bored after about 40 minutes. I can honestly say I’ve never sat through an Edinburgh set without looking at my watch. At least once.’ This companion, it should be pointed out, is a professional comedian.”
Tag: 08.23.11
An Appalling Statistic From Google’s ‘Search Anthropologist’
“90 percent of people in their studies don’t know how to use CTRL/Command + F to find a word in a document or web page!”
The Latest Threat To Venice: Padlocks On Bridges
“Inspired by a bestselling romantic novel, young lovers are rushing to attach padlocks to the city’s historic Rialto bridge, risking damage to the stonework and requiring policemen with bolt cutters to remove them.”
Is Plagiarism On The Rise? (It’s Rampant)
“Four of every five dissertations examined contained examples of word-for-word plagiarism.”
Author Who Sold A Million E-Books Signs With Traditional Publisher
“John Locke, the first self-published author to sell one million e-books on Amazon.com, has made a deal with Simon & Schuster for the sales and distribution of his print books.”
Study: UK Children Read Web More Than They Read Comic Books
“Children are now far more likely to read emails and websites than comics, according to a survey of more than 18,000 eight to 17-year-olds. The research also found that while one in 10 children claimed to have read 10 books in the last month, 13% had not read any at all. And boys were nearly twice as likely to say they never read than girls. Some 29% of all children read every day.”
Why Isn’t Canada Worth Destroying?
“For some reason, Godzilla has yet to make a detour to Halifax and Roland Emmerich has yet to drop an aircraft carrier on Medicine Hat. And when Canadian landmarks are destroyed on film, like Vancouver’s Lion’s Gate Bridge in the centerpiece action sequence of the upcoming Final Destination 5 or Toronto City Hall in Resident Evil: Apocalypse, they’re meant to be located either in the U.S. or in a fictional metropolis.”
Report: Percentage Of Women Working In TV Is Down
“Overall, the center said, women accounted for 41% of all on-air characters — down from the record-high 43% the year before — and comprised 25% of the people working as series creators, producers, executive producers, directors, writers, editors and directors of photography, a decrease of two percentage points.”
Theatre In A Pub – Chicago’s Most Popular Theatre Model?
“Coming up on its five-year anniversary, ‘Bye Bye Liver’ has major producing savvy behind it. It is run like a business and is among the most profitable open-runs currently in Chicago, selling out nearly every weekend.”
US National Musicians’ Union Blacklists Louisville Orchestra
“The American Federation of Musicians has placed the Louisville Orchestra on its ‘unfair list’ – meaning that any union member who plays for it without a contract could be fined.”