“The first sexual revolution can be traced in some of the greatest works of literature, art and philosophy ever produced – the novels of Henry Fielding and Jane Austen, the pictures of Reynolds and Hogarth, the writings of Adam Smith, David Hume and John Stuart Mill. And it was played out in the lives of tens of thousands of ordinary men and women.”
Tag: 01.20.12
Leaving Dance, And Making New Ways In The World
“You go into this profession understanding you’re going to be looking at a second or third career. You actually train to be a dancer for a longer period than for becoming a doctor or lawyer, and you’re going into an occupation for a shorter period of time.”
Etta James, 73, Singer of ‘At Last’
“Etta James sang professionally nearly her whole life, and could stock a long shelf full of memorable records: gritty blues songs in the 1950s, hits in a broad range of styles in the ’60s. But “At Last,” the soaring ballad she first committed to wax in 1960, was her signature number, the one that followed her like a sweet lost child for a half-century.”
What Was She Thinking? Margaret Atwood And The Handmaid’s Tale
Margaret Atwood: “People – not only women – have sent me photographs of their bodies with phrases from The Handmaid’s Tale tattooed on them, ‘Nolite te bastardes carborundorum’ and ‘Are there any questions?’ being the most frequent.”
No – Biology Doesn’t Make Us More Conservative As We Get Older
“In fact, studies show that people may actually get more liberal over time when it comes to certain kinds of beliefs. That suggests that we are not pre-determined to get stodgy, set in our ways or otherwise more inflexible in our retirement years.”
Why Apple Says Its E-Textbooks Will Be Better
“The iPad’s primary differentiator from a dedicated e-reader is going to be its ability to display full-color, interactive, multimedia content. With textbooks, that means not just audio and video, but also three-dimensional diagrams that can be touched, rotated, explored.”
Christopher Dodd: Online Opposition To PIPA, SOPA Was Startlingly Effective
“This is altogether a new effect,” Christopher Dodd said, comparing the online movement to the Arab Spring. He could not remember seeing “an effort that was moving with this degree of support change this dramatically” in the last four decades, he added.
FBI Shutters Megaupload File-Sharing Site
“Megaupload, one of the most popular so-called locker services on the Internet, allowed users to transfer large files like movies and music anonymously. Media companies have long accused it of abetting copyright infringement on a vast scale. In a grand jury indictment, Megaupload is accused of causing $500 million in damages to copyright owners and of making $175 million by selling ads and premium subscriptions.”
Report: Electronic Ticket Sellers Are Restricting Rights Of Ticket-Buyers
“The conclusion: restrictive paperless-ticket practices depart from bedrock market principles by unjustifiably limiting consumer choice and suppressing free competition. They also might violate federal and state antitrust and consumer-protection laws. And they may warrant legislation to protect the market and consumers.”
A Bee Gees Symphony
Robin Gibb is writing it. “Composed with his son RJ, Titanic Requiem will be performed in London on 10 April by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – the anniversary of the doomed ship’s departure from Southampton. The event will boast a hologram show depicting the sea, the ship, and – naturally – the iceberg.”