“Over 800 books have been divided into bite-size pieces to be emailed to you every day. The books are complete editions and each instalment takes just a few minutes to read – as much time as it takes to update your Facebook profile.”
Tag: 02.26.08
The Books That Were Never Written
It’s a whole genre, really…
Chinese HipHop? Not So Much…
“That Chinese hip-hop has so far failed to catch on is due partly to strict censorship – lyrics are vetted, so the usual staples of violence, drugs and guns are out – and that, well, drugs, guns and big-breasted gold-diggers in bikinis aren’t pressing local problems. Judging by Dragon Tongue Squad, however, the biggest stumbling block may be their amateurish output.”
Sotheby’s Profit Up 46 Percent
Net income for the three months ended Dec. 31 jumped to $102.4 million, or $1.55 a share, from $70.3 million, or $1.09, a year earlier, New York-based Sotheby’s said today in a statement. Revenue rose 31 percent to $345.8 million.
Golden Globes As Oscar Predicter? Not So Much
“If in filling out your Oscar ballot, you made the very reasonable assumption that the winners in Globes drama categories were more likely to capture the Academy’s attention than the comedy/ musicals, and you used all the equivalent categories, you would have been 45% correct on Sunday night.”
Out Of Options
“Most people can’t make such a painful choice, not even the students at a bastion of rationality like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology… In a series of experiments, hundreds of students could not bear to let their options vanish, even though it was obviously a dumb strategy.”
NY Phil Makes Its North Korea Debut
“The emotional setting took a turn away from the political theme that had dominated the visit, which began Monday and ends Wednesday when the orchestra flies to Seoul, the South Korean capital, for a concert. It was the first time a major American cultural organization had appeared here, and the largest contingent of United States citizens since the Korean War.”
Why “De-Accessioning” Is A Very Bad Idea
So British museums should sell off art they’re not using? “It’s obvious de-accessioning risks the loss of works to the nation that may be far more valued in a few years than they are now. Caravaggio was deeply unfashionable in the 18th and 19th centuries. What if museums like the Louvre or the Uffizi had actually sold off his works?”
Direct From North Korea…
A music-lover settles in front of his computer in London to watch the live-streaming of the New York Philharmonic’s concert in North Korea. But all was not as advertised…
Australia’s “Best Minds” To Discuss Future
“Cate Blanchett will chair the ‘Creative Australia’ discussions at Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s 2020 Summit in parliament’s Great Hall in Canberra on April 19-20, the government said Tuesday. The chisel-cheekboned actress joins 10 other prominent Australians on an independent steering committee for the summit, billed as a meeting of 1,000 of the nation’s best and brightest minds.”