“War is said to be the mother of invention – and in the increasingly bitter battleground of publishing, bookshops have a new weapon.” Authors are providing extra material available only with books purchased in brick-and-mortar stores.
Tag: 03.11.13
Should Bigots Get Equal Time On Stage?
“When Ovalhouse’s director Deborah Bestwick chose to programme Boy in a Dress last year, she undoubtedly did so believing that David Walliams’ gender-bending play had the potential to increase acceptance of those for whom sexual identity is anything but straightforward. She was right, of course, but would Bestwick have backed a piece that suggested cross-dressing equated to having a mental health problem? Probably not.”
People Who Can’t Feel Fear (And What We Can Learn From Them)
Studies of subjects who, due to damage to the amygdala, simply don’t experience terror are helping researchers figure out just how that almond-shaped bundle of neurons (a/k/a “the lizard brain”) works.
What Should Museums Do About Art Looted In War Zones?
“The evergreen business of looting antiquities–plundering unprotected archaeological and other sites, then selling the booty on the black market–has become a particular scourge in today’s war zones.”
Are We Facing An Authenticity Crisis?
If “authentication” (so closely linked to attribution) is arrived at by consensus relying on scientific data, historical documentation and connoisseurship, “authenticity” is more nebulous, covering as it does concepts of genuineness, perceived historical consistency and notions of adequate communication of an artist’s ideas or a cultural norm.
“Harlem Shake” Musicians Say Their Voices Used Without Permission
“Reggae artist Hector Delgado and rapper Jayson Musson say the producer of the chart-topping hit Harlem Shake did not have permission to use their voices.”
How Many Books Do You Have To Sell To Crack Amazon’s Bestseller List?
“During the holiday season and other brisk sales periods, the number to hit the bestseller list is certainly higher, but for large parts of the year it only takes a few hundred copies a day, not a few thousand, to get to the top of Amazon’s daily charts.”
Could Amazon Own New .author or .book? (It Ain’t Write Say Authors)
The Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, worried that Amazon will use new internet names like “.book” and “.author” to gain more power in the publishing industry, are asking the agency that assigns control of those names to refrain from giving them to a private entity.
Bolshoi Boss Says Acid Attack’s Real Mastermind Is Still At Large
“The web of intrigue around Russia’s Bolshoi Theater continued to grow over the weekend after Anatoly Iksanov, the theater’s general director, told Russian television that he doesn’t believe that the mastermind behind the January acid attack on Sergei Filin, the ballet company’s artistic director, has been found.”
Harpist And Security Guard Murdered At Philharmonic Hall In Poland
“An employee of a philharmonic in western Poland was charged with murder in the double homicide of a young female harpist and a security guard inside the orchestra’s building.”