“For the first time multi-function tablets have surpassed dedicated e-readers as the device of choice among consumers who read e-books.”
Tag: 04.09.13
Crowdsourcing Not Just For Funding But For Ideas
“Here’s a new twist: a project headed up by director Ron Howard that is crowdsourcing the inspiration.”
Roger Ebert’s Funeral – His Essential Quality
Roger Ebert — someone who loved and united people.
UK Reaches One Billion (Legally) Downloaded Songs
“The milestone was reached on Monday, almost 10 years after legal downloads were launched.”
The Shed: UK’s National Theatre Thinks Outside The (Black) Box
“If you have walked down London’s South Bank in the past month, or even been near Waterloo Bridge, you can’t have missed it. A bright red building with four chimneys, it has landed in the theatre’s grey forecourt like a big, mischievous block of Lego.”
Are Britain’s Arts Venues Catering (Ahem) For Our Needs?
“Peyton & Byrne is taking over the Brighton Dome and Pavilion, while Michelin-starred chef Shaun Hill is training staff for the National Welsh Museums. Is the food in Britain’s galleries and museums improving – or do our visitor attractions still turn your stomach?”
When A Playwright Becomes A Critic
“To me the idea of a sort of firewall between artists and critics was arbitrary and foolish. After all, how can you trust a critic if they don’t intimately know the theater process? If you’ve never been in a rehearsal room, how can you separate out the direction, for example, from the acting and set, sound and lighting design?”