“Prices are being inflated after touts snap up tickets for events which they have no plans to attend. The more traditional operation also continues when touts target fans outside gigs and matches and charge huge mark-ups.”
Tag: 05.23.10
Junot Diaz Named To Pulitzer Board
“American writer Junot Diaz, who captured a Pulitzer Prize for fiction for 2008, has been elected to the Pulitzer board. The novelist, who won for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, was informed of his three-year tenure on Thursday night.”
American Idol’s Christian Connection
“With many contestants having honed their vocal skills at black churches and suburban megachurches, “Idol” has been embraced by Christian communities across the nation. Congregations have launched enthusiastic viewing parties and vote drives for favorites.”
Paris Mayor Orders Museum Security Investigation
“A lone, hooded intruder, clad in black, managed to break into the Art Deco building by the Seine overnight Wednesday. The burglar exploited a two-month-old malfunction in the museum’s alarm system, leading to questions about whether the thief had inside help.”
John Ralston Saul: Time To Tear Up The Conventional History Books
“Saul’s latest idea, stirring up yet again tempers in Canada and curiosity farther afield, is that his country, and in some ways similarly Australia, cannot be explained or understood using the language imported from the European Enlightenment.”
Will E-Readers Make Quality Books More Difficult?
“It will become harder and harder for the big publishing companies to publish quality things for niche audiences. But people are already hiving off and starting up small independent presses, which will start to create quality books for niche markets.”