“Amazon’s move is a canny one – on two fronts. The first is that it makes a range of new works – and probably plenty of pre-existing ones – eligible for sale and profit. It also brings on board members of fan fiction communities, among the most voracious and socially connected readers.”
Tag: 06.01.13
The USDA (That’s Right, The USDA) Makes It Easier For Musicians To Carry Instruments On Planes
“Since a major amendment to the century-old [Lacey Act] was passed in 2008, vintage instruments as well as newer ones made from old stockpiles of exotic woods have come under increased scrutiny by customs officials when musicians enter or re-enter the U.S. with those instruments.”
Jean Stapleton, 90, Who Was Edith Bunker (And An Off-Broadway Star As Well)
“When the issues of ‘All in the Family’ centered on Edith — as when she went through menopause, beset with hilarious mood swings — she became an emblem of all housewives who felt their problems pooh-poohed at home, as if nothing they ever suffered was worth the attention of their husbands and children.”
Being Iranian American In Hollywood
Shohreh Aghdashloo: “If I’m asked what religion I am, I say I was born a Muslim. I don’t introduce myself as a Muslim woman, but I guess the distribution company put the dots together and felt it’s too early for this.”
(Past) Time For A Breakout Year For African American Filmmakers
“David E. Talbert, who wrote and directed ‘Baggage Claim,’ a romance … compared the support system among black filmmakers to the time when black musicians and writers buoyed one another in the early 20th century.”
Does A New Show Perpetuate Stereotypes – Or Take Away Their Sting?
“Honestly, my first reaction was not unlike the blowback we’re getting,” Ortiz said. “I understand where people are coming from because, as a Latina and being in this business as long as I have, I was like ‘Really? Devious Maids? What, are we all going to be called Maria?”
Some Rules For Public Plazas And Parks (They May Be Changing)
“A beer garden made out of freight containers on an empty plot turns out to be a lot more popular and better for a city than a sad corporate atrium with a few cafe tables and a long list of don’ts on the wall.”
Like Other States, Minnesota Splays Its Money Before Hollywood
“The state’s new Film Production Jobs Program, known as Snowbate, has been voted into law. Minnesota lawmakers recently agreed to increase annual funding for the rebate program to $10 million from $500,000.”
‘New’ Eudora Welty Story Reveals Her Anger After Death Of Medgar Evers
“I ain’t ask Governor Barnett to give me one thing. Unless he wants to give me a pat on the back for the trouble I went to this morning. But he don’t have to if he don’t want to. I done what I done for my own pure-D satisfaction.”
Chilean Government Orders Investigation Into Alleged Killer Of Pablo Neruda
“Price’s description of a blond, blue eyed, tall man, matches Michael Townley, the CIA double agent who worked with Chilean secret police under Pinochet. Townley was taken into the U.S. witness protection program after acknowledging having killed prominent Pinochet critics in Washington and Buenos Aires.”