“Briefly, the demands of family are such that I must return to New York. This is a bittersweet time for me as I have truly loved the work I do here — and have been aided by a stellar staff.”
Tag: 06.17.13
Stephen King’s New Book Is E-Pirated (And That’s Notable Because…)
“That’s notable because King, to support the print book being published by small indie Hard Case Crime, decided not to issue an e-book of this particular novel.”
Apple Defends Itself In E-Book Pricing Case
“On Monday, the Justice Department’s lawyers homed in on a condition in Apple’s contracts with the publishers: the “most favored nation” clause, which required publishers to allow Apple to sell e-books at the same price as the books would be sold in any other store.”
Greek Court Reverses Shutdown Of National Broadcaster
“A Greek court has ordered that state broadcaster ERT, which was shut down by the government last week, can resume transmissions. However, the court also upheld a plan by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to replace ERT with a smaller broadcaster.”
Teetering Nashville Symphony Opens Contract Talks With Musicians
“Officials of the union representing the musicians at the Nashville Symphony Association said negotiations over a new contract are set to begin this week even as the symphony’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center is facing a June 28 foreclosure auction.”
Chinese Cinema’s Answer To The Social Network
The new hit movie American Dreams in China tells “the story of three friends who launch an online English instruction school for Chinese students.” The film, writes David Weigel, “is an oddly fascinating tribute to the three Cs: capitalism, China, and copyright theft.”
Thomas Pynchon Hides In Plain Sight
“It is not clear why he so intently avoids the public eye. His literary peers – Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, Don DeLillo, among others – regularly appeared before the masses, either to teach fiction or grant interviews about this or that upcoming book. By contrast, Pynchon appears to interact only with people in his own line of work … It’s equally unclear how principled his avoidance of others is.”
Turkish Police Confiscate Piano From Taksim Square
“Turkish police have reportedly confiscated a piano that was being used to serenade Istanbul’s protesters. Davide Martello claims that officials seized his grand piano as part of Saturday’s raid on Gezi Park.”