Ignore (or listen to, should you prefer) the specific movie recommendations in this piece, but revel in the knowledge of boutique streaming options that can fill up the empty hours until Season 3 of Orange Is the New Black drops.
Tag: 07.04.14
Director And Producers Face Involuntary Manslaughter Charges In Crew Member’s Death
“The prosecution alleges film-makers had ‘unlawfully and without authority’ entered onto the railway tracks ‘after receiving, prior to that entry, notice from the owner thereof that such entry was denied’.”
You Want To Teach A Great Course? Better Get Some Great Production Values
“‘We have binge watchers like Netflix does,’ he said, ‘and it’s a real badge of honor among some of our regulars to be the first to finish a new course.'”
Reading A Book Means Being On Your Own Little (Democratic) Island
Graham Swift: “Without getting pompous about it, fiction can perform a very important moral and social function. It is highly democratic.”
Amazon Battles With Publishers – In Germany
“Whenever Amazon sells a Bonnier e-book, it collects 30 percent of the retail price. But now Amazon wants its share hiked to 50 percent. So far, Bonnier is refusing to budge.”
Psychogeography (What?) Heats Up Again
“It’s tempting to cut through all the bullshit and simply say that it entails a certain kind of deep but informal exploration of places that have a visceral appeal to the explorer.” And apparently, London has the most visceral appeal ever.
Fifty Iconic Books And Authors Turned Into London Street Art
“Each book-shaped bench is decorated with an artist’s rendition of works such as Alex Rider and War Horse, running the gamut from contemporary subway reads to longtime favorites.”
Confessional Writing Is Far From Self-Indulgent
“If the definition of solipsism is ‘a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing,’ then little pushes back against solipsism more forcefully than confession gone public. This kind of confession inevitably creates dialogue.”