Los Angeles rare book store Heritage Book Shop is closing. But this isn’t another story of the internet pushing out a local business. “The brothers maintained that they were not forced out of business by the Internet — which has sped the demise of hundreds of used-book stores in recent years — or by the unwillingness of Generation iPod to crack open a book from time to time.”
Tag: 07.05.07
Violin Stolen On Subway Turns Up
Tom Chiu had his violin stolen on a New York subway train. Six days later he got a call from transit workers at at station in Coney Island to say they had his instrument. The violin had changed trains…
Reports Of Pavarotti’s Imminent Death Premature
Reports that Luciano Pavarotti is near death are premature, says the tenor’s manager. Pavarotti had to suspend performances last year after discovering he had pancreatic cancer. “The twice-married father of four said he is ‘feeling stronger’ as he divides his time between his two homes in Italy. As well as recording he is also teaching students.”