“Such paid-for apps are just one way smartphones are helping the industry. Another, the largest revenue generator, is subscription services such as Spotify, for which customers pay to receive songs on their handheld device. A third format is free-to-user apps.”
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Why Too Many Decisions Can Make You Cranky
“Decision fatigue helps explain why ordinarily sensible people get angry at colleagues and families, splurge on clothes, buy junk food at the supermarket and can’t resist the dealer’s offer to rustproof their new car. No matter how rational and high-minded you try to be, you can’t make decision after decision without paying a biological price.”
Can A New, Young Director Make Her Mark With “Hedgehog”?
“The Elegance of a Hedgehog” sold like mad in France and the U.S., and experienced producers and directors vied for the movie rights. How did a new, young director end up writing the adaptation and helming the film? Mona Achache just “has something.”
250,000 App Downloads! But If They’re All Free, What’s The Point?
“Countless music fans are not used to paying for anything online. They do not see it as theft, they see it as free. Now, though, with the rise of the smartphone, there is a way for the industry to fight back, offering bigger, better, and brighter ways of enjoying music through apps.”
UK’s New Visa Rules May Be Strangling Cultural Life
“A points-based visa system, introduced in 2008, was accompanied by tougher immigration criteria for temporary workers, which has resulted in artists, photographers and musicians being deported or refused visas.”