“Up until the mid-19th century, bright colors were the preserve of the wealthy, the only people who could afford them. Yet the dyes used in even the most expensive items were so unstable that they often faded or discolored. The development of chemical dyes” – starting with mauve in 1858 – changed all that.
Tag: 09.24.12
More And More Musicians Suing Their Recording Labels
The number of lawsuits against major record labels over digital royalties keeps growing.
UCLA’s Kristy Edmunds Talks Producing Art
“For many of us, if our life experience has any bearing on today’s world, we experienced usually the first kind of provocation of what we thought something was artistically when we hit university or college.”
The Design Revolution – How Design Is Becoming Free
“Tools are liberating design, but so are people. We have become participants on social platforms that allow us to collaborate and customize and create, and in the process we’ve become expert collaborators, customizers, and creators.”
JK Rowling: I Got Therapy To Help Cope With Success Of Harry Potter
“For a few years I did feel I was on a psychic treadmill, trying to keep up with where I was. Everything changed so rapidly, so strangely. I knew no one who’d ever been in the public eye. I didn’t know anyone – anyone – to whom I could turn and say, “what do you do?”, so it was incredibly disorienting.”
Surprise – Cable TV And Wireless Companies Are Buddying Up
“Until recently, wireless and cable companies were archrivals. Major cable providers owned spectrum and hoped to start their own wireless businesses, while wireless companies wanted to compete in cable. The new spirit of cooperation is jolting analysts.”
TV’s Fall Season – It Continues Despite Changes In The Industry
“The tradition of the fall season, originally tied to the start of the model year for new cars, is now more than 60 years old. It is defined arbitrarily and rather arcanely by the Nielsen Company as 34.5 weeks between mid-September and mid-May. And yet, the idea persists, in large part because it still works.”
Not Surprisingly, Free Tuition Helps Young Music Students
Only a few kids get the free lessons, but they’re good for the kids: “You see them become more sociable as the year goes on. Their confidence increases. Sometimes you can scarcely believe it’s the same child from the start of one year to the end.”