“Slang’s literary origins are widespread and ever-expanding. Its social roots, however, are narrow and focused: the city. … London’s chroniclers had always noted the urban vocabularies, though none before the eighteenth century had rendered their discoveries lexicographical.”
Tag: 10.11.14
When You’re A Giant Book Retailer, Censorship Can Take Many Forms
“Plunging sales by Hachette writers on Amazon indicate that the retailer’s tactics have discouraged potential customers. A delay in shipping may not be censorship. But what if the book is hard or even impossible to find on Amazon, which sells nearly half the books in America?”
When Fashion Partners With Ballet
“Whenever fashion designers, with their house signatures and acclimation to ego-stroking, are involved in ballet, the question arises of whether the costumes enhance the dance or distract from it.”
The High School Orchestra That Got Way Tired Of Selling Candy Bars To Raise Money
“The Tiny House Tour was born. Organizers hoped for 100 attendees that first year. They got more than 350. The tour helped pay for the orchestra’s trip to Spain.”
London’s New King’s Cross Developments Are A Fantastic Proof Of Private-Public Partnership Working Well
“The development of King’s Cross in London, now about half complete, is the most substantial fulfilment yet of an idea that the best way to transform an urban area, and to improve the lives around it with facilities and investment, is for commercial development to take the lead, while working closely with local authorities and local communities.”
So, Is Reading To Kids From A Screen ‘Reading Time’ Or ‘Screen Time’?
“Complicating matters is that fewer and fewer children’s e-books can strictly be described as books, say researchers. As technology evolves, publishers are adding bells and whistles that encourage detours.”
The 86-Year-Old Gallery Owner Who’s One Of The Most Powerful People In The Art World
“When she walks into the building site that will become her new gallery space just off Golden Square, in London’s Soho, she is dwarfed by scaffolding. She is tiny – barely 5ft tall – dressed all in black, and when she speaks, her voice is so soft that the architects in hard hats have to crane down to hear what she is saying.”
Hollywood Doesn’t Really Understand – Or Correctly Show – Los Angeles
“Among the industry’s sins, according to the movie: blowing up the city again and again, just because it’s there to be turned into a fireball; denigrating the city’s great Modernist houses by making them the residences of villains or mentally unstable antiheroes; and ignoring neighborhoods that are not white or wealthy.”
Why Are So Many Top Dancers Heading For Los Angeles?
“Three years ago, people started saying: ‘I’m interested. Can I fly in to meet you?’ Now they say: ‘I’ve just moved to L.A. Can I audition?'”