“This month, France’s lower house of parliament passed a bill prohibiting Amazon from offering both a 5 percent discount on its books and free delivery, a combination the French culture minister likened to dumping.”
Tag: 10.25.13
What’s The Deal With Amazon *Still* Losing Money (And Gaining Investors)?
“Jeff Bezos is like King Midas in reverse: All the gold he touches turns to something else.”
Who Are The Best Contemporary Artists In Ghana? (And No, Africa Isn’t A Country)
The Black Stars of Ghana “will provide art professionals, scholars and practitioners as well as art lovers from all over the world the chance to get to know the different artists and protagonists of the Ghanaian contemporary art scene.”
Poet Ntozake Shange Can’t Type Anymore, And Voice Recognition Software Has A Big Problem
“Spell-check ruins my work,” she said. “It fixes all my slang and dialect into standard English.”
Royal Shakespeare Company Posts 75 Percent Gain In Box Office In 2012/13
“RSC productions played to 1.5 million worldwide in 2012/13, generating a total box office of £31.6 million, up from £18.1 million in 2011/12 (which was itself up from £8.3 million in 2010/11 when the RSC’s Stratford theatres were running a reduced operation). The improved box office has helped the RSC increase its percentage of self generated income to 73% – from 67% in 2011/12 and 52% in 2010/11.”
Time To End Anonymous Online Comments?
“Anonymity promises invaluable freedom from social, professional and political constraints. Without it, how readily would critics and whistle-blowers speak up? Would the Arab Spring have happened? If you believe in free speech, there are clear reasons to defend it.”
New York City Amends Admission Fee Policy At Met Museum
“Clarifying four decades of legal vagueness, the Bloomberg administration has amended New York City’s lease with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, spelling out that the Met is allowed to charge a suggested admission fee, as the museum has done since 1971 under an agreement with the city.”