“Mystery in White: A Christmas Crime Story by J Jefferson Farjeon is selling in “astonishing numbers”, according to the Waterstones book chain. It has outsold rival paperbacks Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn, and Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch on the high street, while Amazon temporarily ran out of stock last week due to surging demand.”
Tag: 12.20.14
One Man’s Journey To Reinvent The Piano For A Digital Age
“I started thinking about taking the next step of actually converting a player piano into a full MIDI instrument, with the ability to read key presses and accept MIDI input.”
Yes, Virginia, We Can Resist Utilitarian Rationality: The Philosophical Case For Believing In Santa Claus
Why did Francis P. Church, in his famous editorial responding to young Virginia O’Hanlon, “argue for making the leap to Santa belief, rather than standing pat with Santa agnosticism?” Eric Kaplan writes that “it’s worth restating his point about the benefits of a belief in Santa in more modern, prosaic terms.”
Will These Twin Ballet Dancers Be Among The Last Cuban Artists To Seek Refuge In The US?
“When they set foot in the U.S. almost three months ago, they had no idea what was next — where they might end up, where they’d be sleeping a week later. (A lucky break connected them to someone at the San Diego Ballet, which intends to hire them when their work authorization papers come through; for now they are not paid, said the ballet’s executive director, Robin Morgan.) They understood they might never again see the mother they adored.”
Is YouTube Going To Kill Off Cable?
“It’s worth remembering that the idea for YouTube was hatched at a dinner party in San Francisco less than 10 years ago. Just as abruptly as it changed how we watch TV, it could become the victim of disruption itself.”
These Classical Buskers Are Performing In The Subway When Along Comes … [VIDEO]
“Just when you hate, I mean truly hate, the New York City subway system, something like this has to go and happen.” (Wait for it.)
Is This The End Of Piano Playing In The UK?
“She blames the popularity of electric keyboards and children starting to learn the piano at a later age in the UK than in other parts of the world.”
So Much Criticism For Marco Polo May Harm Diversity On Netflix
“Recall that Marco Polo’s cast is more than 90 percent Asian; how many other big-budget Western shows can say that?”
Will Renewed U.S.-Cuba Ties Mean More Musical Collaborations And Cross-Pollination?
“The last time musicians from Cuba and the U.S. could easily move between the two countries, it led to some of the most innovative music of 20th century. The stage is set for a similar renaissance in the 21st.”