“The rising prices are proving prohibitive for some; Davis says that high prices for works by Rockwell and Parrish have made purchases by museums such as his more difficult.”
Tag: 12.27.13
The Last Business Days Of A Typewriter Repairman
“Mr. Gan is also not a huge fan of Francis Ford Coppola, but he did service the Olivetti that Mr. Coppola used to write the Oscar-winning screenplay for ‘The Godfather.'”
One Day In The Life Of A Bookstore Clerk
“I’m looking for a book.”
“Would you happen to have the title?”
“It’s a long shot, but I was in my car about a month ago and heard an author on the radio. Sounded really interesting.”
The Stage To Screen Transition Is Just Rough
Reviewers take the movie version of “August: Osage County” to task for, well, theatricality.
The Most Exciting Magazine Of All Time
“No contemporary magazine could duplicate Life’s success, and not just because 1945 was such a monumental year. No modern magazine has remotely close to its influence.”
Can Changing Our Reading Habits Even The Balance?
“Establishing quotas is not inherently progressive, but it can help us examine our choices, to consider books or writers we might otherwise ignore or resist, and sometimes – as was the case for me with the wonderful Croatian author Dubravka Ugresic – recognize that we were missing out not having read them sooner.”
Is Arts Journalism Only Going To Survive As The PR Wing For Institutions?
“In the new media landscape, everyone is a content provider, and thus everyone is in competition. All true. To some extent.”
The Best Dance Of 2013 In London
A top five list and a worst five list.
Did Iron Maiden Actually Use Piracy Data To Locate Its Fans And Make Money?
“I really wish MusicMetric had advised Iron Maiden on how to make millions of dollars from music pirates. It’s such a good story. Too good, evidently, to be true.”
Free At Last! Judge Liberates Sherlock Holmes From Copyright
“A federal judge has issued a declarative judgment stating that Holmes, Watson, 221B Baker Street, the dastardly Professor Moriarty and other elements included in the 50 Holmes works Arthur Conan Doyle published before Jan. 1, 1923, are no longer covered by United States copyright law and can be freely used by creators without paying any licensing fee to the Conan Doyle estate.”