It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an author in possession of a renowned body of work must be repeatedly ripped off. In other, non-Pride and Prejudice-inspired words, book publishers are reworking Jane Austen — again. According to the New York Times, HarperCollins is introducing a six-book series in which contemporary writers of “global literary
Continue reading …NASA today unveiled plans for a rocket that will power the next generation of space exploration, designed to take manned missions to distant asteroids and eventually Mars, Space.com reports. The uncreatively named “Space Launch System,” or SLS, uses bits of technology from the defunct space shuttle and Constellation projects,…
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A book of newly released conversations with former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy includes a series of interviews she gave to historian and former Kennedy aide Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. shortly after her husband was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963. (Sept. 14)
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A book of newly released conversations with former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy includes a series of interviews she gave to historian and former Kennedy aide Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. shortly after her husband was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963. (Sept. 14)
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US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is 78 and has battled cancer, was forced to slide down an emergency chute to evacuate a flight at Dulles International Airport near Washington, a court spokeswoman said Wednesday. (Sept. 14)
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US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is 78 and has battled cancer, was forced to slide down an emergency chute to evacuate a flight at Dulles International Airport near Washington, a court spokeswoman said Wednesday. (Sept. 14)
Continue reading …AP Touts President Obama’s Openness to Compromise, Ignores Campaign Obama’s Contradiction and New Tattletale Site
September 14, 2011 No Comment
Darlene Superville's Associated Press report earlier this evening on President Obama's visit to North Carolina (“Obama touts jobs bill benefits for small business”) had an interesting final paragraph. Concerning Obama's openness to compromise on his “jobs plan” (otherwise known as “spend now, pay for with taxes later”), she wrote: “President Obama has made clear he'd sign a portion of the legislation if that's all Congress could agree on, although he's said he would continue to fight to pass the whole thing.” Someone forgot to tell that to David Axelrod this morning, as Meghashyam Mali at the Hill reported (video is at link): Axelrod: 'We're not in a negotiation' on Obama $447B jobs package Obama's top political adviser David Axelrod said Tuesday that the administration was unwilling to break up the president’s $447 billion jobs plan if Republicans were only receptive to passing certain elements. “We're not in a negotiation to break up the package. It's not an
Continue reading …European Union extends Beatles’ copyright, still gonna have to buy the White Album
September 14, 2011 No Comment
If you’ve been waiting for the hits of the ’60s to lapse into the public domain, prepare to be disappointed. The European Union has agreed to extend the term of protection for sound recordings — which previously lasted for 50 — to 70 years. That means the White Album won’t be free to own until 2038. The extension was granted to guarantee income for performers in their old age who would otherwise lose out, such as impoverished multi-millionaire Sir Paul McCartney . Opinions are divided, with record companies praising the move and open-rights groups being a lot less enthusiastic. An interesting point to note is that the move was done in spite of government-funded research to the contrary . Either way, ever increasing copyright legislation means it’s far more likely we’ll see even more extreme anti-piracy adverts, just like the one after the break. Continue reading European Union extends Beatles’ copyright, still gonna have to buy the White Album European Union extends Beatles’ copyright, still gonna have to buy the White Album originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …It can be dangerous to draw broad conclusions from special elections, but last night’s results from New York and Nevada make it safe to say that “the special election scorecard is starting to look pretty ominous for Democrats,” writes Nate Silver at the New York Times . Coming from Silver the…
Continue reading …Now this is bizarre: Tareq Salahi has reached out to TMZ because he thinks wife Michaele has been the victim of a publicity stunt, er, kidnapping. Salahi, who is of course famous for crashing a White House dinner with his wife and then moving on to a stint on Real…
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