On Leaving Dignity Behind

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“I was involved in designing the bottle and packaging. I don’t know about what’s in it. I barely cook, so what do I know about making perfume? It’s called a floriental and it’s for the mass market, not Bergdorf’s. For 25 years, I’ve been asked to put my name on a fragrance, and Anna Wintour made the match. I finally decided if it brings me some money, why not? Elizabeth Taylor makes fortunes with the stuff. And I’m doing more commercial things now. Coming out soon are DVDs of my books, starting with my first two.” (Danielle Steele to Cindy […]

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Digitizing Books, Again

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Either or, either or, either…what is it about the world we live in that every move is giant step forward with the potential to surpass the leader with just a little more effort? Or is it just that journalists spend a little too much time reprinting press releases and not enough time thinking about the information contained in said releases? Microsoft is not stepping further into Google’s territory; they are just moving forward with an ongoing project. Two technology giants — Google and Microsoft — are currently engaged in major book digitization efforts. While their approaches differ (slightly), they have

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Do You Remember The Jam?

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Way back when, possibly just before we were born (but more likely after), Pete Townshend wrote a phrase that roused a generation: “I hope I die before I get old.” As it turns out, Pete did not listen to his younger self, and The Who continue to tour and attempt to recreate old glory. This has lead to our friend Jim making a lot of “Last Who Tape Ever” mixes to celebrate final Who concert tours. Jim has only ever made one Last Jam Tape Ever in honor of a final concert tour. The Jam got out while the getting

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This Penguin With Snow Crash Walks Into A Second Life

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Because we don’t want to create the impression that we think everything is bad in the world of publishing, we’d like to joyfully highlight something good: the juxtaposition of Penguin UK, Second Life, and Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash. If it is sounds like a cool party, it is. “Wha?” you say? “You mean someone’s finally put the pieces together?” Yes, that’s it exactly. The publisher of the book that introduced us to the Metaverse — a virtual world where people enter into personal and business transactions of all types — has created a special offer for residents of Second Life,

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On The Tough Battles Faced By Words

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How many of the new words captured in 2006 will achieve permanence is anyone’s guess: only a tiny percentage of words will ever gain entry into the Oxford English Dictionary and the waiting list of words is long. Catherine Tate’s ‘bovvered’ set to be included in Oxford dictionary

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