Publishing NewsDan Brown / defamation / Free Speech / gender stereotypes / Jeff Bezos / male gaze / mathematics / parody / reading strategies4 Comments
Jeff Bezos: Gawker’s Plight Proves “Ugly Speech” Needs Protection – The Gawker lawsuit has raised many questions about how much and what kind of protection public figures should have against media coverage. As much as I think Nick Denton is obnoxiously gross, he’s correct that gossip has historically been outside polite ... more >
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Gracie Book Club Aims to Connect New Yorkers – I feel like this is the year of the bookclub, and New York’s Gracie Book Club is so popular you basically enter a lottery to win a ticket. I don’t know whether this speaks to the desirability of the reading or the ... more >
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Amazon to expand Prime benefits, open more brick-and-mortar stores – So it looks like that February story about Amazon opening more physical stores was premature but accurate, as Bezos now confirms that the company plans to expand its presence in malls across the U.S. (okay, the malls thing was my interpretation). ... more >