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April 21, 2016

Thursday News: Amazon v. Netflix, changes at DC Comics, new Steven Universe book, and museum maintenance

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / DC-Comics / museum exhibits / Netflix / Steven Universe6 Comments

Amazon Ups the Ante on Streaming Video, Challenging Netflix – Amazon is undertaking two new monthly programs – an $8.99 video streaming service (a dollar less than Netflix) and $10.99 Prime (for which a yearly subscription saves you about three months at this rate). As someone who pays for, well, more ... more >

March 28, 2016

Monday News: BSFA Awards, FBI v. Apple, DC Rebirth lineup, and Shakespeare’s puns

JanetPublishing NewsAliette de Bodard / Apple / BSFA / DC-Comics / FBI / language / SFF / Shakespeare3 Comments

BSFA Awards – An excited shout of congratulations to Aliette de Bodard for winning two out of four British Science Fiction Association Award categories – Best Novel and Best Short Story – for The House of Shattered Wings and “Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight.” The full list of nominees can be found ... more >

February 19, 2016

Friday News: DC, Apple, and Disney

JanetPublishing NewsApple / DC-Comics / Disney / female sexuality / iPhone / privacy / security6 Comments

DC ANNOUNCES FULL “REBIRTH” LINE, TWICE-MONTHLY BOOKS, LOWERED PRICE POINT – Information on DC’s “creative team” for their new line-up will be announced (and live-streamed) at the upcoming WonderCon, but in the meantime, DC Comics has announced that it will keep the price point for its DC Universe comic books at ... more >

May 20, 2015

Wednesday News: Chris Harrison’s romance novel, alleged new Shakespeare portrait, Marvel v. DC fan film, and a skull fashioned from vinyl records

JanetPublishing NewsArt / Comic books / DC-Comics / Marvel / Nicholas Sparks / romantic fiction / sculpture / Shakespeare2 Comments

Chris Harrison Was Inspired by “the Godfather” of Romance Novels For His Book – So for all of you Bachelor/Bachelorette fans out there, host Chris Harrison has written what he refers to as a Romance novel, set to release the same day as the new season of The Bachelorette (I’m ... more >

May 19, 2015

Tuesday News: Spotify’s musical networks, Nielsen takes on video, romancing the motorcycle club, and Superman’s new look

JanetPublishing NewsDC-Comics / motorcycle clubs / music / Nielsen / social networks / Spotify / Superman / television / videoComments Off on Tuesday News: Spotify’s musical networks, Nielsen takes on video, romancing the motorcycle club, and Superman’s new look

Other People’s Playlists: Spotify’s secret social network – Although I have the Spotify app on my phone, I never use it. But after reading this piece on the way Spotify “relates” songs and artists based on how people listen to them, I’m curious to get to know the service better. ... more >

March 18, 2015

Wednesday News: Another Pratchett tribute, new tech habits in Snowden’s wake, DC pulls “Batgirl” art, and cocoa quarantine

JanetPublishing NewsBatgirl / Chocolate / code / cover-art / DC-Comics / government surveillance / privacy / technology / Terry Pratchett / web server4 Comments

Web servers enrolled in Pratchett tribute – As various online tributes to Terry Pratchett continue, a thread on reddit gave rise to a particularly appropriate way to memorialize Pratchett’s name and work, through sharing a code that is not generally visible when you click on the site. The origins of ... more >

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