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Academic Insights for the Thinking World
The opening line of William MacNamara’s story “Publishers seek to play Google at its own game” ominously portends “Publishers are racing to digitize their books as they seek to counter the threat posed by the internet giant Google.”
Last year, as part of its employer-branding strategy to woo the best staff, it displayed posters with the slogan “McProspects — over half of our executive team started in our restaurants. Not bad for a McJob.”
There is no perfect marriage between feminism (as a political ideology) and art (as a cultural activity). Feminism promises at the same time to enrich the products of art, to expose the pretensions and vested interests in art and to break open the category of art altogether.
An excerpt in honor of Women’s History Month.
A film about web 2.0.
Friday Link Love.
A tribute to the Academy Awards and Jessica Tandy.
Friday Link Love.
An excerpt from David Miller’s new book, God at Work.
Nicole Rafter looks at Deja Vu.
Happy Birthday Auden!
A podcast with the author of Jesus of Hollywood.
Friday link love.
A podcast from The Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
Happy Valentine’s Day!