The Kindle to Save the Elderly .. and the Newspaper Industry

≡ Category: Amazon Kindle | ≅ 5 Comments

  Anecdotal evidence seems to suggest that Amazon’s Kindle is appealing, perhaps counterintuitively, to an older generation. According to Marginal Revolution, “over half of reporting Kindle owners are 50 or older, and 70 percent are 40 or older.” Why is the Kindle skewing toward a more senior demographic? At least one reason is that it allows older folks to navigate [...]

13,500 Sing “Hey Jude” in Trafalgar Square

≡ Category: Music | ≅ 6 Comments

Awesome way to give the Monday blues a swift kick in the ass. Last Thursday, in London’s Trafalgar Square, a big crowd of 13,500 got together and sang “Hey Jude.” The project (arranged somewhat spontaneously by T-Mobile) gets better as things move along — kind of like the song itself. All credit for finding this one [...]

Bach on Ukulele

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Pretty intriguing footage highlighted by Metafilter today: “John King, likely the world’s only classical ukulele virtuoso, died last month at the age of 55. Here he is performing a Bach prelude (above), playing more Bach, and playing Chopsticks.” You can find more clips of King’s work on this YouTube channel. And while you’re at it, check out our list of [...]

Free PDF Download of The Alchemyst

≡ Category: Books | ≅ 5 Comments

A quick fyi: You can download a free PDF of Michael Scott’s Young Adult novel, The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. It runs about 375 pages and is available for a limited time thanks to Powell’s web site. Get it free here. Or buy a copy (and read user reviews) here.

Ballard Rediscovered

≡ Category: Literature | ≅ Leave a Comment

J.G. Ballard, the controversial author of Crash and Empire, died last month. One of our readers (Stephen) pointed us to a Ballard short story published in the Guardian. “The Dying Fall” was little known and never published in a Ballard collection. And it’s here that the modern world collides with the Renaissance. 

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