“Indians are expressing outrage over a New York auction that is set to sell some of the most personal belongings of India’s great independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi — the gaunt, bare-chested man whose ascetic life defied materialism. “The auction is a travesty for many Indians, for whom Gandhi is a godlike figure, and some [...]
Archive for February 24th, 2009
Resistance Movement: Indians Decry Auction of Gandhi’s Items
Posted in Antiques & Folk Art, Asia, Business, Collectors & Collecting, International Affairs, Politics on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Sound of One Hand Reading: Jeff Bezos & Jon Stewart on the Kindle 2
Posted in Books, Business, Media & Advertising, Science & Technology, Television, Writers & Writing on February 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As an early user and fan of Amazon.com’s Kindle e-book reader, I’ve wanted for the longest time to post something about the device, but never more than now, now that the Kindle 2 has been released and reviewed in various forums. Finally, Jon Stewart to the rescue. From last night’s The Daily Show, here is Stewart’s discussion about the Kindle 2 [...]
Splendor in the Stacks: William Stout, San Francisco Bookman
Posted in Architecture, Books, Business, Collectors & Collecting on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From today’s New York Times, Allison Arieff on San Francisco bookseller, collector and architectural book publisher William Stout and the old-fashioned pleasures of hunting in the stacks: “Stores like Stout’s (not to mention people like Stout!) are a rare breed these days: there are two floors bursting with over 200,000 books on everything from the sustainable houses of [...]
Google & the Future of Books: Settlement News Update
Posted in Books, Business, Science & Technology, World Wide Web, Writers & Writing on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Updating my January 31st post, Google & the Future of Books: I received the following email today from Nancy Dolan at Kinsella Media, LLC, regarding the Google Book Search settlement – “Thank you for your blog post about the Google Book Search settlement. The process of notifying authors and publishers about the settlement has begun. If [...]
Pot O’ Gold? or: Can Taxing Marijuana Save California’s Economy?
Posted in Business, Counter Culture, Crimes & Misdemeanors, Economy, Politics, Urban Affairs on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Could Cannabis sativa be a salvation for California’s fiscal misfortunes? Can the state get a better budget grip by taxing what some folks toke? “[Assemblyman Tom Ammiano] from San Francisco announced legislation Monday to do just that: make California the first state in the nation to tax and regulate recreational marijuana in the same manner as alcohol.” (via LA [...]
