“Every separation is a link.” — Simone Weil
- The rise of paywalls : Information wants to be free. Unfortunately, free doesn’t pay the bills
- News Corp spinning off its publishing arm : That $2.56 billion bankroll should help
- The paradox that is Emil Orlik : From The Blue Lantern, one of my favorite art blogs
- An awesomely bad contract from a Random affiliate : No advance, cede all rights for term of copyright, receive a single copy — self-publishing never looked better
- Ten grammar myths “debunked” : If simply saying they’re wrong is the same as debunking. Sorry, I still don’t like “The reason is because”
- Do we need more readers? : Madam Mayo weighs in
- New art magazine Mothproof : Edited by Ellen Christensen, issue one is now on press. Time to begin issue two!
- And don’t forget Catamaran : Issue 2, now out, features the usual mix of cool art and writing, including new work by Gary Snyder