Friday, September 2, 2011

How it works

How it works

Indie band reveals how tough it is to make money with digital music

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 06:43 AM PDT

As a consumer of music I have always been under the impression that the music labels were the ones keeping all the money on sales of their artist's music. And I was right in thinking that as Courtney Love did the math and told us exactly how it works. But with the advent of digital [...]

'Contagion': Steven Soderbergh starts a pandemic

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 07:45 AM PDT

The award winner works with screenwriter Scott Z. Burns to get at the heart of how people rise to the challenge of a world in peril. Before you see a single frame in "Contagion" you listen to a cough, and by the time the movie is just a few minutes old Gwyneth Paltrow's Beth Emhoff — the character heard hacking off-screen — suffers a fatal seizure (relax, it's in the trailer).

How job sharing could help the economy

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 08:26 AM PDT

Of all the programs to help keep Americans working, work-share may be the only one with bipartisan support. Midmorning examines how it works, and the pros and cons.

Two Banksy Pieces From the West Bank Are Now For Sale in the Hamptons

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 07:06 AM PDT

Wet Dog. How did a Hamptons art gallery come to show several Banksy works, including two pieces originally stenciled in Palestine? It's not completely clear, actually, but Wet Dog , which originally appeared on a bus stop, and Stop and Search , which originally appeared on the wall of a butcher shop, are now among the works for sale at the Keszler Gallery. None of the harvested pieces in the ...

Here's how new corpse-dissolver works...

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 03:31 PM PDT

Since the dawn of civilization, we have disposed of our dead primarily in two ways: burial and burning. Now, there's another option: liquefaction.

Georgia Jobs Program, Lauded By Obama, Has Critics

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 02:53 AM PDT

Georgia Works is among the training programs President Obama is considering as part of his new federal jobs program, to be announced next week. It has been called a success by some, but has been criticized for how participants are paid. It's also unclear how successful a similar program would be at the national level.

Buccaneers WR Mike Williams guarantees playoffs

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 11:02 PM PDT

It's really hard to not like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2011. For most of the franchise's existence, they've existed only to lie down for the stronger, more accomplished teams in the league. But today, the Bucs are a young, talented, capable group that works hard for their charismatic coach, a bit of a young underdog himself. It appears now that they've developing a little bit of swag, too. How ...

Hanky time: 5 movies that make me cry

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:11 PM PDT

It's my birthday this week. No need to concern yourselves with how old I am.

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