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An old-fashioned kind of geek In the early 90s he helped to shape the internet. Now Douglas Rushkoff is back - with a plan to wrest control from our big corporations. Bobbie Johnson meets himTwo years ago Douglas Rushkoff had an unpleasant encounter outside his Brooklyn home. Taking out the rubbish on Christmas Eve, he was mugged - held at knife-point by an assailant who took his money, his phone and his bank cards. Shaken, he went back indoors and sent an email to his local residents' group to warn them about what had happened.'I got two emails back within the hour,' he says. 'Not from people asking if I was OK, but complaining that I'd posted the exact spot where the mugging had taken place - because it might adversely affect their property values.'That, he says, was more shocking than being mugged. He was spurred into action.A New Yorker with a short crop of curly hair and dark eyes, Rushkoff made his name in the 1990s as the author of a series of books that examined the intersection of technology and popular cu GuardianLiberating Lipsticks and Lattes "The Coming Insurrection," a book which predicts the imminent collapse of capitalist culture, has developed a small but devoted following. New York TimesBooks of The Times: Greed Layered on Greed, Frosted With Recklessness Two new books illuminate the groupthink blindness that came to afflict much of Wall Street and Washington. New York TimesYork Theatre Co Announces KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY Casting, Runs 6/26-28 The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) is pleased to announce casting for KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY (playing June 26-28), the 75th staged concert in the history of the Musicals in Mufti series. Broadwayworld.comHarry Potter publisher denies plagiarism claim LONDON (Reuters) - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc on Monday denied allegations that author J.K. Rowling copied 'substantial parts' of a book by another children's author when she wrote 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.' ReutersWired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson Discusses the Future of Free You could call it Anderson's Law: Digital drives the prices of content down to zero. Don't agree? It's like arguing with gravity. At Wired's first-ever business conference, Disruptive by Design, Wired Magazine editor-in-chief Chris Anderson kicks things off with a fact-paced talk on the history and implications of giving away products for free - the topic of his latest book, Free: The Future of a Radical Price. WiredTHE MATT FRIED HOUR Welcomes Young Downtown Talent To UNDER St. Marks Stage 6/24 In the comic tradition of Conan O'Brien and Stephen Colbert, Matt Fried and Chris O'Neil welcome to their stage downtown celebrities, performers, young comic talent, and indie musical guests that define the scene of downtown NYC. June's show will feature comic book illustrator Fred Chao (Johnny Hiro) and stand up comedian Mark Normand. Broadwayworld.comNo Such Thing As Witty Women? Think Again Think women aren't funny? Lynn Harris recommends three books by famous funny ladies Dolly Parton, Lucille Ball and Carrie Fisher that will force you to think again. NPRKindle Joins a Literary Ritual: Authors Can Autograph It At a recent reading in Manhattan by David Sedaris, a reader presented his electronic-book device for the author to sign. New York TimesBooks of The Times: This Baseball Patriarch Could Really Pitch Himself Larry Tye writes a discerning, empathetic and hype-free biography of the baseball player Satchel Paige. New York Times1 2 |
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Feedzilla is a news aggregator which categorizes news stories by topic. It is a platform where webmasters and bloggers can find an unmatched selection of easy to use, automatically updating and professional news widgets for their sites. Feedzilla supports the building of widgets in various formats, as well as allowing the addition of news widgets to different blogging platforms and social networks.
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