The art of catchy titles
Recent events took me to England and the British Library. The British Library has been getting into digitization in a big way, for good reason: it improves their delivery time, has trackable access, and...
Category: Misc
Nonprofits and Organization
Nonprofit organizations have an unfortunate reputation for not being that – organized, that is. Perhaps the best measure of a nonprofit is the percentage spent on administration and upkeep: the higher their internal costs,...
On Doctors and Fences
“Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies,” quoth Jane Austen in Northanger Abbey. (Naturally, it wouldn’t be a proper Jane Austen novel without gossip, rumors and love intervening in things.) It...
Repertory at the Met
There are 29 operas in repertory for the Metropolitan Opera’s 2010-2011 season. This is a stupendous amount for most companies and most cities, and makes you wonder what things would be like if the...
