“A paradox of neoliberalism … is that, when commercial-style governance is applied in traditionally less commercial spheres – such as libraries, universities, publishing & the public sector – it is often applied more rigidly & narrowly than in genuinely corporate sectors”

Why?

Huge congrats to all these legends!!!!!!

This is relevant to NZ too

Thanks to an ancient text and specialized scanning technology, researchers say they have solved the mystery of Plato’s burial place. bit.ly/3UlhTdT

Great piece, awful story. Time to come clean about ‘austerity’: the fiscal rationale is hugely overblown. We are tightening belts within a constraint that is a contrivance, to manage inflation while other parts of the economy stoke inflation with abandon edition.cnn.com/interactive/20…

Happy Calan Mai (May Day)!

Copy of the poem ‘Y fedwen las anfadwallt’ by Gruffudd ab Adda (fl. 14C), which describes a maypole made from a birch tree.

📜 Brogyntyn MS I.2 (1599) 556r: hdl.handle.net/10107/1429577

I was delighted to provide an endorsement for this wonderful book. Two whip-smart women sharing their observations of Australian politics and literary culture in the late 20th century, painstakingly edited and highly readable - loved it:

🔬 Seven researchers from across La Trobe will share in more than $11.5m @NHMRC funding to bolster projects focused on fighting cancer & infectious disease, cancer rehabilitation, novel immunotherapies, and knee pain in young adults.

Congratulations all!
latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/…

Hello, my very good friend, glad you have come to live with us.

Great piece, awful story. Time to come clean about ‘austerity’: the fiscal rationale is hugely overblown. We are tightening belts within a constraint that is a contrivance, to manage inflation while other parts of the economy stoke inflation with abandon edition.cnn.com/interactive/20…

Terrific photo of the young Paul Auster! In 1968, before social media & cell phone recordings, NYPD were brutal with nightsticks; occupying a building could result in serious beatings. One very good thing about social media.

And when they later learned about the Altair 8800, they felt users should be able to program it using BASIC.

The struck a deal with the company.

The Altair 8800 became the first successful PC.

And Gates and Allen had a fast growing software business.

Caméo de Paul Auster, qui vient de nous quitter à 77 ans, dans l'adaptation cinématographique d'un de mes romans préférés, 'La Musique du hasard' (publié en 1990, réalisé par Philip Haas en 1993)...
RIP Paul Auster (1947 - 2024)

These guys are adding such nice moments to my walk to and from work. Thanks ⁦La Trobe University⁩! 😁

On the NYRB Classics tip, Stoner is goated for sure, but this is my first-team All-NYRB.

I’ve gifted Black Wings to like 5 different people, and the Comyns is a total killer. Feels like a Mike Leigh flick.

For me, Paul Auster was first and foremost a great storyteller. His novels have such narrative momentum that I was happy to follow wherever he went. It may be Philistine of me to say, but his New York Trilogy novels were the first nouveaux romans that were also page-turners.

An acoustic guitar once played by Beatles legends John Lennon and George Harrison has been rediscovered after spending 50 years in an attic in rural England. bit.ly/44qLgQx

“The State Library of Victoria is in crisis. Is it time to rethink how libraries are governed?”theconversation.com/the-state-libr… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

A few nice finds on the rounds this morning #Amis #Aretino