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Gatsby. Handwritten Manuscript Pages From Classic...
Gatsby. Handwritten Manuscript Pages From Classic Novels http://t.co/uC1ynSfdO0 via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 30, 2013 These days, almost all works of literature are written on computers - from their first inklings, saved in a document...
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Albert Hofmann, LSD inventor, RIP...
Albert Hofmann, LSD inventor, RIP http://t.co/H3I7nq7Ae5 via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 30, 2013 Albert Hofmann, who first synthesized Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), has passed away. He was 102 years-old. "I believe that if people would...
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Analog Computing Machine (1949), an early...
Analog Computing Machine (1949), an early version... http://t.co/MLgMacsXZg via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) May 28, 2013 Analog Computing Machine (1949), an early version of the modern computer, from a series of gorgeous black-and-white photos...
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Bob Dylan Receives Honorary Princeton Degree...
Bob Dylan Receives Honorary Princeton Degree http://t.co/rbn9I7efZU via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 25, 2013 Chris Wood/Express/Getty Images Princeton, N. J. - Yes, it's true, Bob Dylan accepted an honorary degree from Princeton University,...
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The future of TV, according to Netflix CEO Reed...
The future of TV, according to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings http://t.co/MOUBQsnt3I via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 25, 2013 Netflix CEO Reed Hastings laid out an ambitious plan for Netflix's future in a paper published on the company's investor...
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Slide Show: Happy Birthday, Miles Davis...
Slide Show: Happy Birthday, Miles Davis http://t.co/Bitc2a3RCL via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) May 27, 2013 Happy birthday to Miles Davis, who was born on May 26, 1926. Turn down the lights, put on the well-worn copy of your favorite Davis album,...
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Cannes: 'World War Z' With Brad Pitt to Open...
Cannes: 'World War Z' With Brad Pitt to Open Moscow Film Festival http://t.co/4zmNZg009r via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) May 20, 2013 CANNES - Marc Forster's World War Z, starring Brad Pitt, will open the 35th annual Moscow Film Festival on June...
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Scarlett Johansson to make directorial debut with...
Scarlett Johansson to make directorial debut with Truman Capote adaptation http://t.co/ikOE0Y0vSx via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) May 18, 2013 Scarlett Johansson will become the latest Hollywood star to make the leap to director with an adaptation...
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Dear Silicon Valley: Meritocracy Is an Ideology...
Dear Silicon Valley: Meritocracy Is an Ideology Too http://t.co/kDHKYDTzak via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) June 11, 2013 For some liberals, last week's Senate panel on corporate taxes might have caused a double take. As Apple CEO Timothy Cook...
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The Shocking Demolition of Frank Lloyd Wright's...
The Shocking Demolition of Frank Lloyd Wright's Park Avenue Showroom http://t.co/nYJn6012Wn via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 17, 2013 It's shocking that a building designed by one of the biggest architects of the past century could disappear...
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Amazon's Letter To Shareholders Should Inspire...
Amazon's Letter To Shareholders Should Inspire Every Company In America http://t.co/MTryZw24sX via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 15, 2013 Late last week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos published his latest letter to shareholders. This year's letter,...
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The end of big (media): When news orgs move from...
The end of big (media): When news orgs move from brands to platforms for talent http://t.co/DqvFFJNyFh via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 14, 2013 "What if news organizations confronted the reality that nearly all media will be 'social media'...
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Just Who Uses Social Media? A Demographic...
Just Who Uses Social Media? A Demographic Breakdown http://t.co/sChtyPovmZ via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 13, 2013 You think you know social? How about who uses it? Well, you might not know it as well as you would have guessed. A new study...
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Talenti nascosti...Margaret Thatcher Helped Invent...
Talenti nascosti...Margaret Thatcher Helped Invent Soft-Serve Ice Cream http://t.co/JOVh5OSifB via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 10, 2013 Margaret Thatcher died this morning at the age of 87. While some of her achievements over her long career...
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The Big Comeback: Is New Orleans America's Next...
The Big Comeback: Is New Orleans America's Next Great Innovation Hub? http://t.co/0tl1h7qui1 via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 10, 2013 In the wrinkled edifices of the French Quarter and the worn-out storefront walls along Canal Street, a...
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Ciotta e Silvestri a Cannes!...
Ciotta e Silvestri a Cannes! http://t.co/cwW3x4lXG2 emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) May 12, 2013
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Does 'World War Z' Need To Make $400 Million To...
Does 'World War Z' Need To Make $400 Million To Break Even? Vanity Fair Looks At The Runaway Brad Pitt Zom… http://t.co/Y2EUsulMar via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 30, 2013 Paramount must be annoyed. Just a few weeks after the Entertainment...
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Bitcoin Is Tanking http://t.co/Fp8zJKcwwb via...
Bitcoin Is Tanking http://t.co/Fp8zJKcwwb via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 10, 2013 It's shaping up to be a pretty ugly day for Bitcoin. After soaring past $250 earlier, it's tumbled to current levels around $215. The chart below shows Bitcoin...
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Next-generation ebooks introduced at London Book...
Next-generation ebooks introduced at London Book Fair http://t.co/4trn8FDXAL via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 19, 2013 Fiction edged its way closer to a digital incarnation with the publication this week of an interactive visual version...
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Reuters Fired Its Indicted Social Media Editor...
Reuters Fired Its Indicted Social Media Editor After Bad Social Media Editing http://t.co/ERjNiNc3GI via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 23, 2013 Thomson Reuters could handle Matthew Keys being indicted on federal hacking charges. But after...
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Convertible Napping Desk http://t.co/lUFU9sTOlg...
Convertible Napping Desk http://t.co/lUFU9sTOlg via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 14, 2013 The only thing better than a refreshing nap on your desk at work is a nap under it! Behold the napping table by Studio NL in Greece. Via Lost at E...
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Nico Sings “Chelsea Girls” in the Famous...
Nico Sings “Chelsea Girls” in the Famous Chelsea Hotel http://t.co/KQ1IJ5dmuU via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 03, 2013 Ah, the Hotel Chelsea: home, in its heyday, to all manner of New York City writers, artists, rockers, and rogues. You...
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London Book Fair 2013: Is Amazon Good or Bad for...
London Book Fair 2013: Is Amazon Good or Bad for the Publishing Business? http://t.co/Jzpd38rsb2 via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 17, 2013 In planning the third annual London Book Fair's Great Debate, co-organizer, Susan Danziger, organizer...
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William Gibson On Burroughs, Sterling, Dick,...
William Gibson On Burroughs, Sterling, Dick, Libraries, The Uncanny, The Web http://t.co/Hs2tL1tCyC via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 26, 2013 In real life, William Gibson looks like you would imagine. A little older than the Gibson you imagine,...
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Here's Patti Smith's Fantastic Advice For Young...
Here's Patti Smith's Fantastic Advice For Young Artists http://t.co/WZ7bXYF5fV via @zite emanuele bevilacqua (@ebwater) April 13, 2013 "One does their work for the people, and the more people you can touch, the more wonderful it is. You don't make work...