Writing and Publishing
The Collectors: Museums and the ethics of acquisition
A former curator at the Getty Museum is on trial in Italy for receiving stolen antiquities; governments of Italy and…
An Essay on Painting - Disinformation and The Origin of Painting
DJ and installation artist Joe Banks has pioneered the use of electromagnetic noise through his ground-breaking Disinformation project. He uses…
Blogging author hits the big time
A young blogger gets published for a six-figure advance. Sounds like a match made in heaven, but things don't always…
The Keepers: Origins of the museum movement in America
Collecting in early modern times has its roots in Europe, in the courts of Renaissance princes and churchmen. Americans come…
Do blogs make good books?
Why are publishers looking to the internet for their bestsellers? What does it mean for writers, readers and the future…
Taking Off
The concept behind Sky Orchestra was inspired by a research trip to Tunisia in 2002. I was staying in a…
Publishers finally discover recycling could sustain them
What is inside the books we read - what are they printed on, and why has it taken so long…
Taking Off
The concept behind Sky Orchestra was inspired by a research trip to Tunisia in 2002. I was staying in a…
Mission impossible?
Now in it's fourth year and third manifestation, what has the Mission, Models, Money initiative actually achieved?
Why do you want to be a writer? How to answer the hardest question of all
In the first edition of his monthly column, Ralph Grayden explores how to answer the hardest question of all, "Why…