The Pearson family saga has been comfort TV at its cosiest, full of twists, cheesy lines and fabulous characters – and it even bowed out with its own ‘Sopranos fade-to-black’ momentWarning: this article contains spoilers.It’s over. After 106 episodes of emotional evisceration, This Is Us (Amazon Prime) has called time. And like Randall at his mother’s funeral, I want to find the right thing to say. Every week without fail, this heartstring-yanking family saga about the big three – the triplets Kate, Kevin and Randall Pearson – made millions weep, myself included. It has been a six-year emotional juggernaut, a guilty pleasure to watch while sobbing into the sofa. It was comfort TV at its cosiest: a winning combination of twists and misdirection that kept you hooked and blindsided, with fantastic, fleshed-out characters delivering endless hokey speeches (Randall, you are the king!). It may have been a shameless schmaltzfest, but how we needed the release of a show as huge, messy and delectable as life itself. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2022-05-26 12:40:10 UTC ]
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China's self-publishing portals are offering writers access to vast audiences and earning them staggering royalties, and turning some into multi-millionaires. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The mobile payment company has a new ebooking product called Square Appointments.Booking a haircut or a pedicure still requires you to call ahead most of the time.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Growing up as a computer nerd, I remember thinking that I would learn how to program, so I could develop my own video games. I think this is a dream that many nerds share. I remember that my dad bought me a huge book on programming and after about 5 pages, I gave up and began reading comic books... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2014-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ion Trewin, literary director of the Booker Prize Foundation [pictured], has said "some... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookshops need to make readers feel special in order to compete against online retailers, say book trade experts. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The best things on the Internet this week, curated by Fast Company employees. Scott MebusPhoto by Celine Grouard for Fast Company Name: Scott Mebus Role at Fast Company: Head of video and TV Twitter: @scottmebus Titillating Fact: I wrote a children's book series, The Gods of Manhattan, about a... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's time to let go of the idea that music outlet Spin is meant to be a print magazine, according to newly appointed editor in chief Craig Marks. "It's very, very hard to break up with print," he said. "But to hold onto print and to have an even kind of romantic relationship with it probably... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CANNES, France—From magazines to TV, radio to newspapers, every medium has come to embrace native advertising. If Yahoo can leave its past behind, then surely advertisers can too. That was, more or less, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's advice to brands and advertisers attending the Cannes Lions... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On May 1, responding to criticism of the lack of diversity among featured authors at BookCon, a grassroots coalition of authors and other book people launched a social media campaign, #WeNeedDiverseBooks, that quickly went viral. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Having its start in the financial typesetting segment has given RS TechnoMedia, called Zenhancer Technologies in the U.S., plenty of experience in projects with very short turnaround time and zero-error margin. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The proliferation of digital devices in the classroom and the reinvention of education from traditional models to new, more interactive and individualized means of learning will change education publishing faster and farther than other segments, says executive director Bill McCoy of IDPF. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DENVER -- Newspaper publishers charting their long term future need to leave themselves more entrepreneurial breathing room, even for models that disrupt their own business lines. That was the thinking from three of the industry's ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two branding experts argue that the future for publishers lies in going direct to consumer, offering examples of companies that have succeeded. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"There are a lot of people doing a lot of things we used to do," Stephen Page told the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our definition of success has become narrow, boring, and limited. If we want young people to be creative and innovative, we need to reward them for it. The following is an excerpt from Smart People Should Build Things by Andrew Yang. Copyright 2014 Andrew Yang. Reprinted courtesy of Harper... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Local Government Association calls on websites to highlight dangers of drinking game linked to several deathsTwitter and Facebook should introduce warnings about the drinking game neknominate, which has been linked to several deaths, councils have said. The Local Government Association (LGA),... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WhatsApp, Facebook's bold $19 billion acquisition, may be best known as a cross-platform instant messaging service for smartphones. But it could become an invaluable distribution tool for publishers.The post Do publishers need a WhatsApp strategy? appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There is no need to turn to the US for great writers, the publisher of one of the Folio Prize-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The president of The Media Kitchen sees private marketplaces gaining traction with top publishers, and that's a good thing.The post Why Publishers Need to Embrace Automated Ad Selling appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From biographies to technical studies and step-by-step guides, here are 10 books that you should look for in the next few months.Of course, we think you can learn a lot online. But, if you're looking to take a deeper dive, there is often no substitute for the kind of thoughtful analysis you can... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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