Unlimited Theatre's Jon Spooner reveals the co-creation behind a new platform for publishing play scripts on mobile devicesUnlimited Theatre has often worked with new technologies, mainly due to the fact that I've had a geeky interest in things ever since I was bought a Dragon 32 home computer when I was 10-years-old. But we've also worked with these new, mostly digital technologies because they offer us other ways of telling our stories to a potentially much bigger audience than we ever could if we only made it for the theatre.We've always recognised that by choosing to make our work primarily for, with and in theatres we're working in a pretty niche environment, especially when you consider the type of theatre we're making: far away from the mainstream. This isn't a bad thing – small is definitely beautiful – but it's worth noting that if we made work for almost any other medium (TV, film, the internet, books) the types of stories we could tell would find a much larger audience, niche or not.Uneditions is a new platform for publishing play scripts on mobile devices, using light and sound design from the live production to create a unique and immersive reading experience. It's a sincere and rigorous exploration of how we , as theatre makers and as a wider arts community, can better transpose (as opposed to broadcast) the stories we're telling to other mediums.I'm massively excited by the potential this app/platform has to allow existing audiences to both deepen their... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Ken Auletta widens the lens on the sordid tale and inadvertently humanizes its villain. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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If you use Amazon’s Kindle app on Android, you may have noticed the software doesn't offer the option to buy and rent ebooks or subscribe to the company’s Kindle Unlimited service anymore. Amazon announced the change last month and more recently began notifying customers of the move via email.If... Continue reading at Engadget
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In the 1960s and 1970s, stewardesses organized to fight sexism and transformed the airline industry, Nell McShane Wulfhart writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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“In the world's eyes, I was no longer me,” the “Dirty Dancing” star said of life after her rhinoplasty. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
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These essays from Enlightenment thinkers help show how pseudoscience about race developed, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Andrew S. Curran write. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Viewers have long complained about the early HBO Max app’s tendency to crash, and its lack of discoverability features. There have been a number of overhauls and fixes since then. Now we know why. Turns out that HBO Max launched its apps before they were ready in order to keep up with its... Continue reading at Engadget
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The oldest bookstore in SoCal has always known its customers best, from tourists to Caltech professors and the diverse clientele that adores it today. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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The New York Public Library made four banned books available nationwide on SimplyE, its free-reader app. The titles include Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi and Catcher in the... Continue reading at Engadget
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In today’s world of Twitch and Zoom a good headset is becoming a must-have item for their comfort and audio quality. But there are two major stopping blocks toward them being an everyday item: their high cost and unfriendly designs. No one wants to look like an air traffic controller or call... Continue reading at Engadget
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Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the self-publishing services provider offers easy-to-use, free tools to help indie authors publish books and find readers. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Look at these lads go! (They are holding a copy of Don Winslow’s forthcoming novel, City on Fire, which comes out in April.) A 47 second break from the world to make you smile!pic.twitter.com/O48b1Kq8zm — Don Winslow (@donwinslow) March 9, 2022 Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Meghan O’Rourke’s The Invisible Kingdom takes you inside the world of being chronically ill. Continue reading at Slate
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Last week, a trade group representing major publishers including The New York Times, National Public Radio, News Corp. and Associated Press wrote to leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee advocating for two bills that would curtail the dominance of tech giants in the U.S. The Open App Markets... Continue reading at AdWeek
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Coco Mellors' 'Cleopatra and Frankenstein' evokes a rich universe in multiple senses, but it feels engineered for a Netflix adaptation. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Hachette UK is boosting its HR team with Kim Kidd (pictured) from the British Council joining as diversity and inclusion manager. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Aziz Huq traces the decades-long erosion of the right to seek redress when government officials violate the Constitution. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Jeremy Holt and artist George Schall’s new graphic novel 'Made In Korea' outlines a near-future world in which childless couples can purchase a sophisticated robotic kid powered by AI and designed by its Korean manufacturer to age and develop along human lines. A 10-page excerpt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Libby app came into my life early in the pandemic, when in-person trips to the library weren’t possible and indie bookstores were up against massive USPS delays. The app—which allows users to instantly borrow ebooks from their local libraries—was an incredible gift. Twenty-two months, one... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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You just got your hands on a new phone. Naturally, your first inclination is to head to the App Store or the Google Play Store to download your favorite apps to your shiny new device. While the Engadget team tries to keep our phones relatively unencumbered, there are some apps we can't live... Continue reading at Engadget
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If you’ve started to generally understand the ebbs and flows of cryptocurrencies, the volatility of Bitcoin and the rest, and started to comprehend why blockchain tech has a big future beyond Dogecoin, it probably means you’re late to the NFT party. Non-fungible tokens are, well, unique. (That’s... Continue reading at Engadget
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