Books: LIGHT and POWER

South Africa's Black Writers Explore a Free Society's Tensions

In novels by new writers in South Africa, the friction between blacks and whites that has long dominated the country's literature takes a back seat. By Rachel L. Swarns. [New York Times: Arts]

| | Nº391 Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 12:17:18 PM. Words: 52.

The shelf-life of copyright

This too shall pass... or will it?

If we're talking about intellectual property "passing into the public doman," then maybe not. At least not if the Content Kings have their way. I agree with Donna Wentworth. She agrees with Larry Lessig, and the title of her post pays homage to his book The Future of Ideas. I myself try to pay homage to that book at least once a week. [Ernie the Attorney]

| | Nº388 Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 11:59:15 AM. Words: 87.

eBoy

Giant size eboy book. eboy is the name of a small group of German illustrators. They have a new 500+ page, all-color book, which looks amazing, if these samples are any indication. [Boing Boing Blog]

| | Nº386 Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 11:22:10 AM. Words: 44.