Linkpile

• Whence Middlebrow?: Wherein, among other things,hilobrow.com explains what it is up to. More or less.
• Facebook and Google Expected to Offer Song Sampling: NYT story.
• New authors produce sequels to famous books written by others: “Writers are commissioned to breathe new life into orphaned characters.”
• Art & Politics of Prescription Pill Bottles: Interesting box vox post.
• Baseball Cap Maker Adjusts to Fit the Times: I missed this when it ran: Overview of New Era, which has seen something of a sales slump. Beyond that it’s mostly just a recap. (Recap! Ha ha!) June 6, 2004 Consumed on New Era here.
• Pandora: Music’s Genes vs. Musicians’ Jeans: Interesting, although vaguely hostile, for reasons that are not made apparent, reaction to my story. I’m guessing this’ll be the last link to a reaction to that piece, you’ll be relieved to hear.

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