Song: “Amarillo By Morning”
Rodeos, FedEx, and space shuttles are just some of the connections around this great song.
Kent Anderson
DOAJ’s Financial Pickle
Expenses have been rising faster than revenues, so everyone is going to pay more
Grumpy Old Tech “Optimism”
Marc Andreesen releases a semi-coherent manifesto that reveals a mind that perhaps was never as wide-ranging as we'd assumed
More Eisen Drama for eLife
Michael Eisen falls victim to his Twitter/X impulses, and ignites an unnecessary controversy
Song: “I Won’t Back Down”
A song that made its writer nervous has become a source of inspiration for millions
Walking With the Predators
A paper exposing the practices of predatory publishers adds to an ineffective track record of such things — because we won't take action
AR Acquires Charleston
Annual Reviews acquires the Charleston Conference and related properties
A Head Rolls at Wiley
After taking sustained damage due to a flawed and expensive acquisition, Wiley ejects its CEO — and hints more leadership changes may be coming
Dissonance Hiding In Silence
Policies bleed into intimidation as ideologues seek to silence more rational voices
Friday Song: “The Duel”
This exceptional bit of film score from "The Empire Strikes Back" was a milestone for movie soundtracks