Friday Song: “The Pretender”
Written in haste (a theme for many hits), this award-winning song continues to thrill to this day
Kent Anderson
Is OA Ripe for Money Laundering?
A new preprints operator offers a token, and our new reality seems to invite money laundering
AI, Music, and Perverse Incentives
Music streaming services are fooling around with playlists to boost profits and marginalize artists — and MIT's empty D2O boasting
Optica Under the Microscope
Congressional leaders are asking about anonymous donations from a Chinese technology company
Friday Song: “Here I Go Again”
Sex, weaponized high heels, and rock 'n' roll — that's what you get this Friday
Wiley Closes a Crop of Journals
Wiley closes more journals, a signifier of how publishing has become about commodities, not communities
Hypocrisy & Academic Freedom
A webinar about academic freedom is being sponsored by a publisher known for trying to constrain it
A Review of Some Recent Posts
There's a lot of room for improvement, as these post remind us . . .
Friday Song: “Evil Woman”
Written to fill a gap, this song became ELO's first worldwide hit.
Is ALPSP Missing an Opportunity?
Learned Publishing will go OA — perhaps as a way for ALPSP to get more subscriptions . . .