Motoko Rich reports on this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, and with no big deals happening, she’s forced to justify her travel budget by following around publishing people to report on the Days of Their Lives. Luckily, she’s picked out an excellent pair: brother-and-sister team Lorin and Anna Stein. He’s a hot editor at FSG who during Frankfurt had three of his authors nominated for National Book Awards; she’s an agent at Irene Skolnick and Associates who represents Julie Hecht and also handles foreign rights for the agency.
And what do Lorin and Anna do at Frankfurt? He goes apple picking with an avant-garde poetry publisher; she exhausts herself in marathon pitch sessions for Garth Stein. She plugs her brother’s books to friends; he reads the first sentence of someone’s novel and calls it (we assume) bullshit. He wears a “chocolate brown velvet jacket,” while she wears “stylish outfits.” (Motoko Rich, what are you implying about chocolate-brown velvet jackets?) “When I was a kid, this is what I would have imagined grown-up life to be,” Lorin says, and we’re not being sarcastic at all when we agree; this is the kind of idealized article that makes publishing seem way more cerebral and sparkling and glamorous than it actually is. Future Columbia Publishing Course applicants, do not be fooled!
Author Stephen King speaks at the 2010 New Yorker Festival at Acura at SIR Stage37 on October 2, 2010 in New York City. Photo: Joe Kohen/Getty Images
Stephen King has a new book coming out (always), so he’s dutifully making the press rounds, including an interview with Parade, in which he describes his TV habits thusly: “Justified, Bates Motel, The Walking Dead. The best show of the year is The Americans. I don’t watch Mad Men. I think it’s basically soap opera, and if I want soap opera, I watch Revenge. That show is crazy, but they have great clothes.” If there’s any kind of beauty in this world, that will be the tagline on the Revenge poster next season.
Eddy Cue, senior vice-president of internet software and services at Apple Inc., speaks during the Apple World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, California, on June 8, 2015. Photo: David Paul Morris/Getty Images
Apple Music has arrived, and one of the flashiest features offered by the new streaming service is its integration with Siri, Apple’s intelligent personal assistant. During the WWDC Apple Music presentation last month, Eddy Cue ordered Siri to “play the song from Selma.” It took her a minute, but eventually, she caught the correct command and played “Glory” by Common and John Legend. Not bad, but what else can Siri do with Apple Music? Vulture decided to put her skills to the test by asking her 21 music-related questions of varying degrees of difficulty. Below are her responses, including artist, song, and album titles where applicable. A few takeaways: Siri is not a fan of Weezer, doesn’t understand the word thong, and thinks she has better taste than you do.
D. James Taylor, “What Do I Do When She Asks, ‘Does My Butt Look Big in These Jeans’” (Frequently Asked Questions About Women).
Congratulations-Dr. Shraddha Khamparia,Faculty of Science and Technology, Successful defended Ph.D. from Symbiosis International University, Pune in the subject of Waste water treatment.
Paper Presented by Ms. Maya Kurulekar, HoD-Engineering Science & B.Tech Computer Second Year Student at International Conference on Green Energy for Sustainable Development, Thailand
Paper Presented by Ms. Maya Kurulekar, HoD-Engineering Science at International Conference on Green Energy for Sustainable Development, Thailand
Two day training programme on the use of software - Integrated Environmental Solutions Virtual Environment (IESVE) read more..
Inauguration of Wilo Foundation and Vishwakarma University - Water Quality Centre of Excellence read more..
Exploring Student Exchange Opportunities: National University, Californai-USA and Vishwakarma University, Pune read more..
Vishwakarma University offers futuristic academic programmes that meet the learning and career needs of a variety of learners - right from 10 + 2 level to PhD and beyond. All programmes are underpinned by rigorous academics, application orientation, experiential learning, research, employability and entrepreneurship focus.
The Vice-Chancellor of Vishwakarma University - VU, Dr. Siddharth Jabade was one of the expert speakers at the EdTechReview IndiaHigher Education Tech Conference held in Pune on 2nd Nov 2018.
Dr. Shraddha Khamparia,Assistant Professor (Chemistry) and Reseacher,Faculty of Science and Technology, successful defended Ph.D. from Symbiosis International University, Pune in the subject of Waste water treatment and also received Fellowship from symbiosis for Ph.D based on entrance exam.
Ms. Rakhi Charwad, HoD, Dept.of design Fundamental, participated in International Art Festival,Jaipur (IAFJ) on 22nd to 24th october 2018.
Paper Presented by Ms. Maya Kurulekar, HoD-Engineering Science at International Conference on Green Energy for Sustainable Development, Thailand (24-26 October 2016)
Mrs. Rakhi Charwad has been selected from amongst the top 100 artists that participated in National Exhibition on the occasion of Women’s Day organized by Art Beats foundation Pune Maharashtra.
Vishwakarma University student Ms. Shreya Ekbote (ADA Faculty, B.Des, SEM II) have won 3rd prize in national level "Logo Design Competition" organized by Banaras Hindu University in March 2018.
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