Snapzu Entertainment

Monday, 3 October 2016

When Valerie Koehler opened Blue Willow Bookshop 20 years ago, she was warned that print was on the way out, online commerce was the future and opening a physical bookstore was foolhardy. The same report goes on to note that the share of Americans reading books on tablets has tripled since 2011, and readers on smartphones have doubled in the same time period. Longtime independents like Blue Willow were among the first to face serious competition from Amazon.com, said Barbara Stewart, professor of retailing and consumer sciences at the University of Houston.
Read more: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/retail/article/Independent-bookstores-survived-their-forecasted-9514601.php?source=Snapzu

NBC cancels its mail-order bride sitcom less than 72 hours after announcing it

NBC has pulled the plug on its new sitcom Mail Order Family, less than 72 hours after the show was initially announced. Written and executive-produced by Superstore’s Jackie Clarke, the show was based on her own experiences growing up in a home with the mail-order Filipina bride her father “purchased” from a catalog, just a few years after her mother’s death.
Read more: http://www.avclub.com/article/nbc-cancels-its-mail-order-bride-sitcom-less-72-ho-243435?source=Snapzu

The Blind Photographers

A new collection of pictures from blind photographers around the world suggests that blindness is itself a kind of seeing.
Read more: http://www.themorningnews.org/gallery/blind-photographers?source=Snapzu

Sunday, 2 October 2016

The Kondo Method Doesn't Work for Hoarders

When you’re a hoarder, everything “sparks joy.”
Read more: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/09/hoarding-in-the-time-of-marie-kondo/502085/?source=Snapzu

Our IQs have never been higher – but it hasn’t made us smart

We tend to assume that our intelligence is simply a matter of nature and nurture – but as the celebrated psychologist James Flynn explains, many other factors can stunt or boost your IQ, right down to the person you choose to marry.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160929-our-iqs-have-never-been-higher-but-it-hasnt-made-us-smart?source=Snapzu

Thousands of rare records have been found - and they're being given away

Record collectors have flocked to a derelict Manchester shop where thousands of rare and antique records are being given away for free. Everything from Bob Marley LPs to Jimi Hendrix singles have been discovered within the haul of around 50,000 records in Newton Heath. Haulage collectors clearing out the store have been inundated with collectors and vinyl enthusiasts hoping to pick up something rare.
Read more: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/50000-rare-records-been-found-11956305?source=Snapzu