A new rule set to go into effect in 2025 will make canceling subscriptions much easier. violetkaipa/iStock via Getty Images Plus David Arditi, University of Texas at Arlington Signing up for a subscription to a streaming service or newspaper has never been easier. Canceling it, on the other hand, can be a cumbersome journey involving…Continue Reading US government tries to rein in an out-of-control subscription economy
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Actors are demanding that Hollywood catch up with technological changes in a sequel to a 1960 strike
As this picket sign says: lights, cameras, no action. Katie McTiernan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images David Arditi, University of Texas Arlington For the first time since 1960, actors and screenwriters are on strike at the same time. As with many of the other strikes that have rippled across the United States over the past three…Continue Reading Actors are demanding that Hollywood catch up with technological changes in a sequel to a 1960 strike
Dr. David Arditi’s New Book – Digital Feudalism
Digital Feudalism Creators, Credit, Consumption and Capitalism David Arditi Publication: 6th April 2023 PB, $24.99, ISBN: 9781804557693, Emerald Books Digital Feudalism explores the shifting nature of the global economy. As people and corporations deploy digital technology, the way we work, consume and pay for things has changed dramatically. This marks a new moment…Continue Reading Dr. David Arditi’s New Book – Digital Feudalism
Two Short Stories by Cedrick May
Dr. Cedrick May, Professor of English at UTA, published two short stories this year. The first one, “The Fifth Stage of Grief,” appeared in the January issue of the horror monthly, Dark Horses Magazine. The title signals the story’s theme: A pair of strangers wrestle with ghosts from their past in an attempt to overcome…Continue Reading Two Short Stories by Cedrick May
New Essay by Tim Morris
Tim Morris, Professor of English at the University of Texas at Arlington, recently published “The Banker’s Clerk and the Hippopotamus” in The Decadent Review. This piece of creative criticism is about memory and identity and the way people interrelate with and embody language….Continue Reading New Essay by Tim Morris