THE FEED: NOV 19TH

What we're reading:

Video killed the academic star
(Inside Higher Ed): Professors “caught on tape” is a growing genre, and some think it could have a chilling effect on academe

What does a career as a classical musician look like today?
(San Francisco Classical Voice): Competition for orchestra jobs is fiercer than ever, the music business is in crisis; musicians have to get creative

The women of pop art
(Christian Science Monitor): Long sidelined, women artists slowly win recognition and museum space

Today's quote:

“I dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that I could put on a shelf... Please, no matter how we advance technologically, please don’t abandon the book. There is nothing in our material world more beautiful than the book.”

~ Patti Smith, upon winning the National Book Award for non-fiction for “Just Kids” (New York Times)

(Via The Economist)

Picture credit: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com