Time Inc, and a bonus book review

Is Koch Industries 'equity infusion' in the buyout of the Time Inc empire by the Meredith Corporation (whatever the Meredith Corporation is) that much different than Henry Luce owning Time when he owned it and was engaged in his legendary empire building exercise. Or to state it differently, would Henry Luce, the founder of Time, be upset were Koch Industries to exert some sort of ownership influence in the editorial product of his line of magazines?

Why do writers write homage? John Banville, a perfectly good British novelist, has written a homage to Henry James, according to The New York Times Book Review (November 26, 2017, 'The Key to Patience, in which a 21st-century master pays homage to "The Portrait of a Lady" by Jeffrey Eugenides, p 12). Banville's book is titled, "Mrs. Ormond" (Alfred Knopf, 2017, $27.95)  

I read the review and found it very well written, with exceptionally good manners. Apparently, the book, "Mrs. Ormond, is either the, not just a, sequel to "The Portrait of a Lady", an original reproduction of another writers original language. After reading the review I'm not going to read the book, it sounds too much like a job.

I promise never to write homage; a paean, yes, an ode, haiku, blog, email, love letters to my wife and indignant letters to the president, but I will never write homage. Yes, I'll write a sequel sometime, punch the timeclock and write a little something everyday and add it to what I've already written (so long as it's my own); or even undertake a greater work, one which will outlast me.

I'll never write homage, no, no, no. Henry James is dead, plenty's been written about him, he doesn't need it, he's dead.The only purpose homage serves is the purpose of the living writer.