“The last decade has seen a huge expansion in creative writing courses. More than 90 British universities now offer a range of postgraduate degrees, and around 10,000 short creative writing courses or classes are on offer in the UK each year. But, 40 years on and amid all this clamour to master the art, how well do universities teach creative writing? Can anyone actually teach it at all?”
Tag: 05.10.11
Claim: South Carolina Prisoners Denied All Books Excepts Bibles
“Our inmates are only allowed to receive soft back bibles in the mail directly from the publisher. They are not allowed to have magazines, newspapers, or any other type of books.”
TV – It’s What Thinking Adults Watch
“Television can no longer be called with any justification ‘the opiate of the masses,’ because the “mass” audience no longer exists. In fact, I put it to you that, thanks to the existence of a long list of sophisticated shows, television is now the number-one opiate for adults in search of compelling, grown-up storytelling.”
Study: Viewing Art Stimulates Feelings Of Love In The Brain
“A neurobiologist at the University College London scanned volunteers’ brains as they looked at 28 pictures. Works by Botticelli and Monet caused increased blood flow to areas of the brain that are usually associated with romantic love.”
3D Movie Business Rapidly Expanding Internationally
“In the last three years, Imax’s global theater network has expanded nearly 80% to 528 theaters, including 201 in foreign markets, where the per-screen revenue tends to be substantially higher than in North America, thanks to strong consumer demand and higher ticket prices. The international marketplace is becoming increasingly critical for Hollywood studios, which now amass more than 50% of their annual box-office revenue abroad.”
Turning Off The Dark: What Will Be Missing From The Revamped Spider-Man
The musical “has largely abandoned [Julie] Taymor’s Wagnerian ambitions and high-concept artistry, going for a comic-book sensibility instead … as the producers seek a strategy to make good on their record-setting investment of $70 million.”
Danza Contemporanea de Cuba Makes Its First US Visit
“That the dancers should perform exercises based on Merce Cunningham technique to a hypnotic rhythm developed by West African slaves typifies the blend of cultures and disciplines that is the hallmark of [the company].”