“Do these blurbs – many of which could be transferred from book to book without great difficulty – actually sway readers? I mean, if you believed them then you’d think every book published is, like, really amazing.”
Tag: 12.25.09
One-Woman Theatrical Philanthropy Brings Pieces Of Edinburgh To NY
“A New York philanthropist, portrait painter and theater lover, Carol Tambor chooses one entry from nearly 2,000 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland each year and presents it with the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award. The prize is a fully mounted production in New York, with travel, hotel and other expenses included.”
How Technology Changes Avatar‘s Story
“The remarkable thing about “Avatar” is the degree to which the technology is integral to the story. It is important to show Pandora and its Na’Vi natives in 3-D because “Avatar” is fundamentally about the moral necessity of seeing other beings fully.”