Beginning Monday morning, the script of the first episode, written by the show’s creator, Frank Darabont, who developed “The Walking Dead” for AMC, will be released in a stream of Twitter messages in its entirety — except for the surprise ending.
Do You Miss Roger Ebert As Much As Everyone Else Does?
Then you can help build a life sized bronze statue of him in Champaign, Illinois, where his Ebertfest is held every year.
Is Science Fiction A Genre In Crisis?
Its problem “comprises the generic-ness from which the label genre stems: in this case, the outdated stylistic tics and aesthetics of a marginal pulp-modernist medium, the clichés, the well-worn assumptions and comfortable call-backs, and the outdated institutional values in which they were nurtured and framed.”
Happy Birthday, Maria Callas! Love, Google
Head to Google on Dec. 2 to celebrate what would be the opera star’s 90th birthday.
What Happens When You Outfit An Entire (Massive) School District With iPads?
“When the first group of campuses received the tablets this fall, more than 300 students at three high schools almost immediately removed security filters so they could freely browse the Internet.”
André Schiffrin, 78, A Force In Literary And Cultural Publishing
“Taking risks, running losses, resisting financial pressures and compromises, Mr. Schiffrin championed the work of Jean-Paul Sartre, Günter Grass, Studs Terkel, Michel Foucault, Simone de Beauvoir, Noam Chomsky, Julio Cortázar, Marguerite Duras, Roy Medvedev, Gunnar Myrdal, George Kennan, Anita Brookner, R. D. Laing and many others.”
All Of That Glitter At Art Basel Miami Beach Is Starting To Bore Everyone
“Last year’s spate of parties had its highlights, and it just so happened that most had little to nothing to do with art. The most-discussed moment wasn’t a bidding war or a Damien Hirst brawl. It was the Chanel dinner where Demi Moore spent the evening petting a stray cat.”
If You Got Bored And Maybe Fell Asleep During That Opera, Don’t Worry
“We’ve all had moments when we’ve dozed off. But there is also a sense that the best art is like life. Some of it is a bit dull, but you need the boring parts to appreciate the climaxes.” The Guardian (UK) 12/01/13
Lighting Up The Mysterious Process Of Writing (And Reading)
The Dutch novelist Arnon Grunberg is writing a novella “while a battery of sensors and cameras track his brain waves, heart rate, galvanic skin response … and facial expressions.” Fifty readers will also get hooked up to sensors when the book comes out – and then let the data crunching begin.
The Real Crisis In The Humanities
“For those with humanistic and artistic life interests, our economic system has almost nothing to offer.”
Cate Blanchett Never Really Wanted To Be An Actor
“But I kept doing it, trying not to do it, and then doing it. There’s such a blessed unrest that you feel all the time, but maybe that’s what keeps you going.”