36 dramatic situations
Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations: Mike Figgis updates a dramatist’s classic for the 21st Century
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I think Figgis does solid work here; Polti’s book is one that sits on many writer’s shelves, but isn’t often referenced...
Media
Carrying A Story Over The Canadian Border
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Recently there has been a lot of discussion about the legality of people's cell phones getting searched at US border crossings.This isn't just happening on the US side of the border though.
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A Real-World Lesson On Press Freedom at Long Island University-Post
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Classes have officially been in session for just over a month at Long Island University-Post, but students involved with Post’s student newspaper, The Pioneer, have been grappling with a real-world lesson on press freedom since this past Fall.
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Where Acting Meets Activism
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“Theatre allows us to converse with our souls—to passionately pursue and discover ways of living with ourselves and others,” writes New York University theatre professor, Philip Taylor. For Northern Ireland's DAMD Theatre Company, this is more than just a saying, and more than just a theory. It is a driving force behind all they do when they take to the stage.
Music
How Music Got Free – Cover to Cover
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What could have been a dry and drab account of compression algorithms and legalities is instead an action-packed saga of a dangerous underground organization where anonymity is critical and risk is always high.
Arts & Culture
Manners, Morals, and Romantic Confusion: Whit Stillman’s Kind Satire
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Whit Stillman returns with his unique form of kind satire...
audio
On the Merits and Caveats of Audio Formats and the Misconstrued Myths of Inferiority
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As audio formats have risen and fallen from favor, there have always been segments of audiophiles there to fly the flag of their favorite format, and to shun the supposed failures of those they oppose.
Music
Daydreams of Exile – An Exploration of Dub Techno
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This weekend's musical exploration began, and it so often does, with a single catalyst. That agent was the arrival of the latest addition to the much-hailed KLF Recovered & Remastered series, titled The KLF Remix Project (Part One).
Arts & Culture
“It Sucks. And It’s America”: The 115 Steps between the 1% and the Rest of Us is Examined in Marc Levin and Daphne Pinkerson’s CLASS DIVIDE.
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Children Born of Privilege Meet Children Born of Plight.
Activism
Singing Through Stigma: “Sex Workers Opera” Works to Shatter Stigma Surrounding Sex Work
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Bertolt Brecht once said that ““Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.” Alex Etchart and Siobhan Knox have taken that Brecht quote to heart, and are using opera as a hammer to break down stereotypes, and help shape new conversations on sex work with their show, Sex Workers Opera.