Which Story Should You Tell?

At The Robblog, Robb has a question: How do you know when to listen to feedback and change your story?
Does a story’s power and resonance come from the author, as if in a vacuum? Or does it come from the relationship between the story and the reader? And if a writer works in an area [...]



It seems to be an easy combination these days, to be a politician and a liar. Maybe it was ever so? It’s one of those questions which trip you up. The guy’s always going to insist he’s not a liar, but is he lying about it?
Well, yes, usually.
But it’s sometimes funny as well.
Yesterday’s article in [...]



From a Scroll to a Book

There is a wonderfully funny video made by Norwegian Television (NRK), about a new book user interacting with medieval technical support.
It’s in Norwegian with sub-titles in both Danish and English.
But go take a look. It must have been hell for early-adopters back in those days of rapid change.
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The Cherry Orchard

Jonathan Miller makes his directorial return to British theatre with a new production of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, and we were lucky enough to have front row seats for the performance in Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre last night.
It is interesting to note that Miller decided to use a new translation of the play, which is the [...]






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