In what may be the coolest tool for someone trying to get a quick handle on accents, the Speech Accent Archive ((Spotted by Jenn Nixon)) has scores of non-English speakers reading the same paragraph in English. Please call Stella. Ask her to bring these things with her from the store: Six spoons of fresh snow […]
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When we get reviewed in the theater, there’s always a moment of scanning the review looking for the pull quote. We’ve got to have something we can plaster on brochure’s and flyers. It is always tempting to pull something out of context like pulling, “Amazing!” out of “It’s amazing that anyone came back after intermission.”
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Rob is in the other room writing a synopsis of Shades of Milk and Honey. I hate writing them but gotta have one and he is excellent. He just called out, “Hey! There’s light careening in your novel.” I wandered in to kiss him on top of his head. “That’s there for you.” See, when
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Well, the director wasn’t keen on the helmets because he wants to preserve the uniqueness of Athena’s helm and feels that it will be less special if everyone gets one. I argued that since the play is supposed to use things that come off of the Odysseus’s ship, that helms make a good deal of
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I’m designing props and masks for The Odyssey Experience for McCarter Theatre’s education department. Here are the drawings I’m sending up to them for review. The idea is that rather than masks, each character has a helm which they wear, to signify which character they are. Athena has her classic helm, which I want to
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Rich Horton has commented on the preliminary Nebula ballot. Including this, about the short story selection. Given the stories listed, my choices come down to “Always” and “For Solo Cello, Op. 12”, both of which are in my SF Best of the Year. I think those two stories are outstanding (and I’m delighted to see
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Free SF Reader has the shortest review I’ve ever gotten. Baby steps to regain musical ability. 4 out of 5
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This article covers so many of the things I geek out on. Old books? Check. This issue of The Gentleman’s Magazine came out in 1852. Puppets? Check. MADAME DE PUYSIEUX was a witty and vivacious lady. Among her recorded sayings is one that exceedingly well suits us for the nonce. “I would rather,” she said,
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I took the train up to Princeton to deliver the set model to McCarter theater’s education department. For this project, I needed to come up with a single set that could work for eight different plays. After our last meeting, the next step was to create a set model. Since each play has a different
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I was at the puppet studio with Emily until 3:30 a.m. I spent almost the entire time just dealing with harpy wings. Too tired to explain why now.
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Kako Ueda does startling works of cut paper. That’s right, the image below is not drawn; all the red stuff is cut out of a piece of paper. Astounding, eh, what a sharp knife can do.
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The goal of this project was to make a self-illuminated boat for the opening of the Tempest. It needs to be sturdy enough to tour, but also needed to match the materials in the rest of the design, which were fairly industrial. We first made patterns of stiff paper to find the shape of the
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Here it is folks, the official preliminary Nebula Ballot. Next step. The members of SFWA will pick their top five favorites in each category. Short Stories — 7 Unique Chicken Goes In Reverse – Duncan, Andy (Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books, Oct07) Titanium Mike Saves the Day
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I have decided not to be embarrassed about admitting, straight out, that I want to be nominated for the Campbell Award. I mean, really, who wouldn’t? Do I think I stand any chance of winning? Ah ha! It is to laugh. I think it is far more likely that it will go to Scott Lynch
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Things I’ve said, or friends have said at work lately. Where did I put my lady belly? Catch the fish eyes! How many bird kebabs do you want? I think the crocodile is going to eat us alive My skull is supposed to arrive tomorrow. RiteAid is the mother-lode of Emilys I’ve lost my arm
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