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Media Shower: Another weekly roundup
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Chris Schults |
24 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Well, I'm off to the Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival soon for a weekend bonanza of green films. I don't have much time to write, so here's another weekly recap: On Saturday I wrote about the speech that Edward R. Murrow gave at the 1958 Radio-Television News Directors Association & Foundation Convention in Chicago. I posited the following: Can we use the medium of television, which some seem to despise, for good? It's not too late to spend your two cents. ... |
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The science of cute
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Sarah van Schagen |
05 Jan 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Ever wonder what makes some things (babies, puppies, the smiley-face emoticon) cute and other things (cockroaches, dinosaurs, Richard Pombo) not-so-cute? This New York Times article examines 'The Cute Factor' -- science behind the characteristics such as roundness (think VW Beetle) and fuzziness that make an object worthy of the lovable, squeezable, I-want-to-eat-it-right-up-able adjective. And cuteness is certainly not a concept lost on environmentalists. (See an ... |
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Coming attractions
Could TV and film be the key to the renewable energy revolution? |
Chris Schults |
05 Aug 2005 |
Gristmill |
| On several occasions I have written about television shows and movies. In doing so, I've tried (albeit unsuccessfully) to start a discussion about the impact they have on audiences when they address environmental issues and/or feature eco-friendly products (hybrids, windmills, etc). Recently, I issued a call asking (and paraphrasing Bill McKibben): 'Where are the movies? The TV shows? The comics? The bleeping video games?' I believe exposure to such content will help ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, energy, energy efficiency, messaging, movies, TV, United States (all these topics) |
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