home

Ranpitsu

quote
Efron’s brand of star acting is a purring geniality that in an older man would make you want to vote for him. Movie stardom is a form of politics in which people vote by buying tickets. But the electorate is fickle. The Efron effect could be evanescent.
— TIME’s Richard Corliss, from his article about 21-year-old Zac Efron’s stardom and his desire for older roles (April 27, 2009, Vol. 173 No. 16)

7 months ago

April 17, 2009
time magazine richard corliss movies zac efron stardom quotes
Comments (View)
quote
Big screen and tiny may have their differences, but where there’s engagement, there’s emotion. The screen that matters most is still the one where the story lingers and replays, inside your head.
— James Poniewozik, concluding his “A TV Critic in the Post-TV World” article for Time’s Feb. 23, 2009 issue (Vol. 173 No. 7)

9 months ago

February 23, 2009
quotes media television time magazine
Comments (View)
quote
In Muslim society, justice is the most essential element, and here in Afghanistan, people simply don’t see it exist. They see impunity, they see a few people become extremely wealthy, and they see cruelty. Therefore I think many of them are fence sitters. And you can’t hope to win an insurgency when the civilians are sitting on the fence.
— Francesc Vendrell, former European Union envoy to Afghanistan, in Ayrn Baker’s article “The Warlords Of Afghanistan” for Time’s Feb. 23, 2009 issue (Vol. 173 No. 7)

9 months ago

February 13, 2009
afghanistan quotes time magazine francesc vendrell
Comments (View)
quote
Charging for content forces discipline on journalists: they must produce things that people actually value. I suspect we will find that this necessity is actually liberating. The need to be valued by readers — serving them first and foremost rather than relying solely on advertising revenue — will allow the media once again to set their compass true to what journalism should always be about.
— Walter Isaacson, at the conclusion of his article “How to Save Your Newspaper”, printed in Time’s Feb. 16, 2009, issue (Vol. 173 No. 6). (I support the idea of a standard micropayment system for newspapers and independent journalists and I wouldn’t mind paying a little bit to read a lengthy and substantive feature article.)

9 months ago

February 7, 2009
business journalism micropayments newspapers quotes time magazine
Comments (View)