With no visual component, the radio drama relies on the interplay of dialog, music, and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story. Though the popularity of the genre may have declined in recent years, having been eclipsed by television, film, and the Internet, it seems to be experiencing a revival, thanks to advances in digital recording and Internet distribution.
A show that contributes to the renewed interest in radio is the BBC Radio 4 situation comedy series Cabin Pressure (dir. David Tyler), which has garnered critical acclaim …

“I’m interested in the emotions underneath these rituals, not the specifics, and really what is at stake is the celebration of family and love.  One would have to be truly unconfident about the human capacity to mature to be offended by the credulity Christmas provokes in people under 10.  Given our kids also believe in ghosts and their father’s dexterity at football, there is plenty of time to sort things out down the line.”
—Alain de Botton, pointing out what atheists and the non-religious can gain from religious concepts and rituals, …

“Architects have long been exploring ways to turn buildings inside out, to peel away their external skin, to represent them as if melting or hurtling through space.  The metaphor to ‘explode’ a building might well be used as a positive architectural value, to open up space, break down formal strictures, allow multiple points of access.  So even if the Dutch design firm, MVRDV intended a reference to 9/11, there’s no reason that reference should be read as mocking or ironic.  It might easily be seen as an effort to freeze …

“I would say that reading, as such, has increased.  And reading and writing skills have probably increased because what all this texting and so forth replaced was the telephone conversation.  People have to actually be able to read and write to use the internet, so it’s a great literacy driver if kids are given the tools and the incentive to learn the skills that allow them to access it.”
—Literary writer Margaret Atwood, on how digital platforms boost literacy
“Design and art are not exactly the top most priority in my country …

“Pacquiao would make a great president.  He’s already used to winning like GMA.”
—From the parody Twitter account of newspaper columnist Amando Doronila, after Philippine boxer and congressman Manny Pacquiao, who is rumored to run for presidency, beat Juan Manuel Marquez on their third encounter
“I’m even willing to do worse.  I’ll have my one of my balls cut off if the Arroyos don’t return… to emphasize the fact that I am confident as my client has told me that they will return.”
—Lawyer of the Arroyos, Ferdinand Topacio, in a TV interview when asked if …