“Each change in technology opens the door for different storytelling.”

- Director Barry Levinson, on the so-called found footage film genre

[C]hildren are not brought up to read out loud any more, at home or at school. This is a new problem in the history of language development. Until mass literacy, reading aloud was essential and a pleasure.”

- Writer Jeanette Winterson, on reading aloud

“Silicone implants and drug abuse are no more shocking than incest or adultery and it’s always baffling to see how a few dirty words create such a frisson of tabloid interest and audience hysteria.”

- Critic Fiona Maddocks, on the opera “Anna Nicole” which is based on the life of Anna Nicole Smith

“If there’s one thing to communicate to non-Beliebers about the legitimacy of the phenomenon, it’s […] his non-creepiness. It’s his greatest asset.”

- New York Magazine’s Amos Barshad, on teen pop sensation Justin Bieber

“Maps don’t just teach geography; as a depiction of our country these maps should also teach history and nationhood.”

- Historian Ambeth Ocampo, on what makes a good map Philippine map

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