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...spent over 500 pages examining the lives of a group of 20-somethings living in New York. Tricked gets more focused, both in length (only 350 pages!) and ambition. Carefully and cleverly structured to weave six separate stories together into a climax, Tricked reveals both the pitfalls and the appeal of this increasingly popular kind of narrative...
...increasing popularity of this narrative technique not only reflects a culture that easily multi-tasks a variety of media streams, it also taps into the alienation created by such fracturing. The secret appeal of these multiple storylines lies in their ultimate interconnectedness. They provide a sort of existential "happy ending" where everything that seems to be unrelated and isolated proves to be part of some grand scheme. Tricked follows this fantasy to the letter. Eventually all the characters end up in the same place at the same time in a violent climax. But, although these narratives drive their characters...
...seen by a greater number of people every year. It is no longer something limited to the elites. The new media enable artists to engage in a greater number of projects that appeal to a broader range of individuals. Consider, for example, the course History of Science 152, “Filming Science,” which was offered last spring. It was specifically geared towards scientifically minded individuals, to pursue a specific academic topic and convey the idea so that anyone, whether within or outside of the sciences, could comprehend this subject matter. It is exciting to think that...
...local discontent over recent property tax increases lies at the heart of his appeal to Cambridge voters. Gordon argues that higher taxes have driven working-class and middle-class residents out of Cambridge, and says the current council is not working to ease the burden on homeowners...
...Murakami’s that he did not feel a strong affinity for—a move that with a less understanding author could have been disastrous. “Jay Rubin has been pretty frank about it. Whenever Haruki’s new book doesn’t appeal to him he says so openly and that seems to be working well,” Shibata says. Rubin translated “Murakami’s “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,” which earned him acclaim in the U.S. But Murakami has more than...