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...Utzon will also be remembered as a somewhat tragic figure. He saw his dream destroyed and his design modified after a disagreement with the Australian government resulted in his resignation from the project before its completion. Sadly, the experience prevented him from creating more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jorn Utzon | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...productions’s set and costumes were some of its greatest strengths. The set, designed by Stephany Y. Lin ’11, successfully captured the feeling of a dream-like, enchanting forest with its painted border and two trees made with incredible texture. Change in setting was signified gracefully by a switch in backdrop, particularly when the silhouettes of a forest became one of a city to indicate a move from the forest to London. Costume designer Antonia M. Pugilese ’12 emsured that the fairy costumes were appropriately sparkling and whimsical. The costumes...

Author: By Stephanie M Bucklin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Iolanthe' Delights | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...first letter published in Science Wonder Quarterly; won a contest in the San Francisco Chronicle with a story about a voyage to Mars; and founded The Boys Scientifiction Club ("I would have included girls but at that time female fans were as rare as unicorns' horns."). His dream of bringing together the writers and readers of science fiction was starting to bloom. He brought his young friend Ray Bradbury to the Clifton's Cafeteria Science Fiction Club, hangout of Heinlein, Leigh Brackett, Henry Kuttner, Fredric Brown and other future giants of the genre. He bankrolled Bradbury's own fan magazine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sci-Fi's No. 1 Fanboy, Forrest J Ackerman, Dies at 92 | 12/6/2008 | See Source »

...views from the audience when designing. “The set is dominated by two trees on either side of the stage,” she says. “The backdrops and sidedrops are painted like a watercolor wash to make the whole set feel softer and more dream-like.”Those involved hope this fairy fantasy and the show’s darker political reality will coalesce into an enriching, enjoyable experience. “Gilbert and Sullivan were all about silliness and humor and parodying things, and I think that really comes across...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Fairy Parody of Party Politics | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...white single mother of a 16-year-old African-American son. I have always told him he could be anything he could dream of, and I hoped with all my heart that it was so. I nominate the American people for electing the best presidential candidate, for choosing hope over fear, and for proving to my son that a world of opportunity and possibilities is fully open...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Person of the Year | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

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