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...Surely this is what history at its best is all about - an ability to entertain and edify at the same time. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant, except in the ivory tower. Burrow does a noble service by dusting off the giants of the past, the most brilliant of them as fresh, exciting and immortal as Shakespeare or Tolstoy. But it is up to us, as readers, to keep their achievements alive...
...Ultimately, though, the creators of Dreaming Republic want to deliver the news in a way that will entertain more than depress. "People are tired of bad news but they need to know what is happening in the country," says Olga Lydia, the show's "special minister" and host. "We present it in a way that people will enjoy and want to watch every week." With millions of Indonesians tuning in, the show's producers hope the country's leaders will develop a sense of humor even as they realize that their decisions are often seen as no laughing matter...
...going on, if you're not doing good enough work to make people think, Oh, there's this movie that I want to see, then you're done. We sleep for eight hours a day; we work for eight hours a day. You have about four hours to entertain yourselves. You have to do something that's going to be interesting enough for someone to say, I'm going to spend my four hours a day watching this movie...
...described, or else I would feel a bit offended [Nov. 19]. Although I use the website, I don't finish all my sentences with 10 exclamation points, and I still appreciate a good dinner with wine. Many Facebook members don't attach importance to popularity but just want to entertain themselves. They have enough personality to know they are not losers if their contact list doesn't beat all the records. MySpace and Facebook are part of a humanizing revolution of communication in a society that has already lost its traditional sense of community. Chloé Marquet, PARIS...
...will continue to be a thoughtful magazine with an independent view, not adhering to any sort of orthodoxy or program, willing to publish things that might not be published elsewhere, that not only entertain but make you think. That’s what I like about it. That’s what was really its original intention...