Word: illusioners
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At the center of the conflict is the part of a computer that is most visible to the user: the words and pictures that appear on the screen and the commands by which the machine can be made to do one's bidding. Conventional computers, including the industry-standard IBM...
Heather, needless to say, goes off to the arms of her handsome illusion. Rachel retreats to her solitary world, where she will undoubtedly continue to practice self-deception about what is real. And Author Brookner? She can take a small bow for her own skillfully executed illusion.
Part of the reason for this mistaken identity is that my very existence has to remain a secret to keep the government scientists off my case. I have managed it through a brilliant scam: practically everyone thinks I'm a puppet! Sustaining this conspiracy takes a few collaborators. My main...
Physicist Freeman Dyson shows that science and imagination are Infinite in All Directions. -- Anita Brookner' s deft novel of illusion.
Due to the small space in the Cage and the illusion themes that run throughout the play, Giani's choice to have the actors mime objects like the telephone, the door and utensils is a good one. All of the cast members, however, need a little practice miming. Sometimes the...