Word: screens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...some, the computer medium is extremely liberating. It can provide a front from behind which users express their true desires without repercussions. "People who want to hide behind the computer screen can," notes "Hot Lips," a Lowell resident. Controversy rages over the issue of whether a virtual existence is more or less valid than a physically interpersonal one. In a sense, a net relationship allows more honesty than a conversation face-to-face. Things which are difficult to share in person can be expressed anonymously, without risk to one's reputation. Anonymity gives rise to the expression of desires that...
...movie's biggest problem aside from a weak screen play is the conflict between its message and its means. Chicken wire over the windows tells us that barroom brawls are a common problem, but Tamahori confuses the issue by alternating uplifting fights of just vengeance with drunken displays of uncontrolled power...
...extensive on-line reference and documentation during and after installation makes opening the manual hardly necessary. During installation, help windows appear on the screen to clarify the options...
After a couple of decades in relative obscurity, Schwartz, 78, has suddenly resurfaced. He co-produced the current box-office hit The Brady Bunch Movie and has already started work on a sequel. He is in the midst of writing a big-screen version of Gilligan's Island. (No cast yet, but Schwartz has his wish list: Martin Short as Gilligan, John Goodman as the Skipper and Michelle Pfeiffer or Geena Davis as the improbably maquillaged starlet Ginger.) What's more, Schwartz is teaming with Ted Turner to create a chain of Gilligan-inspired amusement arcades. Among the attractions: Gilligan...
...writer, one confronts obstacles such as writer's block, a blank screen, getting stuck, not finding the right words, and many more creative problems. Sharing the difficulties with an experienced teacher and with other writers who are facing the same problems is of immeasurable help. Classes also familiarize one with different techniques used by writers. If anything, Harvard needs more creative writing classes to meet the increasing demand. Tal Ben-Shachar...