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...said the documentary tried to capture digital evolution in the making. “The mission of the CDIA is to explore digital technology throughout the world, which is exactly what Nollywood is,” he says.According to the documentary, the Nigerian film industry, now third in size behind India and the United States, has a revenue approaching $250 million per year and produces about 1,000 films annually on a budget of about $15,000 per film.Once the film begins, it’s easy to see how this kind of cost cutting is possible. Throughout Sacchi...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nigeria's Nollywood: The World's Third Cinema | 2/22/2008 | See Source »

...Cupid's Rescue In a world at war with toxins, violence, global warming and weird diseases, Nancy Gibbs' attack on Valentine's Day (which she called "A Day to Forget") is right up there with the Grinch stealing Christmas [Feb. 18]. Perhaps Gibbs, too, needs to check the size of her heart. She noted that the feast day's origins are murky, but its popularity throughout so many centuries suggests that the stories of Valentinus' deeds in the service of love have caught the public's imagination. Before condemning things of legend, consider how we have incorporated tales of another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 2/21/2008 | See Source »

...world at war with toxins, violence, global warming and weird diseases, Nancy Gibbs' attack on Valentine's Day (which she called "A Day to Forget") is right up there with the Grinch stealing Christmas [Feb. 18]. Perhaps Gibbs, too, needs to check the size of her heart. She noted that the feast day's origins are murky, but its popularity throughout so many centuries suggests that the stories of Valentinus' deeds in the service of love have caught the public's imagination. Before condemning things of legend, consider how we have incorporated tales of another saint into our lives. Although...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 2/21/2008 | See Source »

...nearly $33, and the company's market value is about $160billion, 16 times what it was in 1997. Douglas B. Silver, an industry veteran and CEO of Colorado-based International Royalty Corp., calls Vale "the most effective giant mining company in the world," not just for its size but also for its skill at operating in difficult emerging markets. Along the way, Vale has built what could be a model for other formerly state-run enterprises hoping to make a mark on the world stage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brazil's Behemoth | 2/21/2008 | See Source »

...While Summers was fighting battles with the faculty, the Office of the Provost—under the leadership of Steven E. Hyman—was tripling in size, growing from five deputy administrators when Hyman took over in 2001 to 15 today...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks and Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: With House Divided, HMI Spun Off | 2/21/2008 | See Source »

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