Word: thingness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Since the early days of "Robotech" and "Voltron", the range of Japanese titles available in the U.S. has become increasingly diverse. In fact, one of the most intruiging things about anime is that it defies generalization. "I wouldn't call anime a genre, because it is so versatile, and its versatility is completely exercised by Japanese animators," Huang said. "In the broad picture, the only thing completely in common is that it's animated, and it's by Japanese people...
...that is most definitely a good thing. Japanese animation has opened countless eyes to a vast mindscape of animated possibilities, with the potential to tell stories that producers of live action entertainment can only dream about...
...dinners. For workers, however, it might very well mean the difference between poverty and lives of genuine decency. Alumni ought to be mindful of this while celebrating our successes this weekend. More than that, however, we should seize this opportunity to make sure that the university does the right thing with all the money it has raised by devoting some of it to a living wage guarantee for all Harvard workers. As we decide whether we will be part of the problem or part of the solution, we might also think about who will be left with our mess after...
...attempt adapting novels, with varied results.) Some other examples of short tales being made into good, or at least successful, films include 2001: A Space Odyssey (expanded after the film's production into a whole novel) and The Lawnmower Man. John Campbell's short sci-fi story The Thing spawned a classic 1950s black-and-white horror film as well as an excellent John Carpenter gore flick...
...frightens Crane with a story about the Headless Horseman--a rumored supernatural denizen known for his penchant for swiping the heads of the locals. Crane has an encounter with this spirit at the end of the story, but the narrator makes it seem very likely that the whole thing was just a gag by Van Brunt that worked a little too well...