‘Rushdie is only Indian author to hit big time’
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- ‘Rushdie is only Indian author to hit big time’
- ‘Bad Twin’ a Novel Inspired by ‘Lost’ Makes the…
- Invisibility could be around the corner
- Girls read riot act
‘Rushdie is only Indian author to hit big time’
Times of India – May 27, 2006
Salman Rushdiecredits her with the launch of his Booker Prize winner Midnight’s Children. Calder spoke to AnubhaSawhney about theHarry Potter phenomenon and other tales from the publishingworld: Q:You were closely associated with the launch of the Harry Potter series. Tell usabout the beginning of thephenomenon. When Rowling sentus her manuscript we had just begun our children’s section and were keenlylooking for books that fit the category. One reading led to another and beforewe knew it we had bought the book. I think our enthusiasm at Bloomsbury aboutHarry Potter was infectious because word about the book spread like wildfire andit turned into the outrageous success itis… Salman Rushdiecredits her with the launch of his Booker Prize winner Midnight’s Children. Calder spoke to AnubhaSawhney about theHarry Potter phenomenon and other tales from the publishingworld: Q:You were closely associated with the launch of the Harry Potter series. Tell usabout the beginning of thephenomenon. When Rowling sentus her manuscript we had just begun our children’s section and were keenlylooking for books that fit the category. One reading led to another and beforewe knew it we had bought the book. I think our enthusiasm at Bloomsbury aboutHarry Potter was infectious because word about the book spread like wildfire andit turned into the outrageous success itis.
‘Bad Twin’ a Novel Inspired by ‘Lost’ Makes the…
New York Times – May 27, 2006
“It’s about perpetuating the mystery and what’s going on” Mr. “Everyone knows Harry Potter doesn’t exist but it sure makes it more fun to believe that Harry Potter is somewhere out there in a magical place. ” Robert Thompson the director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University said there was a history of television shows’ expanding their cultural equity into books. In 1990 he said the book “The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer” was published to capitalize on the layered mysterious show “Twin Peaks. ” “What the entertainment industry has figured out is that ‘Lost’ is not just a television show; it’s a lifestyle” Mr.
Invisibility could be around the corner
Times of India – May 27, 2006
Two separateteams of researchers have come up with theories on ways to use experimental”metamaterials” to cloak an object and hide it from visible light infraredlight microwaves and perhaps even sonar probes. Their work suggests thatscience-fiction portrayals of invisibility such as the cloaking devices used tohide space ships in Star Trek might be trulypossible. Harry Potter’s cloakor The Invisible Man of films and fiction might be a bit harder to emulatehowever because the materials must be used in a thickshell. The concept begins withrefraction?a quality of light in which the electromagnetic waves take thequickest but not necessarily the shortest route. This accounts for theillusion that a pencil immersed in a glass of water appears broken forinstance.
Girls read riot act
NEWS.com.au – May 27, 2006
In the past that process has worked more effectively and more comprehensively for girls [than boys]. But the powerful message that girls don’t hit has been compromised Professor Garbarino author of See Jane Hit: Why Girls Are Growing More Violent and What We Can Do About it said. He pointed to characters such as Hermione who is the “perfect daughter” but in the third Potter movie punches Harry’s enemy Malfoy. “Afterwards she says ‘Boy that felt good’ and she is cheered on by her friends” Professor Garbarino told the Parenting Imperatives II conference. “To tell a girl after seeing that movie that girls don’t hit is preposterous. Girls hit it feels good and people appreciate it – that’s the message. Professor Garbarino said the “good news that more girls were active in sport had produced side effects and unanticipated consequences.