“In every lane and every alley in this neighbourhood, there are actors such as Bansal, stepping into the street with hair slicked and carrying glossy postcards of their face and phone numbers, looking for the shoot where a director will finally realize their potential.”
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The Real Dinosaurs Of The Publishing World
“The true dinosaurs of the new age are authors. Once happily enclosed in the ‘stables’ of publishers willing to nurture and develop their talent, even if they never wrote a major bestseller, droves of so-called “mid-list” authors now find themselves roaming among the ever-present throng of wannabes flogging unpublished work in an indifferent market.”
What We Need To Make Young Writers Successful
A Canada Council spokesman noted that the main problem for our young writers now is “discoverability.” He suggested that our programs have done a fairly good job of supporting – for want of a better term “supply” – but we have left undone “demand.”
From The Depths Of Reality TV
“Was 2012 a nadir for reality TV? Can the offerings possibly get any worse in 2013?”
Art Insurance Losses After Sandy Could Top $500 Million
“That would amount to the largest loss the art world and its insurers have ever sustained.”