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The Significant Objects Project, Or, How to Sell Stuff on eBay
What makes an object significant, and possibly valuable? Some writers wagered that it's the story behind the object, and they set out to test their theory.
The Significant Objects Project pairs writers with an object and asks them to write a fictional story about it, with the belief it will then become significant to someone.
Have Cafe Novelists Replaced Boozin' Writers?
In the past, the writer's life was often a lush life. Many great American novelists — including Ernest Hemingway and John Cheever — were notorious drunks. In fact, according to an article by Tom Shone in the new issue of More Intelligent Life, five of America's seven Nobel literary laureates were alcoholics:
In America William Faulkner and Scott Fitzgerald were the Paris and Britney of their day, caught in the funhouse mirror of fame, their careers a vivid tabloid mash-up of hospitalizations and electroshock therapies.
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Magical Penny Scissors to End the Writers' Strike?
The writers are striking! The writers are striking! And it's becoming increasingly apparent that the only way to end the dispute is with a pair of magical penny scissors.
Ask a Writer: Help With My Boyfriend's Kidney-Stealing Parents!
Conventional Wisdom is a different kind of advice column. Your questions will be answered by people from all walks of life rather than by advice experts. Today, a nonfiction writer will offer her common sense advice.
More Actors Come Out to Join the Picket Lines
The striking Writers Guild members were joined on the picket line by veteran and current TV as well as movie stars yesterday. While most of the focus thus far has been the effect of the strike on our television, the movie writers are out there too. Jack Black and Ben Stiller were there holding down the film actor front.
Governors Ball Chair Says the Party Will Go On
Even if the Writers' Strike doesn't end soon — fingers crossed, Buzz says it could potentially end this week — Governors Ball Chair Cheryl Boone Isaacs is confident that the Oscars will happen and that the ball will go on. While at the Governors Ball preview, I was able to sit down and chat with Cheryl. When asked about the Writers' Strike she said:
The Oscars will happen and the ball will go on .
Sugar Bits — New Contract Presented to Striking Writers
- The studios offered the striking writers a new contract that promises increased earnings when work is viewed online. The writers took the "New Economic Partnership" contract to mull over until talks resume on Tuesday. It sounds like they are at least taking steps in a more fair direction, right?
Sugar Bits - Ellen DeGeneres's Dispute with Writers
- Ex-writers from Ellen DeGeneres' former sitcom are speaking out after she crossed the writers' picket line to film her talk show, saying that Ellen was rude to and unappreciative of her writing staff as soon as the cameras stopped rolling. Somehow we're still surprised to hear about this other side to Ellen's goofy and kind persona. — Page Six
- Amy Winehouse's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, has been arrested on assault charges stemming from an incident in which he and another man allegedly beat up a bartender.
The Writers Win Awards Also
This weekend turned out to have something for everyone in terms of award shows. While The Grammys and The BAFTAS seemed to have stolen the show so to speak in terms of flash and star power, it's also important to remember who makes it all happen. The writers!
Sugar Bits — Hope for Writers Afters Directors Reach a Deal
- The Directors Guild of America avoided a strike of their own by reaching a deal with the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers regarding how they are paid when content is purchased online. Fingers crossed this will pave the way for the Writers Guild to finally come to a similar agreement! — BuzzSugar
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