question of the day: Where is the dividing line between art and advertising?
Can the two ever be separated? Do you find it harder to appreciate something as art if its primary purpose is to sell something to you?
questions
question of the day: What is the most romantic movie ever?
It’s Valentine’s Day, and you can’t avoid the stench of cheap chocolates, smelly flowers, and desperation in the air. So let’s embrace it.
question of the day: What is the best way to pay respect at a celebrity’s passing?
If your favorite actor, athlete, musician, or writer died suddenly and unexpectedly, how would you like to see him or her publicly feted and remembered?
question of the weekend: Should writers be encouraged to write multivolume novels?
Just as how it’s easier to market movies that are part of a franchise or are sourced from material that audiences are already familiar with, so it is with books…
question of the day: Is Naomi Watts the right choice to play Princess Diana?
If you don’t care for Watts in the role, whom would you cast?
question of the day: Is there any way in hell that a live-action Jetsons movie won’t suck hyperdrive fumes?
Is there a cast that could make this work? (I dread seeing Kevin James as George Jetson.) Is there a story that could work? Is there an attitude that could work? Or we totally doomed?
question of the day: What is your favorite movie scene ever?
Of course it’s almost impossible to narrow it down to one scene in one movie, so feel free to pick a couple…
question of the day: How are you celebrating Charles Dickens’ birthday?
Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. You know this is a big deal because Google has a special logo for it…
question of the day: What’s your Super Bowl postshow analysis?
Did you have a favorite ad? What was your reaction to Madonna’s halftime show? Oh, and apparently, there was some football. Was it an entertaining game?
question of the weekend: Will you stop using Facebook — or at least stop Liking stuff on FB — if that will subject you to more advertising?
Facebook is planning to mine your Likes and use that information to bombard you and your friends with advertising. Ack!
