Margaret Atwood and her fans strike back at Ford's proposed library cut backs.
Margaret Atwood
Film: Payback re-imagines Atwood's literary exploration of debt
Margaret Atwood is rightfully Canada's grande dame of letters. The Massey Lectures are the pre-eminent showcase for academic thought in this country. The National Film Board is Canada's pioneering institute of innovative film production. Jennifer Baichwal is an award-winning director of thoughtful and visually stunning films. You might expect the nexus of these elements to render the film version of Atwood's Payback the greatest adaptation of all time. But Payback the film is not an adaptation of Payback the book. The film is a creative reimagining of the book, which requires not a little chutzpah when you are working with Atwood material.
Sodom 26: Mayor Rob Ford vs. Margaret Atwood in the Trailer Park
This past Pride, Toronto's Rob Ford decided to break with the tradition of his mayoral predecessors and skip the city's largest queer parade. He said he has been going to his cottage that weekend every year as a family tradition. Photographers went to see what the mayor did that day, but no one got the shot or the story. "I was there swinging on the tire and trying to ride my bike," says Ivory Towers, the Queen of Sodom. "I've seen some things that a woman ain't supposed to see -- from my lawn chair." This Sodom show is based on Ivory Towers' interpretation of what happened at the Ford cottage that infamous weekend.
SURVIVING PROGRESS at Vancouver International Film Festival
Date: Friday, September 30, 2011 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location
Friday @ Granville 7, Theatre 7 / Sunday @ Vogue Theatre
Vancouver, BC
Canada
49° 15' 40.4136" N, 123° 6' 50.1372" W
See map: Google Maps
Fresh from two sold-out screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival, <!--break-->SURVIVING PROGRESS is the film inspired by Ronald Wright's bestseller and CBC Massey Lectures, "A Short History of Progress”.
Margaret Atwood Accepts Israel's Dirty Prize Money - Shame!
Defying Appeal from Gaza, Atwood Set to Accept Israeli Prize
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article11255.shtml
"On Sunday Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood will accept the Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University and her portion of the $1 Million payout that goes with it. Atwood will be accepting her prize despite a world wide call--initiated by the Palestinian Students Campaign for a Cultural and Academic Boycott of Israel..."