Archive : Critic

Publishers can now prepare to capitalize fortunes with sales of eBooks with tracks and sound effects. According to English information newspaper The Telegraph, using a technology that can calculate the speed with which the reader reads the text, eBooks will play a soundtrack to that specific section of the narrative and add the corresponding sounds [...]

Sarah Jessica Parker stepped onto the red carpet in Moscow for the premiere of her latest film donned in a flowing red gown and cape combo from Giambattista Valli. Fashion statement, or is she in touch with her surroundings? Both, in fact. Red is synonymous with Russia and this could very well be public relations magic to build public sentiment. The [...]

You can say the geek world is divided into two section-those are Star Wars fan and those who are not. The latter group will probably rebuke this cult following by calling it just a fancy work of fiction but here is something that will, for some time, make them feel otherwise.   Here is a set of books that shows the blueprints used for the creation [...]

Multi-media artist Tim Burton features hundreds of his paintings, sculptures, films, and drawings, and is the subject of exhibition at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on May 26. Everyone who is interested in pop culture would want to explore his masterminded creative vision, high degree accomplishment and reputation which cannot be hidden from public [...]

People just don’t fail to NOT surprise me. Every frigging day, we get to see the same sexist or ageist turd being shoved down our throats. Sometimes this does not come from the side of the one who writes, but actually from the ones who comment. In fact, I was surprised to see the number of negative comments posted below an article that featured [...]

Next month will be the most exciting month for movie-buffs, film makers, actors and every one related to the world of cinema. The annual 64th Festival de Cannes’ 2011 will be held from May 11 to 22 and this year some of the most famous movie-makers of the world will be screening their movies. The comprehensive official list of movies to be screened [...]

One of the biggest non-fiction television networks in the world, Discovery Communications, has now announced the introduction of a brand new network called, ‘Velocity’ that will cater exclusively to topics for men. Velocity is scheduled to go on-air in the fourth quarter of the year 2011 and this new HD channel will be launched to phase out the [...]

The music industry was the first to be impacted by the technology that made it possible to download music without buying it. They did not know what hit them but have responded with strategies to avoid the loss of revenue and have been working on developing new streams of revenue. The publishing industry is facing the same threat today. Increasing costs [...]

March marks the return of the Zero Zero Project. However, this time, the project is leaving behind the tried and tested venues of New York and Seoul. The Zero Zero Project exhibition is moving east this time to Hong Kong. This will mark the project’s premiere in Far Eastern city. The exhibition will be held at JOYCE, Hong Kong, from 16 March [...]

One of the most known faces behind the success of Apple Macintosh line of computers, a highly respected venture capitalist and a well accomplished author, Guy Kawasaki, has now introduced an all new self-authored book titled, Enchantment, that has hit the shelves of major book stores. Mr. Kawasaki, well known as one of the driving force behind the [...]