
Waiting for the question: The Force awakens at Grandma’s house
As Parzival, Luke never reached Act Two. We see him initiated, but to what end? The myth of Parzival makes that clear, but Star Wars never did. Until now.
Read More…Whether it's work, family, faith or fiction… BIG IDEAS hide in little stories.
As Parzival, Luke never reached Act Two. We see him initiated, but to what end? The myth of Parzival makes that clear, but Star Wars never did. Until now.
Read More…Instead of a life lived in tragic opposites, those opposites can be combined to create something new…
In other words, where our culture simply conditions us to look for sequels, we are hard-wired to look for trilogies instead.
Read More…The real power of the in-continuity revival is its ability to bridge an original audience with a new one. Fans of the prior version are not alienated since they are in fact watching “the same” show or movie they have always loved. New viewers, however, feel they are seeing something new and exciting, not some geeky rerun. When shared with someone you love, the in-continuity revival can be an entertaining bonding experience through story and shared character.
Read More…No generation, it seems, is too sophisticated to enjoy being inside a story.
Story doesn’t just entertain; it builds the world.
Strategic business communicators must be able to do more than compete. They must also be able to play.
Read More…In a positive step toward the liberation of PR professionals and their clients everywhere, I am reclaiming the negative and calling it what it is: Good PR is built on a load of blarney.
Read More…Is there something in the combination of blue and red that predates Superman and in fact contributed to his visual resonance in 20th Century pop culture?
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