Archives for: December 2010
Um..."Break a Leg" Is Just Supposed to Be an Expression
By Richard Amada on Dec 30, 2010 | In Performing Arts
For those of you keeping score at home, the count of injured actors in Broadway's new mega-millions musical, Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark, is up to four -- and, technically, the show hasn't even opened yet. Not since Macbeth has a stage show seemed thi… more »
The Case of Homeowner v. Superman
By Richard Amada on Dec 20, 2010 | In Literary, Cinema, TV, Radio
I've just learned about a new blog that deals specifically with the law as it relates to superheroes and supervillains. That is, it's dedicated to discussing the law as it might relate to superheroes and supervillains if there actually were such super p… more »
What?--No Heaving Bosom Cover?
By Richard Amada on Dec 9, 2010 | In Literary
A New York Times article describes the growing trend in the publishing industry of digitizing romance novels. Apparently, today's romance novel reader is just as likely to want it as an e-book as she is likely to want it in paperback...with the possibil… more »
The Difference Between TV and Movies
By Richard Amada on Dec 1, 2010 | In Cinema, TV, Radio
My last post regarding the change in lawyer protagonists on fictional legal TV shows sparked a little feedback from a friend who suggested it might also be interesting to note how lawyer characters in the movies have changed over the years. I haven't do… more »
