Source: io9
KURT VONNEGUT MEMORIAL LIBRARY
For some of us, Kurt Vonnegut helped us fall in love with science fiction; for others, he brought us back to the genre after some time away from it. But few true lovers of the genre have missed the experience of reading one of Vonnegut’s books and feeling the warmth, the cantankerousness and the inventiveness of a true innovator at work. And now Vonnegut is getting his own memorial library, opening November in Indianapolis. There will be a lecture series and possibly a literary magazine. And even more encouraging for struggling writers everywhere, Vonnegut’s rejection slips.
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Source: dailycalifornian
MIYAZAKI’S SON FAILS FANTASY MATERIAL IN ‘EARTHSEA’
In the wake of Hayao Miyazaki’s visit to Zellerbach Hall last summer, and Walt Disney Studio’s release of his film “Ponyo” in the fall, public regard for the famous Japanese filmmaker has been a growing catbus of love since the release of films like “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Spirited Away.” Yet his stranglehold on animated perfection is currently being tested by the newest addition to the Miyazaki filmmaking team: Hayao’s son, Goro Miyazaki.
Goro’s directorial debut, “Tales From Earthsea,” is based loosely on the well-loved “Earthsea” fantasy novel series by Ursula K. Le Guin – the K. stands for Kroeber – whose father was a founder of UC Berkeley’s Anthropology department. Goro wrote the screenplay for the film, originally in Japanese, which premiered in Japan in 2006 produced by Studio Ghibli (Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki’s animation film studio).
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