On Sunday, film and television screenwriter Joss Whedon had a dark warning for the 785 undergraduates at Wesleyan University's commencement.
"What I'd like to say to all of you is that you are all going to die," Whedon said.
Whedon wrote the screenplays for "Toy Story" and "The Avengers," among others, and he also created "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Whedon is a Wesleyan alumnus from the class of 1987.
Whedon said that when he was graduating, his commencement speaker, Bill Cosby, said, "You’re not going to change the world, so don’t try." Whedon went on to declare that his own speech was a "good" one because it was only going to get better from there. He then offered graduates his thoughts on a constant contradiction he said they will face in life:
You have, in fact, already begun to die. You look great. Don’t get me wrong. And you are youth and beauty.
"What I'd like to say to all of you is that you are all going to die," Whedon said.
Whedon wrote the screenplays for "Toy Story" and "The Avengers," among others, and he also created "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Whedon is a Wesleyan alumnus from the class of 1987.
Whedon said that when he was graduating, his commencement speaker, Bill Cosby, said, "You’re not going to change the world, so don’t try." Whedon went on to declare that his own speech was a "good" one because it was only going to get better from there. He then offered graduates his thoughts on a constant contradiction he said they will face in life:
You have, in fact, already begun to die. You look great. Don’t get me wrong. And you are youth and beauty.
- 5/29/2013
- by Tyler Kingkade
- Huffington Post
FX's "Justified," TNT's "Men of a Certain Age," and the CBS drama "The Good Wife" were among the 39 recipients of the 70th Annual Peabody Awards, announced today by the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Joining those three critically acclaimed dramas on a wide-ranging list of radio, television, and web-based winners recognized by the Peabody Board as representing the best in electronic media were HBO's epic miniseries "The Pacific," as well as the premium channel's Emmy-award winning original movie "Temple Grandin." The "Degrassi" franchise received its first Peabody in its 30-plus year history with a two-part episode of "Degrassi: The Next Generation" that focused upon the struggles of a transgender teenager.
In total, PBS picked up nine Peabodys among its various scripted programs in addition to awards for news and documentary series, including for Masterpiece/Mystery!'s "Sherlock: A Study in Pink," a featuring 21st-century update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective, and "Great Performances: Macbeth," starring Patrick Stewart in version that reimagines the Scottish Play in an alternate setting that resembles revolutionary Russia. Among the documentary winners were "Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Injun," which aired on "Independent Lens," and the American Masters features "LennonNYC" and "Elia Kazan: A Letter to Elia," a cinematic love letter as presented by Martin Scorsese.
"For 70 years the Peabody Award has defined excellence in electronic media," said Horace Newcomb, director of the Peabody Awards, in this morning's press release. "This list of Peabody recipients continues the commitment of the University of Georgia and the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the stewards of the award. With that commitment, we challenge media makers and distributors to reach higher, try harder and be ever mindful of their central role in public life."
HBO won seven Peabodys, the lion's share of for its documentaries, including "12th & Delaware," "For Neda," "Burma VJ," Spike Lee's "If God is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise," and the HBO sports doc "Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals."
The list of 39 winners represents a record number of Peabodys awarded in a single year, selected by a 16 member board consisting of "television critics, industry practitioners and experts in culture and the arts," according to a UGA press release. Keep reading for the full list of Peabody winners.
The 70th Annual Peabody Award List of Winners
Television:
Justified (FX)
Great Performances: Macbeth (PBS)
The Pacific (HBO)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Sherlock: A Study in Pink (PBS)
Men of a Certain Age (TNT)
Degrassi: My Body Is a Cage (TeenNick)
Temple Grandin (HBO)
Coverage of the Gulf Oil Spill (CNN)
LennonNYC (PBS)
Burma VJ (HBO)
Bitter Lessons (WFAA-TV)
Independent Lens: Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian (PBS)
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals (HBO)
Wonders of the Solar System with Brian Cox (Science Channel)
American Experience: My Lai (PBS)
For Neda (HBO)
12th & Delaware (HBO)
Elia Kazan: A Letter to Elia (PBS)
If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (HBO)
Zimbabwe's Forgotten Children (BBC Four)
William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible (PBS)
30 for 30 (ESPN)
POV: The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (PBS)
Report on a New Generation of Migrant Workers in China (Phoenix InfoNews Channel)
Reality Check: Where Are the Jobs? (WTHR-TV)
The Lord Is Not On Trial Here Today (WILL-TV)
Who Killed Doc? (KSTP-TV)
The Wounded Patrol (PBS)
Radio:
Radiolab (WNYC-FM)
Lucia's Letter (WGCU-FM)
Trafficked: A Youth Radio Investigation (NPR/All Things Considered)
The Promised Land with Host Majora Carter (American Public Media Stations)
Covering Pakistan: War, Flood and Social Issues (NPR )
Seeking Justice for Campus Rapes (NPR and npr.org)
The Moth Radio Hour (Public Radio Stations)
Behind the Bail Bond System (NPR/All Things Considered and Morning)
Web:
C-SPAN Video Library (cspan.org/videolibrary)
The Cost of War: Traumatic Brain Injury; Coming Home a Different Person (www.washingtonpost.com)...
Joining those three critically acclaimed dramas on a wide-ranging list of radio, television, and web-based winners recognized by the Peabody Board as representing the best in electronic media were HBO's epic miniseries "The Pacific," as well as the premium channel's Emmy-award winning original movie "Temple Grandin." The "Degrassi" franchise received its first Peabody in its 30-plus year history with a two-part episode of "Degrassi: The Next Generation" that focused upon the struggles of a transgender teenager.
In total, PBS picked up nine Peabodys among its various scripted programs in addition to awards for news and documentary series, including for Masterpiece/Mystery!'s "Sherlock: A Study in Pink," a featuring 21st-century update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective, and "Great Performances: Macbeth," starring Patrick Stewart in version that reimagines the Scottish Play in an alternate setting that resembles revolutionary Russia. Among the documentary winners were "Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Injun," which aired on "Independent Lens," and the American Masters features "LennonNYC" and "Elia Kazan: A Letter to Elia," a cinematic love letter as presented by Martin Scorsese.
"For 70 years the Peabody Award has defined excellence in electronic media," said Horace Newcomb, director of the Peabody Awards, in this morning's press release. "This list of Peabody recipients continues the commitment of the University of Georgia and the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the stewards of the award. With that commitment, we challenge media makers and distributors to reach higher, try harder and be ever mindful of their central role in public life."
HBO won seven Peabodys, the lion's share of for its documentaries, including "12th & Delaware," "For Neda," "Burma VJ," Spike Lee's "If God is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise," and the HBO sports doc "Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals."
The list of 39 winners represents a record number of Peabodys awarded in a single year, selected by a 16 member board consisting of "television critics, industry practitioners and experts in culture and the arts," according to a UGA press release. Keep reading for the full list of Peabody winners.
The 70th Annual Peabody Award List of Winners
Television:
Justified (FX)
Great Performances: Macbeth (PBS)
The Pacific (HBO)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Sherlock: A Study in Pink (PBS)
Men of a Certain Age (TNT)
Degrassi: My Body Is a Cage (TeenNick)
Temple Grandin (HBO)
Coverage of the Gulf Oil Spill (CNN)
LennonNYC (PBS)
Burma VJ (HBO)
Bitter Lessons (WFAA-TV)
Independent Lens: Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian (PBS)
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals (HBO)
Wonders of the Solar System with Brian Cox (Science Channel)
American Experience: My Lai (PBS)
For Neda (HBO)
12th & Delaware (HBO)
Elia Kazan: A Letter to Elia (PBS)
If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (HBO)
Zimbabwe's Forgotten Children (BBC Four)
William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible (PBS)
30 for 30 (ESPN)
POV: The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (PBS)
Report on a New Generation of Migrant Workers in China (Phoenix InfoNews Channel)
Reality Check: Where Are the Jobs? (WTHR-TV)
The Lord Is Not On Trial Here Today (WILL-TV)
Who Killed Doc? (KSTP-TV)
The Wounded Patrol (PBS)
Radio:
Radiolab (WNYC-FM)
Lucia's Letter (WGCU-FM)
Trafficked: A Youth Radio Investigation (NPR/All Things Considered)
The Promised Land with Host Majora Carter (American Public Media Stations)
Covering Pakistan: War, Flood and Social Issues (NPR )
Seeking Justice for Campus Rapes (NPR and npr.org)
The Moth Radio Hour (Public Radio Stations)
Behind the Bail Bond System (NPR/All Things Considered and Morning)
Web:
C-SPAN Video Library (cspan.org/videolibrary)
The Cost of War: Traumatic Brain Injury; Coming Home a Different Person (www.washingtonpost.com)...
- 3/31/2011
- by Melanie McFarland
- IMDb News
The Good Wife, HBO’s The Pacific, and Justified were among the record 39 recipients of the 70th Annual Peabody Awards, which honor the best in electronic media. “For 70 years the Peabody Award has defined excellence in electronic media,” said Horace Newcomb, director of the Peabody Awards. “This list of Peabody recipients continues the commitment of the University of Georgia and the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the stewards of the award. With that commitment, we challenge media makers and distributors to reach higher, try harder and be ever mindful of their central role in public life.
- 3/31/2011
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside TV
Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business represent the best and the brightest in innovation and creation, but the companies they rep aren't all powerhouses--yet. Here are 10 of the most creative small business drawn from our list of the 100.
1. Foursquare
No company is banking on our obsession with geolocation as well as Foursquare. The social networking app rewards users with points and badges for checking in at physical locations. Foursquare secured $1.35 million in funding this fall, and has more than 1 million users. The company has formed partnerships with Conde Nast, Zagat, the New York Times, and HBO to offer rewards to users, and with its fast growing network (10 people check-in every second), we can only expect more to be on the way. [Naveen Selvadurai #30]
2. Behance
Three years ago, Behance was born as a Web-based platform for creatives--a place to show of their work regardless of their resumes, hoping to turn more ideas into reality.
1. Foursquare
No company is banking on our obsession with geolocation as well as Foursquare. The social networking app rewards users with points and badges for checking in at physical locations. Foursquare secured $1.35 million in funding this fall, and has more than 1 million users. The company has formed partnerships with Conde Nast, Zagat, the New York Times, and HBO to offer rewards to users, and with its fast growing network (10 people check-in every second), we can only expect more to be on the way. [Naveen Selvadurai #30]
2. Behance
Three years ago, Behance was born as a Web-based platform for creatives--a place to show of their work regardless of their resumes, hoping to turn more ideas into reality.
- 6/1/2010
- by Stephanie Schomer
- Fast Company
This entry is dedicated to Ave Montague, founder of the San Francisco Black Film Festival, who passed away late last month. Her contributions to Bay Area culture live on.
An atmosphere of trust pervaded the HBO West Coast premiere of The Black List Volume Two co-presented by the San Francisco Black Film Festival at San Francisco’s Cowell Theatre, Fort Mason; not only the trust the film’s subjects placed in filmmakers Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Elvis Mitchell (who—in turn—trusted that these individuals would speak to the diversity of the African American experience in the 21st Century); but, the trust of the film’s first audience that their experience of the film would prove illuminating, challenging and inspiring. Said trust was well-invested all around.
The Black List: Volume Two—which debuts Thursday, February 26 (8:00-9:00Pm Et/Pt), exclusively on HBO—follows last year’s acclaimed HBO special...
An atmosphere of trust pervaded the HBO West Coast premiere of The Black List Volume Two co-presented by the San Francisco Black Film Festival at San Francisco’s Cowell Theatre, Fort Mason; not only the trust the film’s subjects placed in filmmakers Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Elvis Mitchell (who—in turn—trusted that these individuals would speak to the diversity of the African American experience in the 21st Century); but, the trust of the film’s first audience that their experience of the film would prove illuminating, challenging and inspiring. Said trust was well-invested all around.
The Black List: Volume Two—which debuts Thursday, February 26 (8:00-9:00Pm Et/Pt), exclusively on HBO—follows last year’s acclaimed HBO special...
- 2/12/2009
- by Michael Guillen
- Screen Anarchy
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