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Eyes wide open at Stanley Kubrick, a giant of the cinema We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Eyes wide open at Stanley Kubrick, a giant of the cinema By Tom Ryan Normal text size Yale University Press, $45.99 The best chapter in David Mikics’ biographical sketch of Stanley Kubrick and his work is the first. There, his judicious outline of the late writer-director’s preoccupations comes with a rush: “[M]ost Kubrick movies are about rebellion of some kind”; “His movies are about mastery that fails”; “A Kubrick movie is often a high...

Ballpark neighbors hash out crime concerns in meeting with police chief, sheriff Ballpark community meets to discuss safety concerns with leaders and last updated 2021-01-08 07:10:37-05 SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City and County law enforcement and court leaders spoke straight to residents in the Ballpark neighborhood Thursday night, about safety issues in the area. The public safety meeting, hosted by the Ballpark Community Council, came after two recent homicides a week apart. While neighbors voiced concerns about issues like drug use, homelessness and violent crime, the focus turned a...

Historic railways closed by Beeching at risk of being demolished, campaigners warn If the structures are demolished, there is a risk the railway lines could never be resurrected This bridge in Alnwick is earmarked for infilling Credit: TheHREGroup The historic railway lines closed by Richard Beeching are at risk of being demolished, campaigners have warned, preventing them from ever being resurrected. Highways England plans to infill or destroy over 100 bridges and disused train structures in the next five years on the grounds of health and safety. However, a new campaign group, the  Histo...

You write under Dave Wolverton for science fiction stories and David Farland for fantasy stories. How did you decide on using two names for your fiction? When would you advise writers to use pseudonyms? “Wolverton” is a cool enough name for a writer, but so often my books ended up on the bottom shelf. I thought only garden gnomes walking through the store were likely to find them. In fact, research done by Campbell’s Soups showed that 92% of people won’t stoop over to get their favorite soup from the bottom shelf. So think about it. Does that mean that 92% of my readers were being los...

You write under Dave Wolverton for science fiction stories and David Farland for fantasy stories. How did you decide on using two names for your fiction? When would you advise writers to use pseudonyms? “Wolverton” is a cool enough name for a writer, but so often my books ended up on the bottom shelf. I thought only garden gnomes walking through the store were likely to find them. In fact, research done by Campbell’s Soups showed that 92% of people won’t stoop over to get their favorite soup from the bottom shelf. So think about it. Does that mean that 92% of my readers were being los...