“The thing that is always so surprising about plays written in another century is how remarkably elastic they are. When you listen to the way in which Shakespeare attacks relationships, for example, even though the words may start off sounding foreign, in actuality they are so accessible, the motivations so clear, the resonances so contemporary. When you put it in a modern context - we could well be in a place with someone like Gaddafi or Mubarak - it becomes apparent how Richard III resonates with that type of personality, with media and manipulation, alliances and petty jealousies.” WayWellsMayPlayMotivationClearWrittenModernCenturyMediaExampleTypePersonalityContemporaryManipulationSurprisingPettyAlliancesResonanceActualityGaddafiMubarak Author:Kevin Spacey
“All ideas about identity, of course, fit perfectly into the social media wonderland we live in. They seem to really connect. There's a science-fiction aspect to our contemporary life. What's virtual, what's real.” IdeasRealSeemsCoursesSocialFictionMediaIdentityFitAspectScience FictionSocial MediaContemporaryWonderlandContemporary Life Author:Vijay Seshadri
“History is so fleeting and we are so busy consuming media and the contemporary culture, voraciously gobbling it up, that we have no room to look back ever, and our young people have a tough time looking back.” PeopleLooksYoungCultureRoomsMediaToughBusyContemporaryLooking BackFleetingTough TimesConsuming Author:Steven Spielberg
“The major impediment to experiencing the sacred depths of ordinary moments is the speed and distraction of contemporary life that moves to the imperatives of the global economic order.In addition, we increasingly live in a virtual world in which our reality is filtered through media and information technology.” WorldMomentsRealityMovingOrderTechnologyEconomicMediaInformationMajorsOrdinarySacredDepthSpeedContemporaryDistractionImperativesInformation TechnologyImpedimentsEconomic OrderVirtual WorldContemporary LifeOrdinary Moments Author:Sam Keen
“I use contemporary media to reanimate sites and places with images of their own lost histories.” UseLostMediaContemporarySite Author:Shimon Attie
“I suppose I'm qualified to some degree to speak about the nature of contemporary media, as that's where I currently work. People, I think have been beyond trained - coded to not anticipate change; to think that change is implausible. Almost weaned off. It had to be a revolution bred out of us.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensSpeakMediaRevolutionDegreesContemporaryQualifiedAnticipate Author:Russell Brand