SNAPSHOT Manifest begins “when Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up Continue Reading
Book review: The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose
Human beings are an innately communal species. It’s one of the things that define us – our need to not simply be in close proximity to our fellow women and men but to know them, laugh with them, drink and eat with them, and above all, profoundly connect with Continue Reading
Who is responsible for the distinctive look of sitcoms? You might be surprised
SNAPSHOT Karl Freund was the genius cinematographer behind Metropolis, the silent film classic. But then he designed the set for I Love Lucy – the first of the multicam, laugh-track heavy sitcoms. Today, they look bland, but it wasn’t always that way. But at the time, Freund had a Continue Reading