Story of an AI

Story of an AI

My new audio drama, Spark Hunter, has been a surprise for me at every step. It's my first and stars Mark Rylance, Rebecca Ferguson, Linda Powell, Vanessa Redgrave, Kathleen Turner, with Charles Dance and Sting. Directed by Trudie Styler, it's the story of a robotic AI who is having an existential crisis and must meet with her maker to work out her psychological conflicts.

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Super You Book #2: The Power of Invisibility is out now... co-authored by Andrea Menotti '95

Super You Book #2: The Power of Invisibility is out now... co-authored by Andrea Menotti '95

Andrea Menotti '95 (graduate of Creative Writing and Theater and Dance programs) has recently published the second in the Super You! series from Penguin Random House with her long-time collaborators, friend Hena Khan (co-writer) and husband Yancey Labat (illustrator). In this interactive choice-driven series for kids ages 8-12, "you" get super powers and have to decide to use them.

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New Childrens Book “My Mommy, the Octopus”: The Perfect Mothers Day gift!

New Childrens Book “My Mommy, the Octopus”: The Perfect Mothers Day gift!

A touching, beautiful and inspiring storing for every mom and dad trying to juggle work and raising a family—and wishing for more arms to do it all! Written by Wendy Gerber ‘80, this new book written from the point of view of a child who wants to play, touches the heart of every parent and child. It’s become a fast favorite of everyone who reads it. “my Mommy, thé Octopus” is the perfect gift for moms, dads, grandparents and children.

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Lewis Center for the Arts survey: looking for NYC theater fringe festival participants

Lewis Center for the Arts survey: looking for NYC theater fringe festival participants

Hi, If you participated or will be participating in the NYC fringe festival, please let the Program in Theater know by sending your name and email to Joe Fonseca at jfonseca@princeton.edu. We're just collecting information at this stage, just curious to know if this is a popular venue for our students and alumni to showcase their work.

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Live Glassblowing in Tzfat Israel

Live Glassblowing in Tzfat Israel

World renowned glass blowing artist Sheva Chaya Shaiman (aka Darcey Shaiman’97) offers live glassblowing demonstrations and workshops in her gallery in the old city of Tzfat, Israel. She shares her story of coming to Israel after graduating from Princeton in 1997, learning glassblowing, and finding riveting spiritual sources in the tradition which bring a new light to the amazing experience of glassblowing.

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Ann Tashi Slater interviews David Sedaris and Gish Jen, and publishes an essay in WANTING: WOMEN WRITING ABOUT DESIRE

Ann Tashi Slater interviews David Sedaris and Gish Jen, and publishes an essay in WANTING: WOMEN WRITING ABOUT DESIRE

Ann Tashi Slater '84 spoke with David Sedaris and Gish Jen for the latest interviews in her Tricycle magazine series about Tibetan Buddhist bardo and the art of living. Her conversation with Sedaris was about parents, connections with strangers, and embracing what you have (https://tricycle.org/article/david-sedaris/); she talked with Jen about existing between cultures and being the author of your own life (https://tricycle.org/article/gish-jen/).

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