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April 26, 2006
Remembering
My grandfather passed away last Friday. He was a remarkable man - his obituary can be found here.
I was in Maine for the past few days to attend his funeral, and I just wanted to share a couple things that struck me.
The first is how important it is to remember to tell people how much you appreciate them and what they have done for you, particularly older relatives and friends. I was fortunate enough to have told my grandfather about this when I returned from Israel during winter break. And so while I will miss him very much, I am confident he understood much of what he meant to me.
The second is how important it is to record family and historical stories. My grandfather was a great storyteller, and many years ago, when he noticed how much my youngest brother enjoyed listening to his stories about travelling and living in Palestine, my grandfather recorded them onto a bunch of audio cassettes and sent them to him. Given the access that all of us at IMD have to various media recorders, we should all remember to take the time and try to capture these stories before they disappear with their tellers.
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April 03, 2006
Not just a doll anymore
Some intriguing quotes from a New York Times article about a new theater show starring Barbie:
"Nowadays, a doll is never just a doll but a multimedia experience..."
"'When Ruth Handler introduced Barbie in 1959, she didn't want any story attached to the doll whatsoever, because she wanted the girls to create it all out of their imaginations,' observed Chris Byrne, who has followed the toy industry for decades. 'Today, girls interact with story in a different way. They're used to watching television shows, they're used to having characters brought to life for them in dramatic ways.'"
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