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Jon Ronson, mild-mannered pal of extremists

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Take a guy who does humorous journalism, but not in the sneering sort of way, and send him out to find out more about extremists (KKK, Islamicists, etc.) and conspiracy theories (he didn’t really believe in the Bildeburgers…until he was followed), and what do you get? Well, you get British journalist Jon Ronson. I just →

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Story insights from the director of Pixar’s Up

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How would you like to listen to a master story teller for almost an hour? You can. Radio West recently interviewed Pete Docter who directed Pixar’s recent motion picture Up. Docter has been with Pixar since the beginning and he shares a number of insights into story telling. He talks about the importance of emotional →

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