Archive for January, 2009

17  January  2009

Siapa Lagi Ingin Jadi Kritikus Film?

Menjadi kritikus film di negara ini ternyata sangat mudah. Tidak perlu prakualifikasi, tidak seperti seorang pakar ekonomi yang minimal perlu gelar sarjana ekonomi atau pengalaman sebagai seorang praktisi bisnis. Kredensial seorang kritikus film kita berkisar dari pemerhati film, kataloger film, penggiat film hingga wartawan khusus film.
Maka tidaklah mengherankan jika resensi film yang tiap minggu kita [...]

It’s a question often posed to me by foreign writers and scholars, maybe because I speak English or maybe they know me at one time as a bookseller and a publisher of translated works of Indonesian writers. In any case, it’s not an easy question to answer.
Most of us thought at first, with the international [...]

17  January  2009

The Future of Reading

How often have we heard these refrains from parents about their children’s reading habits? They’re too engrossed with their Wii players to bother with books. Schoolwork has left them no time to curl up in a couch with a book. There are too many video games out there! Too many distractions, cable television programs: MTV, [...]