Tuesday, 23 October 2012

making dreams come true


In 1989, a little girl named Amy sent a bottle of colored water, oil and glitter to Roald Dahl, who knew right away that this was a dream in a bottle inspired by his book, The BFG. In response, the author penned this short note to his 7-year-old fan.

Friday, 30 March 2012



In 1968, an excited audience awaited the arrival of Jean-Luc Godard, who had been invited to open a series of (…) lectures at the National Film Theatre. Instead, they received this telegram.
100 members of the audience accepted the offer to have their money returned, while the remainder stayed for a screening of Godard’s Vivre sa vie.


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