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  • The Empire Strikes Back?

    For years, I only knew of George Lucas’ 1977 cinematic sci-fi breakthrough as “Star Wars.”  Then I found out that it was part of a trilogy.  But wait, Lucas had a plan all along.  Believe it or not, this tale of an oppressed rag-tag alliance looking to overturn an overly orderly, hierarchal monopolistic political system…

  • The Connective Power of Story

    First, watch this video. And then read MCDM Storytelling friend Liz Norville’s explanation of why it’s an intriguing take on storytelling, and some of the background behind the story itself.

  • Campbell and the Phantom Menace

    Joseph Campbell would have loved this irreverant 70-minute, 7-part review of the storytelling travesty that was the Phantom Menace.

  • Joseph Campbell

    I’m presently revisiting the excellent Bill Moyers’ PBS interviews with Joseph Campbell. I typically rely on Campbell and Aristotle to discuss the importance of storytelling structure — and how in that structure, we reveal the universal appeal of story itself.  I just discovered this interesting interchange: Campbell: What all the myths have to deal with…