I’ve written a couple of times here previously about what’s been described as the Xanadu Effect. Edward Tenner, author of the paper entitled “The Xanadu Effect“, has this to say about his view of the origins of the word Xanadu: Xanadu, you may recall, was the palatial centerpiece of Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane, the brilliantly unfair film biography of William Randolph Hearst. Welles borrowed the name (if not the caves …
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Here below I’m presenting The Xanadu Effect – Bookmarked Links. Over the last couple of years, I’ve gathered a series of interesting articles as a result of my research into The Xanadu Effect. Back in October last year, I linked to a podcast from the excellent 99% Invisible, Episode 53 – The Xanadu Effect. The original paper introducing the Xanadu Effect, by Edward Tenner back in 2001 is available read in …
I’m working on a small project which was inspired by this podcast from the always interesting 99% Invisible. This quote from the description for this particular episode might give everything away, but see what you think: For people who distrust the big project, Edward Tenner’s 2001 essay “The Xanadu Effect” is some comfort. Tenner, a visiting scholar at Princeton University, ponders the ways in which obsession with bigness can presage …
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