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Jayne Loader

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Jayne Loaderis an American director and writer best known for the 1982Cold WardocumentaryThe Atomic Cafe.

Early life

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She was born in 1951 inWeatherford, Texas.She graduated fromReed College(B.A., 1973) and theUniversity of Michigan(M.A., 1976).

The Atomic Cafe

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She co-directedThe Atomic Cafe(1982)[1]with Pierce Rafferty andKevin Rafferty[2][3][4]and has guested on many television shows,[5]includingLate Night With David Letterman.[6][7][8]She is the author ofBetween Pictures(1986,ISBN0-312-91345-1), a novel,[9][10]Wild America(1989,ISBN0-8021-1106-8), a collection of short stories,[11][12][13]and articles on film[14]and culture.[15]

Later years

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In 1995, she created theCD-ROMand WebsitePublic Shelter,[16][17][18]which premiered in January 1996 at the New Media Center of the Sundance Film Festival[19]and received two New Media INVISION Awards at Comdex.[20][21]

From 1995 to 1997, she wroteWWWench,[22]one of the first blogs[23][24][25]and traveled the world as a New Media evangelist.[26][27][28][29][30]In 1988, she debuted as a fictional character inTimothy Leary'sWhat Does WoMan Want?[31]In 1999, she married the astronomerRobert Kirshner.[32]From 2001 to 2007, Loader and Kirshner were the Masters ofQuincy House,[33]one ofHarvard's twelve undergraduate houses, where they lived with their bull terriers, Astra[34]and Albert.[35]During her tenure at Quincy, Loader renovated the Masters' Residence and Gym;[36][37]helped to redesign the Dining Hall;[38]gave many parties[39][40](assisted by the Quincy House Elves[41]); and launched the controversial Masters' Nights speakers series.[42][43]While serving on the Steering Group of the Resource Efficiency Program, Loader created the popular Valentine's Day Cosmetics Drive[44](2003–present), which survives her under the aegis of the Harvard Office for Sustainability.[45]

She lives inFriendship, MaineandPortola Valley,California.

References

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  1. ^Canby, Vincent (March 17, 1982)."DOCUMENTARY ON VIEWS ABOUT ATOM BOMB".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  2. ^"The Atomic Cafe (1982) – IMDb".IMDb.
  3. ^Herman, Robin (May 16, 1982)."THEY TURNED OLD MOVIES INTO A TIMELY FILM ABOUT NUCLEAR WAR".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  4. ^"CONELRAD: THE ATOMIC CAFE | Jayne Loader Interview [Fall 2002, Winter 2005]".conelrad.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  5. ^Harrington, Richard (May 14, 1982)."'Atomic' Filmmakers: Trio With a Point of View ".The Washington Post.ISSN0190-8286.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  6. ^"Late Night With David Letterman: Show #0023".TV.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  7. ^"GROUND ZERO".Dallas Observer.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  8. ^"Atomic Cafe" Producers on Late Night, March 10, 1982-YouTube
  9. ^"BETWEEN PICTURES by Jayne Loader | Kirkus Reviews".Kirkus Reviews.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  10. ^Johnson, George (April 16, 1989)."New & Noteworthy".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  11. ^"Picks and Pans Review: Wild America: People".people.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  12. ^Silver, Allison (June 11, 1989)."Cross-Country Cartwheeling: WILD AMERICA AND OTHER STORIES by Jayne Loader (Grove Press: $17.95; 256 pp.)".Los Angeles Times.ISSN0458-3035.RetrievedJanuary 31,2016.
  13. ^Johnson, George (August 12, 1990)."New & Noteworthy".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  14. ^""Jeanne Dielman" by Jayne Loader ".ejumpcut.org.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  15. ^"Exposing the Rapist Next Door".nostatusquo.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  16. ^"Jayne Loader'sPublic Shelter".austinchronicle.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  17. ^"Pacing the Void #3- February 4".wc.arizona.edu.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  18. ^"Pacing the Void #3/2- February 4".wc.arizona.edu.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  19. ^Krieger, Todd (January 21, 1996)."A Videogame to Tempt The Sundance Cineastes".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  20. ^"Newmedia Announces '96 Invision Awards".tribunedigital-chicagotribune.June 4, 1996.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  21. ^"Interview – Jayne Loader | Mute".metamute.org.http://metamute.org.October 1997.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.{{cite web}}:External link in|publisher=(help)
  22. ^"Link-Lit From the Wench of Waxahachie".partners.nytimes.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  23. ^"Todd E. Napolitano".altx.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  24. ^"Jayne Loader".IMDb.
  25. ^Nichols, Peter M. (July 28, 1996)."For Some Directors, the Web Is Their Studio".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  26. ^"CD-Rom against the bomb".The Independent.October 22, 2011.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  27. ^"CD-ROM publishers 'have lost the plot'".Computerworld New Zealand.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  28. ^"95–100 (PONG Festival)".brown.edu.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  29. ^"MIC 9 art1".homepages.ihug.co.nz.Archived fromthe originalon November 23, 2015.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  30. ^"Rhizome".Rhizome.October 8, 1996.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  31. ^"Full text of" What does woman want? "".archive.org.1988.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  32. ^"WEDDINGS; Jayne Loader, Robert Kirshner".The New York Times.December 12, 1999.
  33. ^"Kirshner Chosen As Quincy Master | News | The Harvard Crimson".thecrimson.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  34. ^"Mascot-less, But Not For Long | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson".thecrimson.RetrievedNovember 23,2015.
  35. ^"Quincy Students, Masters Mourn Loss of Poetic Pet | News | The Harvard Crimson".thecrimson.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  36. ^"A Gym of Their Own | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson".thecrimson.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  37. ^"Renovated Quincy Gym Opens | News | The Harvard Crimson".thecrimson.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  38. ^"Set the mood, Quincy Style | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson".thecrimson.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  39. ^"Crafted in Quincy, Alum Book Garners Praise | News | The Harvard Crimson".thecrimson.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  40. ^"Nobel Talk Swirls at Fete For Quincy Master's Book | News | The Harvard Crimson".thecrimson.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  41. ^"Elf Help | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson".thecrimson.RetrievedNovember 23,2015.
  42. ^"Eco-Feminist Protests Male Meat Culture | News | The Harvard Crimson".thecrimson.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  43. ^"Our Speciesist Culture | News | The Harvard Crimson".thecrimson.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  44. ^"Making Up Valentine's Day | News | The Harvard Crimson".thecrimson.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
  45. ^"Office for Sustainability Spearheads Cosmetics Drive | News | The Harvard Crimson".thecrimson.RetrievedNovember 22,2015.
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