Jayne Loader

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Jayne Loader is an American director and writer best known for the 1982 Cold War documentary The Atomic Cafe.

Early life[edit]

She was born in 1951 in Weatherford, Texas. She graduated from Reed College (B.A., 1973) and the University of Michigan (M.A., 1976).

The Atomic Cafe[edit]

She co-directed The Atomic Cafe (1982)[1] with Pierce Rafferty and Kevin Rafferty[2][3][4] and has guested on many television shows,[5] including Late Night With David Letterman.[6][7][8] She is the author of Between Pictures (1986, ISBN 0-312-91345-1), a novel,[9][10] Wild America (1989, ISBN 0-8021-1106-8), a collection of short stories,[11][12][13] and articles on film[14] and culture.[15]

Later years[edit]

In 1995, she created the CD-ROM and Website Public 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 wrote WWWench,[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 in Timothy Leary's What Does WoMan Want?[31] In 1999, she married the astronomer Robert Kirshner.[32] From 2001 to 2007, Loader and Kirshner were the Masters of Quincy House,[33] one of Harvard'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 in Friendship, Maine and Portola Valley, California.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Canby, Vincent (March 17, 1982). "DOCUMENTARY ON VIEWS ABOUT ATOM BOMB". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 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. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "CONELRAD: THE ATOMIC CAFE | Jayne Loader Interview [Fall 2002, Winter 2005]". www.conelrad.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  5. ^ Harrington, Richard (May 14, 1982). "'Atomic' Filmmakers: Trio With a Point of View". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "Late Night With David Letterman: Show #0023". TV.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  7. ^ "GROUND ZERO". Dallas Observer. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Atomic Cafe" Producers on Late Night, March 10, 1982-YouTube
  9. ^ "BETWEEN PICTURES by Jayne Loader | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  10. ^ Johnson, George (April 16, 1989). "New & Noteworthy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  11. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Wild America : People.com". www.people.com. Retrieved November 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. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  13. ^ Johnson, George (August 12, 1990). "New & Noteworthy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  14. ^ ""Jeanne Dielman" by Jayne Loader". www.ejumpcut.org. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  15. ^ "Exposing the Rapist Next Door". www.nostatusquo.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  16. ^ "Jayne Loader'sPublic Shelter". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  17. ^ "Pacing the Void #3- February 4". wc.arizona.edu. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  18. ^ "Pacing the Void #3/2- February 4". wc.arizona.edu. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  19. ^ Krieger, Todd (January 21, 1996). "A Videogame to Tempt The Sundance Cineastes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  20. ^ "Newmedia Announces '96 Invision Awards". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. June 4, 1996. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  21. ^ "Interview – Jayne Loader | Mute". www.metamute.org. http://metamute.org. October 1997. Retrieved November 22, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ "Link-Lit From the Wench of Waxahachie". partners.nytimes.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  23. ^ "Todd E. Napolitano". www.altx.com. Retrieved November 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. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  26. ^ "CD-Rom against the bomb". The Independent. October 22, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  27. ^ "CD-ROM publishers 'have lost the plot'". Computerworld New Zealand. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  28. ^ "95–100 (PONG Festival)". www.brown.edu. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  29. ^ "MIC 9 art1". homepages.ihug.co.nz. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  30. ^ "Rhizome". Rhizome. October 8, 1996. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  31. ^ "Full text of "What does woman want?"". archive.org. 1988. Retrieved November 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". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  34. ^ "Mascot-less, But Not For Long | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  35. ^ "Quincy Students, Masters Mourn Loss of Poetic Pet | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  36. ^ "A Gym of Their Own | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  37. ^ "Renovated Quincy Gym Opens | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  38. ^ "Set the mood, Quincy Style | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  39. ^ "Crafted in Quincy, Alum Book Garners Praise | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  40. ^ "Nobel Talk Swirls at Fete For Quincy Master's Book | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  41. ^ "Elf Help | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  42. ^ "Eco-Feminist Protests Male Meat Culture | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  43. ^ "Our Speciesist Culture | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  44. ^ "Making Up Valentine's Day | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  45. ^ "Office for Sustainability Spearheads Cosmetics Drive | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

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