Chicago Tribune: Cupid, the oft-elusive dude with the bow and arrow, is born of the Latin word cupido, meaning desire. But for those of us lonely humans who trust our love lives to the barbarism of the mobile telephonic instrument, the son of the love goddess Venus actually is best known for forming part of the name of a popular website with a mildly ironic name, although no classical icon worth their salt would be happy to be attached to the moniker "OK" for all eternity.
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Having read about and lived through some truly painful dating experiences, this show seems like one I could really get into. In addition to the personal connection I have to the subject matter of this play, I'm also intrigued by OkCupid's involvement in the project. For those not in the know, not only is OkCupid a dating site with a quirky approach to matching its participants, it's also a program driven by a lot of data-driven people, looking for the data that drives connections between people. The minds behind OkCupid's data collection come together to mine information from the answers that participants provide, to analyze all the little tiny things that may or may not go into making a simple online connection something a little bit more. With that background information, I'm really curious as to what this show could churn out.
Also, as a side not, the author and I share the same view on"branded content" and while I do think that OkCupid is as good a company as any to produce this show, I feel that the line between corporatism and performance art should be clearly demarcated at all times.
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