Saturday, March 06, 2010

Interview with Ethnomusicologist Timothy Rice

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A nice interview about a wide variety of subjects with UCLA ethnomusicologist Timothy Rice. See the menu of interview clips HERE .
Friday, March 05, 2010

Joseph Kwame Degbor StoryCorps Interview by Stephanie Boegeman

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Much thanks to Stephanie Boegeman for putting up this interview for everyone to access. Stephanie made this in 2006 as an undergraduate stud...
Thursday, March 04, 2010

Front Yard Snow Sculpture Venus de Milo Ordered Covered Up

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Would a marble bust of Venus de Milo in front of a mansion get that treatment? Nah. But apparently her snow breasts were too much for this n...

African origin of Roman York's rich lady with the ivory bangle

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Guardian African origin of Roman York's rich lady with the ivory bangle Re-examination of skeletons shows greater population mix than ex...
Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Slate's Film Technical Award Guides

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Check out Slate's series of guide for technical awards (sound, editing, design, etc.). They are hosted by Academy Award winning experts ...

OK Go's incredible new video for "This Too Soon Shall Pass"

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They've struck viral video gold again:

In Search of Lost Sounds (How Modern Pianos Distort Early Creations Like "Moonlight Sonata")

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In Search of Lost Sounds: Why you've never really heard the "Moonlight" Sonata. By Jan Swafford Posted Tuesday, March 2, 2010,...
Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Islamic Scholar Tahir ul-Qadri Issues Fatwa Against Terrorism

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BBC Islamic scholar Tahir ul-Qadri issues terrorism fatwa By Dominic Casciani BBC News An influential Muslim scholar has issued a global rul...

"Avatar" Sound Design and Editing: SoundWorks Collection Panel Discussion

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A fascinating discussion and explanation of the process involved in the sound production involved in the film Avatar (including James Camero...
Monday, March 01, 2010

White Sorority Wins (African American) Stepping Contest (via The Root)

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Can We At Least Keep Stepping to Ourselves? Nope. We've got to share our traditions. Just like white sorority Zeta Tau Alpha will share ...

Cute baby video wins battle against music label (Copyright)

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Yahoo/Reuters Cute baby video wins battle against music label By Eriq Gardner Eriq Gardner Mon Mar 1, 8:48 am ET LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Repo...
Sunday, February 28, 2010

Archeological Discovery in Turkey Forces Rethinking of Human History

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Newsweek History in the Remaking A temple complex in Turkey that predates even the pyramids is rewriting the story of human evolution. By Pa...

Mashup Hall of Fame Part 1

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Posting the Avatar/Pocahontas mashup reminded me of a couple of great mashups, so I thought I would throw them out there even though they ar...

Avatar/Pocahontas Mashup Trailer

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I finally got around to seeing Avatar in 3-D Imax, which was pretty damned impressive. Though the plotline was well worn and the Pocahontas ...

Triumph of the Cyborg Composer (David Cope's Computer)

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From Miller-McCune [original has Quicktime files and images] Triumph of the Cyborg Composer David Cope’s software creates beautiful, origin...