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"I'm a post-production editor for an NPR program.
Yes, we definitely take out the stutters and other verbal tics. It makes the speaker sound more coherent and (more importantly) shaves off precious, precious seconds to adhere to the broadcast clock...." [
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"In one of the more fascinating bits of "What are they building in there?," there's an oil well hidden behind the walls of a major Los Angeles shopping center. (Related: More hidden oil architecture in L.A.)..." [
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"Nerdnite is a blast. It may skew a bit younger now, but my prior experiences there were fairly diverse, age-wise.
You might also check the community boards at the Diesel Cafe or the 1369...." [
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4 months ago
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""emotional, conventional, lyrics-oriented rock melodies"
Hmm. Let's see.
Aimee Mann, Lost in Space.
Francine, Airshow.
PJ Harvey, Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea.
Eric Matthews, The Lateness of the Hour.
The National,..." [
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5 months ago
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"That's a beautiful article and sums the experience up perfectly. Thanks for posting.
I do shortwave for a living. It's my hobby, my livelihood, my inspiration, my passion.
I go up to Runyon Canyon almost daily with my radio. Surrounded by jocks,..." [
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6 months ago
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"Paris Blues.
Blow Up.
Anatomy of a Murder.
Alfie.
The Pawnbroker.
Ascenseur pour l'echafaud.
The Man with the Golden Arm." [
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7 months ago
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"Also: The Tape-beatles (aka Public Works), a woefully underrated sound-art collective formed in Iowa City in 1986. Essential work: Music with Sound, a masterpiece of tape-based narrative editing which rivals (if not surpasses) Negativland's Escape..." [
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8 months ago
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"My apologies for not following the Last.fm protocol - I'd spend about five hours making links to all these songs - but here's a list anyway:
Dreamy synthesizers and violins
To Rococo Rot & I-Sound, From Dream to Daylight
Mind-blowing..." [
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9 months ago
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"People will suggest 2 million Tori Amos songs in due time, but I adore Scarlet's Walk - filmic, lyrical, haunting stuff. "A Sorta Fairytale" was the big single, but "Crazy" is more in the vein you're looking for.
Mark Eitzel's..." [
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"I never think in actual, ground-level detail about the everyday hazards and/or obstacles that outdoor cats get themselves into. This is a nice little exposé series he's got going here. I was especially struck by the social network of other random..." [
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"Joan Didion is the queen. The volume recommended by Prospero is impossible to beat, compiling an immense cross-section of her most important nonfiction work for peanuts.
A genre recommendation (featuring an extensive yet excellent list of its own)..." [
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""Boston represents a sacred goal," wrote one high-minded runner. "Boston should be reserved for top athletes, which is not you."
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"You could've said a similar thing fifteen years ago about digital music. ... The eReader technology is improving, but the desire for instant access to content is already there. Not all books are beach novels.
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"I suspect the general reaction in this thread can be predicated on the commenter's interest and/or belief in the concept of "gender normativity."
There are certainly folks who think that trans people ought to learn to accept who they are..." [
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"I actually used a combination of iTunes and OpenOffice (or Excel or whatever you prefer) to do a 24-hour radio program for actual FM broadcast here on WHRB in Cambridge.
As I actually wanted to get some sleep during the overnight parts of my..." [
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"Yes, but what about being the only gay* blipster at the indie-rock show?
That Kele Okereke. Always two steps ahead of the kids.
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"In gay culture, there's a certain (rather large) subset of people who are obsessed with the concept of being "straight-acting." The male variety likes to think that adopting the idealized cultural characteristics of straight men -..." [
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