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The Sound So Loud That It Circled the Earth Four Times – Facts So Romantic – Nautilus
The Sound So Loud That It Circled the Earth Four Times – Facts So Romantic – Nautilus.
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Beautiful Reactions
Beautiful Reactions.
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Defensive Pessimism
I often describe myself as an optimistic pessimist; I guess it’s really defensive pessimism at work. But still, I like the ring of optimistic pessimist better. When you plan for the worst, things will almost never go that badly—there’s no shortage of potential upside. What better source for optimism? And if things do go south…
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Electronic Music History
EarlyE.com Points of Study for early electronic music “Electronic music: a generic term describing music that uses electronically generated sound or sound modified by electronic means, which may or may not be accompanied by live voices or musical instruments, and which may be delivered live or through speakers” Otto Luening w. Vladimir Ussachevsky: first American…
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Johnnyswim
Once you’re able to see this three-song set by the band Johnnyswim, NPR Music will have published exactly 350 Tiny Desk Concerts — so we’ve developed a pretty good sense of when a set will stick in our memories for a while. We intuited, for example, that Adele was about to become a dominant force…
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Usman Riaz
This is simply astonishing. Watch twenty seconds and you’ll be sucked into the world of Usman Riaz, an immensely talented 23-year-old Pakistani musician who will change your perception of how a guitar can sound and be played. What’s more remarkable is that this Berklee College of Music whiz kid learned much of his dazzling guitar…
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Iowa Great Places: Madison County
I learned from this week’s Madison County Chamber of Commerce newsletter that Madison County was named one of Iowa’s Great Places by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs: Madison County’s proposal included projects to improve quality of life and attract thousands to the county. The projects will be long-term assets that improve quality of life…
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Free stuff! | KitRex
Free stuff! | KitRex.
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A tale of touching tubes | Science News
A tale of touching tubes | Science News.
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A-Rhythm-Etic
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