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The Mortician’s Daughter
This was the song of the day a while ago, but I think I cheated and only posted it via Twitter. It's by Freedy Johnston. It's sad in a perfect way. It came to me via the hippest theologian — ever.
Continue reading...Delicious audio
9. August 2010
Quick note to let you know that today in my travels I came across two lovely audio collections: NPR's books that changed the world and James Bridle's new podcast, Mattins.
Continue reading...Make music in the kitchen, the back seat of the car, wherever
7. August 2010
Think about it: Wouldn't it be so nice if making music was something mostpeople did? Like writing and reading. Not something you consume. Not something veryspecial verytalented people make for you. Instead an everyday creative, collective act. A joyous togethering, washing away for a moment pain and discord. I would like that so much.
Continue reading...Littlest Birds
6. December 2009
Song of the day. Sammy Parton/Jolie Holland/Syd Barrett's Littlest Birds, as sung by The Be Good Tanyas. Photo by John Haslam.
Continue reading...Tim Hwang at Participation Camp: Can computer games increase citizen engagement?
21. July 2009
Tim Hwang looks like a super cool guy. And he's not just cool because Joi Ito took his portrait. Nope. Most important? He founded ROFLCon, the internet celebrity conference. Or maybe it's his work at Harvard. Or maybe this awesome talk on video games and citizen engagement. Hmmmm, hard to decide!
Continue reading...My lifes work, she says, is the impact that this has.
14. July 2009
she closes the lid and unplugs the device no bigger than her thumb from the computer... And, her lifes work is more than a four meg flash drive. My lifes work, she says, is the impact that this has. This is not about what I produce. It is all about what others receive.
Continue reading...Freebase: Open code for open data
14. July 2009
Introducing Freebase: "the easiest way to add free, community-curated, Creative Commons licensed content to your web applications." Watch the video. Imagine the possibilities.
Continue reading...Audio 
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Nathan Englander reads Isaac Bashevis Singer’s “Disguised” for The New Yorker’s monthly reading and conversation with Deborah Treisman. Englander’s voice couldn’t be more perfect.
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Early in his career, professor Mark Rowlands had two loves: philosophy and Brenin, a wolf he was forced to bring along to his lectures. Through their relationship, Rowlands started examining his work and life. Listen on CBC’s Ideas, via EarIdeas.
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Every month, The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, hosts a reading and conversation with a well-known writer. August 2009 featured Joshua Ferris reading George Saunders’s “Adams.” The rhythm is magnificent.
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19. August 2010
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