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Archive for August 2007

Sunday roundup

From the New York Times’ TimesTalks series (podcast available), The Ethicist’s Randy Cohen discusses ethics in society. Specifically, he explores the importance of circumstance and personal character on ethical conduct. The session runs about an hour: mp3 (32.3mb)
Deleting iTunes tracks - I’ve always wondered if it was possible to delete iTunes tracks permanently […]

Charlie Rose

The Charlie Rose site announced big changes back in January, and I may have missed the addition of new content during the past month or so.  The new Charlierose.com is loaded with thousands of hours of new and archived interviews.

The efforts that have gone into this unprecedented venture are truly remarkable. For over a […]

Monday roundup

On the Edge:
A series of four 55 minute films shown on Channel 4 TV in the UK in early 1992. To say this was the best and most intelligent analysis of improvisation to be screened on UK television is probably unnecessary: it has in all likelihood been the only televised programme on this form of […]

Return to posting

 
You may have noticed a slight drop in posting frequency over the past few months.  I was fortunate enough to travel through Europe for a couple weeks, and I’m finally back and recovering from the crippling jet lag.
Surprisingly, free wi-fi wasn’t as easy to come by as expected while abroad, so my email and RSS […]