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Jazz and the Journal

I just took a break from studying for dinner and a quick read through the Wall Street Journal’s weekend edition, and I stumbled across this article from Terry Teachout covering Youtube and the future of the fine arts and on-demand video on the back page.
Visit Teachout’s site and scroll down till you get to the […]

Woody Allen

Woody Allen’s one-act plays were broadcast on Australia’s ABC radio in 1986 (the source of these recordings), but may date from the 70s. Originally from the Chicago National Theatre, Woody Allen plays himself in the first play:
Play #1: Woody Allen - God [tx 12-08-1986].mp3
Play #2: Woody Allen - Death [tx 19-08-1986].mp3

M83 - America

A late night video from M83:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmLnFuLXloA]
M83 - America (youtube video)
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Midlake - Young Bride

I’ve really been enjoying this track from Midlake recently, from The Trials of Van Occupanther, their newest album.  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7YnE2Lv2Tw]
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BBC Documentary Archive: The Communications Revolution

Since downloading the new iTunes 7 update, I’ve started browsing through the podcast directory. I stumbled across the BBC’s documentary (4-part podcast) from August, titled “The Communications Revolution:”
Part 1: Communications: Transformation of business and leisure, and the structure of family and society? (mp3)
Part 2: […]

What is the value of an undergraduate education?

The University Channel offers an excellent podcast (mp3) and transcript (.doc) featuring James Wilkinson, Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University explaining an international perspective on the historical development and current state of undergraduate education.
As I will argue, the “what” and the “how” are intimately related.  Each student personally constructs […]

Revolutionary Mixtape

Revolutionary mixtape (mp3 links inside compiled by soul sides)
An oldie, but oh so good.
The spirits do not descend without music” — Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones), ‘Blues People’
Does the movement make the music or does the music make movement? It is a classic chicken-before-the-egg question that has challenged scholars of history and critics of popular music […]

Making Cities Work

The BBC offers a special three part audio series on urban development.
It is projected that in the next 50 years two thirds of humanity will live in cities. Architecture critic Dejan Sudjic presents a four part series which looks at cutting edge solutions for transport and housing as well as ways of making cities […]

Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós were formed by Jónsi, Georg and the former drummer Agúst in 1994. They were later joined by Kjartan and when Agúst left the band after the recording of Agætis Byrjun in order to pursue a career in graphic design, he was replaced by Orri. Sigur Rós hail from Iceland, and rightly claim to […]

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