When I was in my newsgathering class in college, I got in an argument with a dude in class about whether or not it was more acceptable to say “shot” or “shot dead” in a news story if someone had been killed by gunshot wound. (In the event of an injury from a gunshot, dude [...]
It’s oddly reassuring to know that the lovely, Francophonic Canadian songwriter Julie Doiron is still insecure – moreso than when Tom Jones made the same revelation. Over the last decade and a half, Doiron has been putting out some of the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard – even when embracing dissonance, her melodies linger [...]
A year ago Saturday was the last broadcast of The Bryant Park Project. It was a day that we met with sadness, grief, and no small bit of anger – we’ve since edited out the most egregious parts. And on July 14, we saw the first anniversary of the words: Maybe you heard the news; [...]
It is a pretty picture, that’s for sure. And if there was a higher resolution version available, it’d be my new desktop picture. It’s the first photo used in the eerie and awesome radio drama, “The Flickerman.” It originally aired in London earlier this year, and you can poke around with the whole thing, but [...]
It’s recap time again, and this week, it’s a video. Watch for talk about behaviorally targeted ads, skecthy food products, sketchy print ad products (and some paper nomming), and Bob apologizing. This recap was recorded by Kerry, with occasional giggles from Matthew, who’s watching YouTube videos in the next room.
Due to some video issues, the recap that was supposed to go up last night will be going up tonight. Think of it as a Monday bonus. But late. – K
Today, NPR published a story about the 10 meanes cities in the U.S. I skimmed the list, and while I was surprised to see San Fransisco listed, I could only really think about one thing: finally, a bad list that doesn’t include Memphis. We’ve been called all kinds of things in Memphis – crime ridden, [...]
Tuesday was Bastille Day. Morning Edition always does this thing for Bastille Day where they play some awesome, bombastic French music from the Revolutionary period, usually performed by Edith Piaf, which – even though it was written before the city of Memphis existed as such – contains such proletarian fervor that it has the unmistakable [...]
There comes a point every Sunday night – and when I’m posting, we’ve inevitably just come home from a potluck supper at a friend’s house – when whatever I’m proudly showing Kerry is met with her sudden sigh of recollection and the question, “Do you know what that looks like?” Which usually throws me off. [...]
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EDIT: NPR’s Andy Carvin commented to gently remind me that most of their videos are also posted on their YouTube channel. So I will be embedding after all. Starting next Monday, July 27, NPR.org will have a brand new look – a very familiar, blog-like look with some classy, but Web-friendly typography (as referenced in [...]