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If you have ever wondered what youth is capable of when they apply hard work and talent towards a common goal, then you need to watch this video. It’s incredibly energizing to watch this Venezuelan youth orchestra play. It looks and feels joyful.
At what cost are starving our own nation’s children of liberal arts [...]
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Did any of you know that they had made a documentary about Stephen Merritt of The Magnetic Fields?
Yeah, me neither – but it looks like it will be a great character study about a wonderful songwriter. I’ll definitely be plunking down the cash to see this when it comes around. Unfortunately, for us in [...]
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Charlie Rose spent a little more than 20 minutes discussing the iPad and what it means for users, the media markets, and competitors. So why am I posting this to TPN? I think that this device will be defining our relations to much of the media that we consume in the years ahead. This comes [...]
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I’m quite excited to see all of the advances in ebook technology being shown off at CES this week, especially since they stand to move us a lot further down the path of a paperless society. Personally, I wouldn’t mind never using paper again. I get bummed evry time I shop and am handed a [...]
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Shigeru Ban focuses on architecture that is created from re-used material such as shipping containers and paper tubes.
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Hi everyone! I’m back from holiday and looking forward to another great year with The Puget News. For now, a quick video with some compelling storytelling. It’s one Vimeo’s top videos of 2009. Enjoy.
[Hat tip to the ever excellent kottke.org]
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A beautiful new commercial spot for the National Geographic channel.
Warning: This WILL make you feel cooped up and desirous of travel.
Enjoy.
Question: Where do you want to travel to next and why? Answer in the comments.
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According to a blog at the Seattle P-I, Jonathan Borofsky’s “Hammering Man,” beloved art icon owned by the City of Seattle, and the logo-sake of this very blog, has had to have his arm removed for repairs.
The Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs has posted that they believe the sculpture will have his [...]
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The News Hour with Jim Lehrer dove into the discussion about how reading and publishing is changing as a result of big box retailers with their pricing wars and as the web and digital devices begin to circumvent the old publishing industry. It’s a thoughtful 11:30 minute take on the state of the book world [...]
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Hearing Paul Auster’s voice in the trailer for this film convinced me that I needed to go and see it. Indeed, his words, reading, and shared experiences were definitely the high points of the movie for me. It’s just too bad that he’s in only 10 minutes or so of the film.
I had high [...]
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