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Internet Mysteries: How Much File Sharing Traffic Travels the Net? | Free Press

Link: Internet Mysteries: How Much File Sharing Traffic Travels the Net? | Free Press.

BuzzMachine: Ambient intimacy

Link: BuzzMachine: Blog Archive: Ambient intimacy.

Authorizing Torture One Memo at a Time - The Washington Note

Link: Authorizing Torture One Memo at a Time - The Washington Note.

Greg Sandow: Challenge to Opera

Challenge to opera - Sandow

I think Greg may be on to something here. Satyagraha was a riveting listening experience for me during the Met broadcast. I also loved Einstein on the Beach when I saw the revival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

The Washington Monthly: General Sanchez Speaks

Link: The Washington Monthly.

This is fascinating, but I'll bet the major media simply bury it.

Jim Jarmusch

Link: Jim Jarmusch.

One of my favorite directors is making a new film.

aworks : "new" american classical music: links for 2008-04-28

Link: aworks :: "new" american classical music: links for 2008-04-28.

It is always interesting to hear what Pierre Boulez has to say.

Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra

Link: Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra.

The community orchestra is alive and well in Brooklyn.

Gothamist: Opinionist: The Sound and the Fury (April Seventh, 1928)

Link: Gothamist: Opinionist: The Sound and the Fury (April Seventh, 1928).

BBC NEWS | Europe | Vivaldi work revived 278 years on

Link: BBC NEWS | Europe | Vivaldi work revived 278 years on.

I love it when someone does research which leads to wonderful music being reborn.

Greg Sandow: Molly Sheridan has a new Arts-Journal blog.

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Molly speaks - Sandow

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Molly's blog promises to be very informative and fascinating.

War and Piece: Fareed Zakaria--McCain vs. McCain

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Crooks and Liars: Helen Thomas Confronts Perino On Torture; Perino Denies and Lies

Link: Crooks and Liars: Helen Thomas Confronts Perino On Torture; Perino Denies and Lies.

Helen Thomas is still one of the gutsiest in the business. If half the press corps had her integrity the country wouldn't be in the horrible condition it is in right now.

Jim Hightower | Postcards from the tour: Musicales and community radio

Link: Jim Hightower | Postcards from the tour: Musicales and community radio.

Kudos to WMNF Radio for sponsoring Jim Hightower in Tampa.

DAVIDCORN.COM

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McCain to Elizabeth Edwards: I Got Nothing For You - David Corn
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How novel! A reporter is writing about something substantive on the campaign trail instead of trivial nonsense. David Corn is outstanding.

Note to People Meeting with the Candidates. . . - The Washington Note

Link: Note to People Meeting with the Candidates. . . - The Washington Note.

This could be a very productive and enlightening project.

Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise: Henry Brant, etc.

Link: Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise: Henry Brant, etc..

Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)

Link: Taxi to the Dark Side (2007).

This important film is showing locally this weekend.

THE BAND'S VISIT Sony Pictures Classics

Link: THE BAND'S VISIT Sony Pictures Classics.

I'm looking forward to seeing this film.

Berlin Philharmonic Decides to Retain Simon Rattle Beyond 2012

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Bloomberg.com:
News.

Alfred Kazin: by Richard M. Cook, reviewed by Carol Iannone

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An American Procession had a powerful effect on me when I first read it. Kazin brought the great American voices to life for me. Melville, Emerson and others had never spoken to me so vividly. On Native Grounds goes to the top of my list.

About Last Night: Terry Teachout finishes book and libretto!

Link: About Last Night: .

Terry Teachout, critic at Arts Journal and Commentary Magazine, has not only finished another book, but a libretto collaboration as well. He needs to write a book on his productivity secrets. Thanks to Alex Ross for the link.

Tampa Rail: Make Sharpe supports rail mass transit

Link: Tampa Rail.

It is encouraging to see a Republican come over to the support of rail as part of the mass transit solution in Hillborough County. Here is an interview on our community radio station WMNF.

Talking Points Memo | Today's Must Read: Sen. Pete Domenici tried to lean on a federal prosecutor

Link: Talking Points Memo | Today's Must Read.

Pete Domenici (R-NM) tried to get a federal prosecutor fired after trying to lean on him. He gets a slap on the wrist. That's justice under Bush. Thanks to Talking Points Memo for the link.

Obama Urges Swift Passage of FCC Blocking Bill | Free Press

Link: Obama Urges Swift Passage of FCC Blocking Bill | Free Press.

All the president's liars / Fun new game! Which TV news "military expert" is really a whore for the Bush administration? (Hint: all of them)

Link: All the president's liars / Fun new game! Which TV news "military expert" is really a whore for the Bush administration? (Hint: all of them).

Daily Show on GAO Critique of Bush Anti-Terror War: "We Could Have Gotten Here By Doing Nothing." - The Washington Note

Link: Daily Show on GAO Critique of Bush Anti-Terror War: "We Could Have Gotten Here By Doing Nothing." - The Washington Note.

Amen!

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Inge Fesival: Day 1

Link: Bark Bark Woof Woof.

Check out this Inge festival in Kansas {on edit}. This looks great!

alicublog

Link: alicublog.

Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise: Stravinsky at the Armory

Link: Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise: Stravinsky at the Armory.

Fear No Evil | Chicago Classical Music

Link: Fear No Evil | Chicago Classical Music.

Actually the battle has been joined a good while ago.

Orchestra Spotlight - Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Link: Orchestra Spotlight - Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Here is a nice success story about the Toronto Symphony. It helps to have a great music director like Peter Oundjian.

stevenberlinjohnson.com: The Silent Room Tone

Link: stevenberlinjohnson.com: The Silent Room Tone.

This is an interesting essay. I attended a lecture tonight, and some of the dynamic Steven is referring to was present. There was a group of about eight students who were texting while listening to the lecture. At one point they began to chatter amongst themselves, causing a small murmur that the ushers were concerned about. The whole dynamic was fascinating.

The Long Tail: Follow-Up on a Free Book Experiment

Link: The Long Tail: Follow-Up on a Free Book Experiment.

Here is a follow-up on the controversial idea of giving books away before they are released.

Dennis Irwin Tribute Concert at JALC

The Jazz at Lincoln Center tribute is here beautifully described by Simon Rentner on the WBGO Blog, with lovely photos.

McCain's World: The Washington Monthly; Political Animal by Kevin Drum

Link: The Washington Monthly.

Everyone does this kind of stuff to some extent, but McCain seems to have learned from the Bush presidency that on the economic front you can basically say anything you want and nobody will call you to account for it. So why not shoot for the moon?

Well-said, Kevin.

A Larger Audience?--Greg Sandow: Arts Journal

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As usual, Greg has stimulating and fresh ideas for music programmers and orchestras.

Stroke - Speech Therapy - Medicine and Health -At 60, He Learned to Sing So He Could Learn to Talk - New York Times

Link: Stroke - Speech Therapy - Medicine and Health -At 60, He Learned to Sing So He Could Learn to Talk - New York Times.

This article (along with the interactive metronome) confirms my feeling of how powerful music can be in healing and learning. This is an exciting field of research.

David Byrne Journal: 04.15.2008: Come The Revolution

Link: David Byrne Journal: 04.15.2008: Come The Revolution.

I remember when MLK decided to tie the Vietnam War in with domestic issues like poverty and racism, and many thought it ill advised. They assumed he would lose some support—there were still some in favor of the Vietnam War at that point—and that it might dilute the focus on jobs, racism, equality and votes.

I think he was right. This stuff is tied together. Katrina and Iraq are not separate issues. The securities and safeguards guaranteed to the super rich by the Bush administration and the credit crisis are probably linked as well. I don’t mean conspiracy linked—the connections and actions don’t have to be premeditated or thought out in advance to make a network. There are organic emergent forces at work, self-organizing systems arising that benefit some and not others. That too sounds complex and conspiratorial, but it’s not.

I think MLK was right too. The people who are experiencing difficult economic times are feeling at least part of the huge waste of resources being poured down the hole in Iraq. Anyone who doesn't think the recession is related to the war is whistling in the dark.

Behind Analysts, the Pentagon's Hidden Hand | Free Press

Link: Behind Analysts, the Pentagon's Hidden Hand | Free Press.

This surprises nobody.

The Washington Monthly

Link: The Washington Monthly.

Kevin has some sensible reactions to the reactions to the debate.

Minn. veterans tell House Speaker Pelosi that too many vets fall through cracks in the system

Link: Minn. veterans tell House Speaker Pelosi that too many vets fall through cracks in the system.

Balloon Juice: The Daily Show

Link: Balloon Juice.

This is outstanding, and possibly even elite.

Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed - washingtonpost.com

Link: Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed - washingtonpost.com.

MotherJones Blog: New "Pro Israel, Pro Peace" Political Group Launches: J Street Hopes to Prod Washington MidEast Policy Towards Center

Link: MotherJones Blog: New "Pro Israel, Pro Peace" Political Group Launches: J Street Hopes to Prod Washington MidEast Policy Towards Center.

BuzzMachine: In Lisbon

Link: BuzzMachine � Blog Archive � In Lisbon.

aworks :: "new" american classical music: India (1961). John Coltrane /the story of a sound/

Link: aworks :: "new" american classical music: India (1961). John Coltrane /the story of a sound/.

Better Living Through Consciousness: Why You Should Take Your College Education Seriously :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education's Source for News, and Views and Jobs

Link: Better Living Through Consciousness: Why You Should Take Your College Education Seriously :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education's Source for News, and Views and Jobs.

Universities contain not merely knowledge, but an ethos about the value of knowledge in living out your life. They communicate the conviction — at least the good ones do — that if you want to live a good life, you should live it attentively, with a mind always ready to be engaged in the pleasures and exertions of intellectual, moral, and aesthetic clarity. The arts and the sciences — that’s how we present our curriculum to you, and the distinction reflects this basic existential orientation toward, well, beauty and truth. The attentive intellectual has an informed and critical orientation toward the world; the attentive moralist approaches human quandaries with a grasp of ethical theory; the attentive aesthete responds to natural and created beauty with taste, judgment, and, often, aesthetic achievements of her own (playing a musical instrument well, knowing how to write a solid short story) that allow her an insider’s knowledge of a particular form of art.

Talk To Action | Reclaiming Citizenship, History, and Faith

Link: Talk To Action | Reclaiming Citizenship, History, and Faith.

Bill Moyers: Journalists As Truth-Tellers - CommonDreams.org

Link: Journalists As Truth-Tellers - CommonDreams.org .

Ron Ridenhour was not a journalist when he came upon the truth of My Lai. He was in the Army. He later became a pioneering investigative reporter and–this is the irony–had trouble making a living in a calling where truth-telling can be a liability to the bottom line. Matthew Diaz and James Scurlock, whom you honored today, are truth-tellers without a license, reminding us that the most important credential of all is a conscience that cannot be purchased or silenced.