Friday, November 23, 2012

What you should know about portamento when listening to a singer

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Portamento is a musical term, meaning, basically, sliding between two notes on the sheet music instead of crisply hitting the first, then th...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Does 12 year old Jackie Evancho understand what she's snging about?

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Years ago a university chemistry class got a guest lecturer for the day. Afterward the students were asked about the lecturer. They all agre...
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Sunday, October 7, 2012

More on the undertone of sadness in Jackie Evancho's art

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Jackie Evancho faces a paradox. The interpretive genius that enables her to connect with her audience in such an emotionally powerful way at...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012

New CD "Songs from the Silver Screen" by Jackie Evancho

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Executive summary: This CD perfectly expresses the paradox that is Jackie Evancho-the most beautiful voice of any singer whose voic...
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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Why foreign movies are so much better than American ones

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Actually, the average foreign film is just as crappy as the average American film, only without the optimism and the great Hollywood ...
Saturday, August 4, 2012

Why don't the Olympics include snorkeling and cut swim styles nobody uses?

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Seriously, when is the last time you saw anyone trying to get somewhere in the water use anything but the Australian crawl? Look at triathlo...
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

water strider

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Seen on a nature walk by the birdwatching center in Bolinas, California. I love the shadows they cast. shot with Canon G11 with an Olymp...
Saturday, July 14, 2012

Color in monochrome photos

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This is a photo I shot in Taipei's international airport last October. It's not very colorful except for the country's mostly...
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Clichés

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Elsewhere I was discussing the idea of an image of Jackie Evancho in B&W with her blue eyes in color, perhaps for a poster or a T shirt....
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

No-spoilers review of The Avengers in 3D--for those who don't normally see comics-based blockbusters

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Here I'll try to help those who aren't dedicated followers of the Marvel Comics franchise decide whether to see this movie while i...
Monday, April 16, 2012

Back to Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Recently I had occasion to re-watch a number of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes, dating back to 1997. There's nothing like that now....
Friday, January 13, 2012

Jackie Evancho--beloved by fans, ignored by Grammies, sneered at by pop critics, reviled by classical critics

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I can't recall when someone so genuinely nice  and talented has been the target of so much negativity by the cultural establishment. ...
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The Descendants--no spoiler review

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This is a great family film that's R-rated. In it, even little kids say words that would have had my grandmother beating them with a s...
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