Covered this week; The doctrine of Trumpal infallibility… Fats Domino dies at 89… Returning to Second Life… How audio mixers make sports sound great on TV… Chuck D on 30 years of production… Unique NIN Concert Movie… Vin Scully throws out the first pitch…
October 23, 2017
“But we are living in the age of Trumpal infallibility: We are ruled by men who never admit error, never apologize and, crucially, never learn from their mistakes. Needless to say, men who think admitting error makes you look weak just keep making bigger mistakes; delusions of infallibility eventually lead to disaster, and one can only hope that the disasters ahead don’t bring catastrophe for all of us.”
October 24, 2017
Fats Domino, the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues singer whose two-fisted boogie-woogie piano and nonchalant vocals, heard on dozens of hits, made him one of the biggest stars of the early rock ’n’ roll era, died on Tuesday at his home in Harvey, La., across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. He was 89.
October 25, 2017
What’s funny about this piece in Ars Technica was that I just had this random thought the other day, what ever happened to Second Life… the parallel virtual world that got to be quite the rage a decade or so ago. A place that I invested some time and effort into back in my architectural school days… I made a mental note to investigate sometime soon when I could find the time… but no need, at least not right away…
October 26, 2017
When you watch a baseball game, you’re also listening for the hum of the crowd and the crack of a baseball bat. People like Andrew Stoakley make that happen.
October 27, 2017
Pioneering hip-hop artist, political activist, and producer Carlton Douglas Ridenhour — professionally known as Chuck D — has spent a lifetime drawing attention to social injustice through his art, poetry, and music.
October 28, 2017
Nine Inch Nails, over the course of the Lights in the Sky Tour in 2008 and the Wave Goodbye Tour in 2009, artistic collaborator Rob Sheridan wore a body cam and wandered around on the stage itself capturing footage not normally seen in concert films… this footage has been available in bits and chunks since it was filmed… but now for the first time it has become available as a start to finish compilation.
October 29, 2017
Going back a couple days just to make sure this great moment gets documented this week… some thought the moment went on too long, others thought it was just fine… I side with the latter… Vin Scully throwing out the first pitch before Game 2 of the 2017 World Series… a true legend of the game.
