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Julian Treasure: Why architects need to use their ears (TED)

This is an issue with a great deal of importance to me as my brain isn’t much help in separating ambient sound from the …

26 Places to Find Free Multimedia for Your Blog

Places like these are a godsend when you run out of time to do it yourself. I’ve used many of these from …

Instant Rimshot

I admit it: I think this is so cool. There is a reason why some things are classics. Instant Rimshot.

Does Your Novel Have a Soundtrack?

This week’s group blog assignment poses the question: Does your novel have a soundtrack? This is not an inconsequential question for a writer, but to many readers this may seem bizarre.

My answers for the ubiquitous 10 questions that originally came from a French series, “Bouillon de Culture” hosted by Bernard Pivot; but now more familiar as the questions James Lipton asks at the end of “Inside the Actor’s Studio”.

Improving Foul Shot Distractions

One aspect of basketball games really bugs me: the amateurish attempts to distract foul shooters. It’s shameful how a partisan crowd, especially university crowds, are unable to get their act together to enact some sort of coordinated plan to distract opponent foul shooters. Shameful.