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Cultural Improvisations

Plurk: The Better Micro Society For Sharing

July 19, 2008

In the past few weeks Plurk, a new social media site, has captivated my attention.  Instead of jumping on the blogging bandwagon and writing about how good or bad Plurk is, I chose to participate and observe for a while first.  There are many elements and characteristics about Plurk that are great, but one thing [...]

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How Music Saved My Life, and Why Music Education Should Be Taken More Seriously

June 27, 2008

A few days ago I came across a story reported by Reuters that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez public music programs have taken 300,000 kids out of slums in a country with some of the “highest murder rates in the world.” I reminisced of how music saved my life.  I grew up in a middle class [...]

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The Music of Battlestar Gallactica

June 17, 2008

Image via Wikipedia I think many fans would agree that Battlestar Galactica, a remake from from the 1970s TV series, is one of the best shows, if not the best TV show ever produced. It is hard to beat a show like Battlestar Galactica with all the twists and turns that it has. Even though [...]

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What Constitutes Good Music?

June 9, 2008

Image by bobbigmac via Flickr It is perhaps the most subjective question to ask: What constitutes good music? The type of music we choose to listen to will vary between each of us. Musicians since the beginning of time have continuously pushed the boundaries of what is considered good music. There have been countless moments [...]

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If You Tweet on Twitter, Then Do You Bleep on Blip?

June 7, 2008

Yesterday, I discovered the wonderful world of Blip, I new service offered through Fuzz.com. The craze at the moment is Twitter. Until recently, I really couldn’t understand why Twitter was so popular, but after figuring it out and participating for work purposes it is a really powerful forum for people to communicate.  It allows people [...]

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