Articles Tagged with social trends

Monoglot music

Published on September 27, 2022September 26, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Not about sukiyaki

What does an old song say about its times?

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Snoopy and the Red Baron

Published on September 6, 2022September 5, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Incongruity in retrospect

We remember something that didn’t seem strange at the time, but does now.

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This is my country

Published on July 5, 2022July 4, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

non-nations

We consider alternatives to the nation-state.

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Stories in the air (I)

Published on April 5, 2022April 4, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The definitive version

There are some stories you just know.  How?

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Old-fashioned astronomers (I)

Published on March 15, 2022March 14, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Arlo Landolt

The importance of calibration.

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In praise of mediocrity

Published on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Home entertainment

When you can get world-class entertainment at the touch of a button, why would you do it yourself?

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Changing the world, or not

Published on September 28, 2021September 26, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Recording sight and sound

Some inventions change society; others don’t.  Why?

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Inside and outside (I)

Published on June 15, 2021June 13, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Opening the window

Should you always make sharp distinctions?

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An audio culture

Published on November 17, 2020November 16, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The book, the movie and the radio play

We ponder how the medium affects the story.

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A video culture?

Published on November 10, 2020November 9, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The way we communicate

Is the written word no longer important?

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