One of Mozart’s lesser known works from his punk classical phase. 😉
There are numerous ongoing examples of governments and political institutions preventing the sharing of information – often in the name of “security” but often, more accurately, in the name of “not being embarrassed”. The United States is one of the biggest hypocrites in this area, applying a “the same rules we want for other countries […]
We screened a few films during library school that either had a library theme (Party Girl) or that somehow related to library issues. One that we showed which is very heavily connected to the concept of freedom to read/freedom of speech was “The Aristocrats” and my frequent partner-in-crime, Quinn Dupont outdid himself by playing this […]
No, that post title is not a joke. (Well, mostly not a joke.) The reality is that I’m only slightly ashamed to admit that I find Justin Bieber and his recent rise to stardom fascinating. There’s the fact that he’s from Woodstock, ON, just down the road from London. [Edit: I’m obviously not *that* fascinated […]
With apologies to Leonard Cohen, this is easily the sweetest love song about the end of the world ever. Or if that’s not your speed, how about a 200 love song YouTube playlist? Happy Valentine’s Day!
The Superbowl is always one of the most watched TV events of the year so most people probably saw this live yesterday or have heard about it by now. So you probably also know that Christina Aguilera screwed up the words to the US national anthem before the game. What you might not know is […]
Believe it or not, RPL offers ~5000 programs a year. This was one of the best (and most successful) I’ve been to, popping down during my lunch hour last week:
Occasionally I do a search for some of my favourite bands on YouTube, limited by “Date Uploaded” to see if there are any new clips from their recent concerts. Â A recent search for “Hawksley Workman” didn’t lead to any clips of him specifically but did lead to a couple recent covers. Â One was tagged “Me […]
The answer is of course, melody. But this is still pretty cool…
Reading: “Life” – Keith Richards On Deck: “Delivering Happiness” – Tony Hsieh In the Hole – “Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution” – Richard Dawkins (All subject to change of course when the next shiny book catches my eye!)
