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Oh Snap!

Frederick Crews' <I>Follies of the Wise</I> puts the boot to Freud, creationism, and "peacemaking scientists" who attempt to reconcile science with "improbable claims that are in principle empirically testable."

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Writing Hacks

Scott Berkun has written a nice essay on writing&mdash;or more specifically, on overcoming writer's block. He leaves out the one that usually works for me: Work for an editor you don't want to disappoint. Of course, spending the money before you get the check works, too&mdash;although apparently not for everyone.

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The Stay At Home Critic

As we all know, the focus of <I>Stereophile</I>'s music section, and rightly so, is recorded music. But in my unsubtle opinion, music writers or just music fans who <I>only</I> listen to recorded music and never see anything performed live, are missing half the ballgame. If the only way you know a certain artist is through their records, then sorry to say, and yes, I know that not everyone lives in a city where they can see live music, you’re only getting half the story. I know critics who've been let go because they basically refused to go out to see live music. They were happy to stay home&#151hey, no traffic, no lines, no fighting the elements, sounds good to me&#151and listen to CDs or LPs. Unfortunately though, while they may have stayed comfy cozy at home, their opinions on music ended up having only a certain amount of value. The X factor about seeing music live versus hearing it on record is that often you have to see the music performed live to make any sense of the record. Though rare, it can also work in reverse as well: you have to listen to the record to make sense of a live show.

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