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As the plane approached the chaos of John F. Kennedy International Airport, I turned my head towards the small oval window to look out onto the bright City skyline.
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Special Events & Giveaways at HE 2006
<I>The Home Entertainment Show 2006, running June 1–4 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles, is only weeks away. Here is a sampling of some of the giveaways and special events that will take place at the Show. Several of these should be of particular interest to home-theater enthusiasts.</I>
On the Third Hand
At <I>The Telegraph</I>, Gillian Reynolds isn't convinced Barenboim made either of those arguments at all.
Sorry, Maestro Barenboim. Music is for Idiots and Neanderthals
Over at <I>The Times</I>, Terence Kealey begs to differ, not just with Barenboim's (and Plato's) premise that music uses sound to educate the soul in virtue, but also that "making music and playing it in an orchestra is the best way to understand democracy."
Passive Neglect
Next, we have this article, submitted by Jonathan Scull, which says the lectures rail against "passive noise pollution"—that Daniel Barenboim claims we are too frequently forced to hear music over which we have no control and, thus, we listen too infrequently to music we have actually chosen.
The Reith Lectures
Today's posts follow a common theme. First, we direct you to the Reith lectures on BBC4. And yes, dear readers (this means you, Clay White), this time you get transcripts as well as audio streaming and podcasts.
Press Your Own Copies of LPs
Yes! Find out that it's a lot harder than you think to make a vinyl record. Best part: Incorrectly centering the disc. (Most record presses do a pretty good job of this.)
I've Spent the Weekend Being Put In My Place
So I don't mind if you think I'm a hopeless dweeb for loving last night's <I>West Wing</I>. After all, when I asked my flight attendant for a special service on Saturday, I said, "you'll probably lose all respect for me . . . ."
Do you plan to attend any music festivals this summer? If so, which one(s) and what kind of music?
Summer is the season for outdoor music festivals, and the coming months are packed with events all around the globe. Do you plan to attend any music festivals this summer? If so, which one(s) and what kind of music?
NHT's Happy Ending
If you read <I>Stereophile</I>'s audio news regularly, you'll frequently see items such as <I>XYZ Audio Acquired by Megalomart, Inc.</I> Have you ever wondered about what that really means? I haven't, and I <I>write</I> those stories. Heck, now that I think about it, over the last eight years, <I>Stereophile</I> has even <I>lived</I> one of those stories.