May 2010
3 posts
April 2010
4 posts
Listen
January 2010
1 post
One Saturday, following an afternoon concert at Symphony Hall, he showed her his favorite place in the city, the Mapparium at the Christian Science center, where they stood inside a room made of glowing stained-glass panels, which was shaped like the inside of a globe, but looked like the outside of one. In the middle of the room was a transparent bridge, so that they felt as if they were standing...
December 2009
5 posts
Journalism Blog Entry #15
While reading the textbook, the three “a-ha” moments I had were: the inventor of the internet didn’t make any money because he didn’t patent it, radio’s popularity slowed down the production of television, and that Jon Stewart was voted the fourth most admired journalist in America.
Jaques Henri Lartigue
Lartigue was a French photographer who began photographing at the age of seven. He primarily took photographs of his personal interests, such as automobiles.
Wes Anderson’s character Max Fischer in Rushmore was heavily influenced by Lartigue’s photographs.
November 2009
8 posts
Media Ethics/Media Law
In late October the Obama administration and key Democrats reached an agreement on a proposed law that would provide greater protections to journalists against being fined or imprisoned for refusing to identify their sources. The proposed shield law would allow federal judges to take away subpoenas against reporters if they “determine that the public interest in the news outweighed the...
“It was inevitable: Yankel fell in love with his never-wife. He would wake from sleep to miss the weight that never depressed the bed next to him, remember in earnest the weight of gestures she never made, long for the un-weight of her un-arm slung over his too real chest, making his widower’s remembrances that much more convincing and his pain that much more real. He felt that he had...
Electronic News
While watching the local evening news, they only talked about a few stories, with their main focus on a drug bust in San Francisco. They talked about the Bay Bridge and the weather for a few minutes each, but spent most of the show focusing on the marijuana grow house that was discovered in San Francisco. It was chosen as the lead story because it’s “breaking news” and people...
Air France are incapable of making any music that...
Internet
When I researched “social working websites” on Wikipedia, I received 11,743 responses. I have heard of the more well known sites such as Facebook and MySpace, but I hadn’t heard of any others. One site I had never heard of is called Crewster, which Wikipedia describes as offering “working members of the film industry a place to connect with each other for the purpose of...
Television
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt8Y93k0pB0
Length: 9:53
Description: This video talks about all of the contributions that Nikola Tesla has made to the scientific community. A few mentioned in the video are AC (alternating current), wireless communication, the electric motor, and x-rays. Without his patents, Marconi never would have been famous. Even though he wasn’t mentioned in the...
October 2009
15 posts
Movies or Recordings
One of my favorite albums of 2009 has been Kings of Convenience’s new album Declaration of Dependence. I first heard the MP3s, and I am planning on purchasing the LP next time I go to Amoeba. It is Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe’s fourth album together, and it’s their most hushed, stripped-down album to date, consisting only of intricate guitar riffs and “two voices...
Magazines
If I were to create a magazine, I would have it be a blend of music and photography. People could submit photographs they took at concerts and staff writers would write music reviews. The title of the magazine would be Latent Magazine. As far as I know, there are magazines dedicated to photography and magazines dedicated to music, but there is not currently a publication that combines the two. My...
Top Five Tracks of the Decade
5. Yo La Tengo
“Madeline”
Dreamy guitars and Georgia Hubley’s hushed, effortless voice makes this Yo La Tengo track one of their best. This song brings back memories of warm summer nights on Sauvies Island, driving with the windows down. Out of Yo La Tengo’s overwhelmingly impressive catalogue, “Madeline” is a clear standout.
4. Arcade Fire
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A Temporary Matter
“‘I’ve been looking for an apartment and I’ve found one,’ she said, narrowing her eyes on something, it seemed, behind his left shoulder. It was nobody’s fault, she continued. They’d been through enough. She needed some time alone. She had money saved up for a security deposit. The apartment was on Beacon Hill, so she could walk to work. She had signed...
Books
Three books that have really had an influence on me are The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
The first time I read The Catcher in the Rye I was 13. I felt that I could truly relate to Holden. I especially remember the scene where he’s trying to convince the girl to move away with him on a...
Toro Y Moi - Blessa Be warned, this sleepy new...
Blog Response
For my media research project I propose that young kids who see their favorite group/band for the first time will start dressing like them and acting like them. - ralanmedia
I thought this was an interesting examination of the bullet theory. I think this will be true in certain situations, especially bands that have gimmicks or are recognizable by the clothes they wear. Most kids who go to their...
Media Impact
If I were to conduct a media research project, I would conduct a study to better understand the differences between children who read and children who watch television. I predict that children who spend more time reading will be more capapble of thinking for themselves and more imaginitive. I will examine other parts of their lives, such has how much time the spend playing outside and how much...
September 2009
14 posts
Media Autobiography
During my life, I have been exposed to many different types of media, the main type being music. From a young age I was exposed to music by my parents. My mom used to get me to take naps by listening to the Pretenders, my dad used to put the Beatles on whenever we drove in the car, and my mom would put the Smiths on while doing the dishes. Looking back, I can point almost all of the bands I listen...
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