Category Archives: Chapter 7

Link Ch. 7 – Girl Walk: Girl Talk’s All Day: The Movie

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

(Updated 2/17/19) For those of you who are fans of mashup artist Girl Talk, there is a now a fascinating dance film out that is essentially a 71-minute long video for Girl Talk’s latest album All Day. There’s a preview … Continue reading →

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A Song For Labor Day

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Phil Ochs singing his classic “Power and Glory.”  A great song for the true meaning of Labor Day.

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Jimmy Buffett “Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season”

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

A Jimmy Buffett song for this weekend.  Stay safe, East Coasters.

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Questions worth asking (Maybe)

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

What would Steve Jobs do? Want to design an elegant, effective product?  Computerworld’s Jonny Evans says, ask yourself “What would Steve Jobs do?”  Worth reading even if you are not an Apple fan. What is the future of electronic textbooks? … Continue reading →

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Copyright, Creative Commons & the Public Domain

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

When I logged onto Twitter this morning, it seemed like everywhere I looked there was news about implications of copyright law and copyright alternatives: RIAA says there’s no value in the public domain Fascinating post from Tech Dirt about how … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 7 – Meet Girl Talk’s Gregg Gillis

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

(Updated 2/17/19) Please note that most of the links here to video or audio content will contain offensive and/or NSFW language. Trying to explain what Gregg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, does to anyone my age can be a bit challenging. … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 7: Bon Jovi – Steve Jobs is killing the music business

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Jon Bon Jovi: “Steve Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music busines.” Bon Jovi has become a grumpy old man.  Despite the fact that Apple is actually getting people to pay for digital music, JBJ says that Jobs killed … Continue reading →

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Radiohead vs. Dave Brubeck – Five Step

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

A Radiohead / Dave Brubeck mashup by Overdub.  Brilliant!

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

How are reporters covering/exploiting/abusing the Manhattan Mosque controversy? The Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz covers the full range of stories on this.  And here are some interesting political cartoons on the subject as well. Should mobile media devices be required to … Continue reading →

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