We got an X360 for Christmas. It came mostly with games my kids won't play but after they got tired of the arcade, they decided to try Need for Speed:Most Wanted. Much to their surprise, they're finding it really fun ( Read more... )

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In the past when people have talked about ageism here on lj, it's mainly about how teens don't get respected enough. This is about that other kind of ageism, where old people get picked on simply for being old.

I present to you this example: When Singers Can't Sing Their Own Songs Any More. As a bit of disclosure, although I was a bit of a metal ( Read more... )

One of the things that always amazes me about ancient music is how close it seems to modern music. To a certain extent this is because we interpret and play ancient music through the aesthetics of a modern musical sensibility. But beyond that, especially in some regional music, music can have lasting qualities that don't seem to vary much, even ( Read more... )