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Gluck wrote this opera, Paride ed Elena. I've been learning one of Paride's arias, O del Mio Dolce Ardor, as a mezzo piece. In learning the piece, I betook myself to Youtube to brave the unfortunate recital videos in search of a nice professional rendition.

Like, say, this one, by Renate Tebaldi. I think she sings it in the soprano key, but ( Read more... )

I think anyone who works with kids, has kids, deals with neuroatypical kids or grownups, likes Mythbusters, or likes robots (or children who like robots) needs to read
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One of the best parts of my current project is coming up with ideas for features in science books. I do a lot of this: a publisher will often outsource all of the chapter-openers or end-of-chapter features for a programme. I'll receive a table of contents, some samples, a bunch of curriculum documents, and a list of criteria, and I'll wander off ( Read more... )

This is what empathy looks like.

'Nuff said.

Hat tip to rivka, and thanks for bringing a smile to my day

Made it to Boston at 08h30 yesterday morning, after completely re-packing sometime in the wee small hours (neequdrazil, the more-or-less completed sewing made another bag imperative, so things got redistributed ( Read more... )

Snippets that I've been saving until I could think of something intelligent to say about them. Lacking in intelligent things to say, I offer them with minimal commentary and no apology.

For human_loser
What makes book-to-screen adaptations work.

... for an aspiring film-maker seeking a profitable project, there are no guarantees from talent-spotting in the ( Read more... )