New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Mr. McSpadden was known as the voice of professional rodeo, his Oklahoma intonations a familiar presence through six decades.
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
As a black man who doesn’t sound traditionally “black” when I speak, this was interesting, though in some respects I would venture to guess that disparities in wages are the difference between sounding educated and uneducated versus racial intonations.
Uncertain Times (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Harry Partch explored and devised all sorts of strange scales, tunings and intonations and made the instruments to play them. In this video he gives a demonstration of his creations including the 43 tone scale. You'll hear how he influenced the works of diverse artists such as Steve Reich, Tom Waits and The Residents. Often I find him to be difficult listening, but watching this video gave me a renewed...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
FOR years, gardeners have been talking lovingly to flowers and shrubs in the belief that their little beauties respond to intonations of the human voice.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
FOR years, gardeners have been talking lovingly to flowers and shrubs in the belief that their little beauties respond to intonations of the human voice.
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
FOR years, gardeners have been talking lovingly to flowers and shrubs in the belief that their little beauties respond to intonations of the human voice.
Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Don Surber » Blog Archive » Advice Camilla Paglia: “Crystal clear, however, is McCain’s startling awkwardness as a public speaker. With stilted, stodgy intonations that seem to descend from the late-19th century era of one-room schoolhouses, McCain laboriously reading a speech is a painful spectacle. After the mumbling, disjointed George W. Bush, doesn’t the U.S. deserve [...]
Lamentations on Chemistry (Free subscription) | 04/27/2008
As if further proof of my true tediousness was really necessary, Th’ Gaussling will disclose to the world that I log a fair amount of odd-hour time watching C-Span 1 & 2. Saturday morning’s broadcast bonanza was a re-airing of an earlier awards gala put on by the Atlantic Council. Among the illuminati doling out awards was “Henry [...]
Prairie Weather (Free subscription) | 04/26/2008
If one thinks Hillary Clinton is as bad, potentially, as George W. Bush but remains unwilling to become a Clinton demonizer, the answer is to look for a Clinton supporter who can articulate the candidate's best qualities convincingly. One hasn't...
ScrippsNews (Free subscription) | 04/19/2008
"E = MC2," Mariah Carey (Island/Def Jam) read more
Mazurland Blog (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
The memory of most Americans, particularly the memory for things they care little about, extends not far beyond yesterday's news. Politicians, of course, use this amnesia to their benefit, endlessly recycling each other's hackneyed banalities. I just finished reading an...
A Different Stripe (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
Radiolab's bioengineering episode (So Called) Life mentioned New York Review of Books contributor and "frog prince of physics" Freeman Dyson numerous times . . . and in a stern voice reminiscent of action movie trailers, or perhaps, a headlining heavy...
NoisyRoom.net (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
From The Radio Patriot: Those who do not or cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. ... The only thing new in this world is the history you don’t know… Last night in one of those rare moments when I wasn’t on the computer, I grew bored with Greta’s nasal and monotone intonations. So I [...]
Hindu (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Aimed at inculcating the spirit of harmony and promoting people-to-people contact between India and Pakistan, a three-day musical extravaganza of a diverse range of music begins at the sprawling Nehru Park in the Capital this coming ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
Life from Yesudas’ perspective N.J. Nair ‘My life and my thoughts,’ a translated compilation of interviews and articles on K.J. Yesudas gives a perspective of his worldly wisdom. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There will hardly be any corner in the world where the soulful intonations by K.J. Yesudas do not strike a chord. In fact, his mellifluous renditions have been an integral component of the life of Indians...
