v „Muss davon ausgehen, dass man einen sehr aktuellen Corona-Test mitbringen muss“ By www.welt.de Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:21:00 GMT Im Interview mit WELT verteidigt Außenminister Heiko Maas die Entscheidung für eine Verlängerung der weltweiten Reisewarnung bis 14. Juni. Auch wenn eine Reisewarnung kein Reiseverbot sei, werde die Bundesregierung weitere Rückholaktionen im Sommer nicht wiederholen, so Maas. Full Article Deutschland
v Warum es weltweit so viele Schweizen gibt By www.welt.de Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 02:50:41 GMT Die Eidgenossenschaft ist ein Exportschlager: Von Europa über Afrika und Asien bis Amerika tragen mehr als 100 Landschaften die „Schweiz“ im Namen. In Bern hat ein Künstler die „Auslandsschweizen“ zusammengeführt. Full Article Europa
v Dubspot Radio Rewind: J.Pennyworth + Exclusive Interview By blog.dubspot.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:16:15 +0000 Dubspot Radio Podcast revisits an exclusive interview and chill mix selection recorded live by a Dubspot student known as J.Pennyworth./files/2014/09/J_Pennyworth_Thumb.jpgThe post Dubspot Radio Rewind: J.Pennyworth + Exclusive Interview appeared first on Dubspot Blog. Full Article Dubspot Radio Podcast Students Chill Music dubspot radio Electronic Music Electronic Music Production J. Pennyworth
v 10 Tips to Increase Your Productivity as a Producer By blog.dubspot.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2017 19:58:03 +0000 MIDI Lifestyle's Scott Shpak offers ten workflow tips to increase your productivity as a music producer./files/2017/02/MIDI-Lifestyle-Thumb.pngThe post 10 Tips to Increase Your Productivity as a Producer appeared first on Dubspot Blog. Full Article DJ / Producer Dubspot Homepage Featured Production MIDI Lifestyle Music Producer music production tips Music Studio Scott Shpak workflow tips
v Ableton Live Techniques: Creating Complex Sequences By blog.dubspot.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:28:41 +0000 Dubspot's Rory PQ explores Generative Music and demonstrates an effective technique used to generate complex sequences of music using Live's native devices./files/2017/02/Complex-Thumb.jpgThe post Ableton Live Techniques: Creating Complex Sequences appeared first on Dubspot Blog. Full Article Ableton Live Dubspot Homepage Featured Production Bass Sequencer brian eno drum rack Drum Sequencer Generative Music music production tips Rory PQ
v Plugin Spotlight: Cooper Time Cube MkII by Universal Audio By blog.dubspot.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 17:54:34 +0000 This plugin spotlight features the Cooper Time Cube MkII by Universal Audio, a unique emulation of the original garden hose-based mechanical delay device./files/2017/02/cooper_time_cube_thumb.pngThe post Plugin Spotlight: Cooper Time Cube MkII by Universal Audio appeared first on Dubspot Blog. Full Article Dubspot Homepage Featured Music Technology Cooper Time Cube MkII Delay Plug-in Delay VST mixing and mastering Music Production Music Software UAD Universal Audio
v How to Sidechain Third-Party Plugins in Ableton Live By blog.dubspot.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 17:34:33 +0000 Dubspot's Rory PQ explains how to route audio and sidechain with third-party plugins in Ableton Live./files/2017/03/3rd-Party-Sidechain-Thumb.pngThe post How to Sidechain Third-Party Plugins in Ableton Live appeared first on Dubspot Blog. Full Article Ableton Live Dubspot Homepage Featured FabFilter's Pro-C music production tips Rory PQ Sidechain Third-Party Plugins VST3
v Universal Audio Releases UAD v9.1 + New Plugins By blog.dubspot.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 18:20:08 +0000 Universal Audio releases UAD Software v9.1 along with five new plugins for Apollo Audio Interfaces and UAD Accelerators./files/2017/03/UAD-9-1-Thumb.jpgThe post Universal Audio Releases UAD v9.1 + New Plugins appeared first on Dubspot Blog. Full Article Dubspot Homepage News bx_subsynth Fuchs Overdrive Supreme Moog Multimode Filter OTO BISCUIT SSL 4000 UAD Software v9.1 Universal Audio
v Plugin Spotlight: Moog Multimode Filter Collection by Universal Audio By blog.dubspot.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 16:34:19 +0000 This plugin spotlight features the Moog Multimode Filter Collection by Universal Audio, a set of truly authentic, analog-sounding Moog filter emulations./files/2017/04/Moog-Multimode-Filter-Thumb.pngThe post Plugin Spotlight: Moog Multimode Filter Collection by Universal Audio appeared first on Dubspot Blog. Full Article Dubspot Homepage Featured Music Technology Analog Filter Plugin Filter VST Moog Filter Moog Multimode Filter Collection Moog Multimode Filter XL music production software UAD Universal Audio
v Universal Audio Releases UAD v9.2 + New Plugins By blog.dubspot.com Published On :: Tue, 16 May 2017 21:02:00 +0000 Universal Audio releases UAD Software v9.2 along with five new plugins for Apollo Audio Interfaces and UAD Accelerators./files/2017/05/UAD_v92_Thumb.jpgThe post Universal Audio Releases UAD v9.2 + New Plugins appeared first on Dubspot Blog. Full Article Dubspot Homepage Music Technology News Antares Auto-Tune Eden WT800 Bass Amplifier Fuchs Train II Amplifier Pure Plate Reverb SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor UAD Universal Audio
v God and the Covenant By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT 'Covenant is a legal establishment of a relationship. We broke it with God, but He is always faithful to His part, even when we are not to ours.' Full Article Ezra and Nehemiah
v From Mystery to Revelation By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT 'Whenever we face a big problem, we also should recognize that our God is great enough to resolve even the most unsolvable challenges.' Full Article Daniel 2020
v From the Stormy Sea to the Clouds of Heaven By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT 'With the coming of the Son of Man, God’s dominion is restored to those to whom it properly belongs. What Adam lost in the garden, the Son of Man recovers in the heavenly judgment.' Full Article Daniel 2020
v From Battle to Victory By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 08 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT 'How often do you think about just how closely tied heaven and earth are? How might you live differently if you always kept this truth alive in your heart and mind?' Full Article Daniel 2020
v Jesus and the Apostles’ View of the Bible By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT 'Jesus taught His disciples obedience to the Word of God and the law. There is never a hint of Him doubting the authority or relevance of Scripture. On the contrary, He constantly referred to it as the source of divine authority. ' Full Article How to Interpret Scripture
v The Bible - The Authoritative Source of Our Theology By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT 'How do we distinguish between the Word of God and human tradition? Why is it so important that we make this distinction?' Full Article How to Interpret Scripture
v Bookshop vs Amazon By metatalk.metafilter.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:49:13 GMT Hey, have we thought about switching up our affiliate links (at least for books) from Amazon to Bookshop? It's apparently a platform for indie bookshops set up specifically to keep them afloat and to break Amazon's stranglehold over online book purchases.Bookshop is designed for generating affiliate revenue. Our team is working to build a network of publishers, authors, bookstagrammers, celebrity book clubs, and other media sites to target socially-conscious online consumers who are not yet buying their books online through an independent bookstore. Pros: - It's a B-Corp and supports indie bookstores and it isn't Amazon, so almost certainly more in line with MeFi's moral compass (at least until a couple of years down the line, when we find out that they've sold out to a PE consortium led by Northrop Grumman or whatever); - More affiliate cash (10.0% vs 4.5% for Amazon); - Seems to be on the level, with big affiliates already (NYT, Slate and Vox per the insidehook article) - Presumably can be achieved at relatively low cost and posters could link to whichever they prefer / we could always switch back to Amazon. Cons: - The affiliate scheme is kind of complex? I don't know anything about affiliate marketing but it's explained in their FAQ for anyone who does. I don't really get the pool part, although it sounds great?; - Currently don't ship internationally (although I always use Amazon dot com links on here anyway, rather than a local site, and Bookshop apparently intends to add this functionality anyway); - Don't do ebooks, audiobooks, secondhand books, store merch, etc (although again, they apparently intend to); - Don't sell cookware and electronics and shoes and so on, although of course we still have Amazon; - Possibly more expensive than Amazon and less convenient for Mefites with Prime; - Probably a load of other things that haven't occurred to me. Is this something worth experimenting with? Full Article
v Server move and downtime By metatalk.metafilter.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:40:40 GMT In order to move MetaFilter to a new server*, the site will be offline between 22:00 and 01:00 PDT Thursday evening.The moderator e-mail (via admin@mefi.us) will still be working during this time. In other time zones: EDT: 01:00-04:00 BST: 05:00-09:00 CEDT: 07:00-10:00 IST: 10:00-13:30 CST: 13:00-16:00 AEDT: 16:00-19:00 * More specifically, a new AWS account. (closed) Full Article
v Server move and downtime, take 2 By metatalk.metafilter.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 15:38:11 GMT In a second attempt at moving MetaFilter to a new AWS account, the site will be offline between 22:00 and 01:00 PDT Sunday evening.The moderator e-mail (via admin@mefi.us) will still be working during this time. In other time zones: GMT: 05:00-08:00 EDT: 01:00-04:00 BST: 06:00-09:00 CEDT: 07:00-10:00 IST: 10:30-13:30 CST: 13:00-16:00 AET: 15:00-18:00 (hopefully these are all correct this time) Full Article
v XXV: Fucketh By metatalk.metafilter.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:16:28 GMT Everything is trash. Feel free to vent your frustrations here. Fuck it. Fuck all of it. FUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!! Full Article
v silver linings of the pandemic By metatalk.metafilter.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 07:02:52 GMT There's a venting thread, but maybe you want to share a surprising good thing that has happened despite the terrible situation in the world right now.Let's create a space to recognise the small good things that are happening. It's OK to acknowledge the negative here too- this thread is designed to be a space to share the good stuff that is happening despite the negative. (I felt that posting positives in the Fucking Fuck thread was not fair to that thread.) Full Article
v I've lost my paint By metatalk.metafilter.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 19:47:22 GMT I remember reading a post on either Metafilter/Ask Metafilter in which the comment section got onto the topic of white interior house paint. One person commented that "Such-and-such white paint is the best" with a link. Many people favorited it and I think several agreed with the declaration in subsequent comments. I thought, "What is this great paint that people seem to love?" I clicked through to the paint color and thought, "oh yes, that really is a VERY good white interior paint color." Now I am in need of white interior paint, looking for that comment/link, and I can't find it. Full Article
v Coronavirus check-in thread #5 By metatalk.metafilter.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:49:51 GMT It is May 8th and time for the latest check-in thread. As previously ([4][3][2][1])) this is for actual news, updates, personal experiences, and more mutual support from and to people dealing with this virus in their daily lives. All hail the mods for continuing to provide this sanctuary for us, and good health to readers and commenters alike. How is one doing? Full Article
v By amtho in "cats vs robot feeder: what's the next step?" on Ask MeFi By ask.metafilter.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 20:53:39 GMT I have successfully eliminated feeding time drama. I will tell you how.But first - if you're willing to make a small screw hole in the pantry door, you can get an inexpensive metal latch hook that will improve that part of your system. If that won't work, you can find another way to keep that door securely closed. If you get stuck, just use your second AskMe question. You should be able to solve this problem :)If you can't, well, it doesn't sound like you're getting a ton of help from the robot. Would it be just as easy to store the food in an air-tight container and serve whenever you feel like it?Now - here's how I got my round little foster cat to stop harassing us for food:I convinced her that I was not responsible for deciding when to feed her. I had an old phone with a distinctive, not-unpleasant alarm sound (harp glissando), set the alarm for her feeding times, and made a huge show about hearing the alarm sound, running over to it (to shut it off), and feeding her exactly then. It was clear that I was controlled by the harp sound. She made the connection very quickly, and would go sit and watch the sound/alarm system when it was close to meal times. My life improved. Safety improved (no cat weaving around my ankles). My estimation of my own cleverness improved also :) Full Article
v By Dee Xtrovert in "Where to buy emergency kit items and water rations in Canada?" on Ask MeFi By ask.metafilter.com Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:25:21 GMT People tend to overthink this, and I am speaking from real experience. Just keep the requisite number of gallons of water you'd use in the timespan for which you're planning and change them every couple of years, just for the sake of doing it. They'll last for eons in reality.In an emergency, water's great, but in a longer-term bad situation, it falls pretty far down the list. Unless you're in an unusually arid place, a means to obtain the water necessary to live (maybe not to shower, run the dishwasher or laundry though) will make itself known. And you'd never store enough to matter for *that* long, while a few gallons of cooking oil or a bag of salt would make you a local hero for a long, long time.What people tend to really wish they'd planned for, but don't:1) cooking oil2) toilet paper, paper towels3) spices, herbs, pepper and salt4) sugar, chocolate (especially for its fat), candy, honey5) soap, shampoo, cleaning products6) seeds for easy-to-grow stuff 7) vitamins8) if you can keep a couple of hens, you won't regret it. Nothing's as tradeable (relative to effort) as eggs!Aside from the last three, these things can be stored for a long, long time. And in reality, #6 and #7 would be good for a few years. I am a Sarajevan who lived during the siege with no heat, electricity, water, phone (etc) for the most of a three-year period. What's on the list above is what I was almost always missing. We got "dry" food packages from various sources. These tended to be Truman eggs (good for a little protein, but thats about it), macaroni, rice, powder potatoes, Vietnam-era "biscuits" - supposedly with vitamins, but these were from the late 1960s and of dubious nutritional value.What was missing was: fat, protein, flavor and variety. Boiling was the only way to cook things, due to lack of any cooking oils. To fry something was a rare miracle - even if you were frying reconstituted potatoes from powder. And to have a little pepper or salt was nirvana. Full Article
v By sevenyearlurk in "So how's that work from home working out for you at home?" on MeFi By www.metafilter.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:50:40 GMT My work has been doing mandatory, camera-on videoconference "socials" every Friday -- scheduled at 4pm just to twist the knife. I hate them so much and finally told my manager I'm not going to attend anymore. People seem to think that because we're working from home, they're free to push on the boundaries between work life and private life in a way that is super uncomfortable for me and it has definitely been adding to my COVID stress in isolation. Full Article
v By zebra in "Aw poop (COVID-19 and public bathrooms)" on MeFi By www.metafilter.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:09:36 GMT Many trans people have never been able to trust or access public toilets, even if they are present and unoccupied, and excluding trans people from bathroom use is currently a mainstream political stance. I was disappointed to see this not addressed in the article. I'll continue to hope (while also cynically doubting, I contain multitudes) that we will use the societal changes required by the pandemic to benefit everyone, rather than re-creating the previous dysfunction. Full Article
v By wenestvedt in "Bye, Amazon" on MeFi By www.metafilter.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 17:47:26 GMT Tim Bray is a smart guy who's been around tech for a long time. Presumably most people here know that, but in case you don't, he's got a very solid nerd pedigree. To have him get near the top of Amazon, and then walk away because of his principles, says both that things at Amazon are really bad, and also that he's got integrity. Yes, he probably has a decent retirement nest egg stashed away, but it's still nice to see someone with privilege (particularly in Silicon Valley) be vocally on the correct, humane side of an issue. Full Article
v By ananci in "ultimate goal: go off grid, live self sufficiently" on Ask MeFi By ask.metafilter.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 03:55:32 GMT I live most of the year in a small, fairly self-contained village of about 8 people. We do use grid power where we can't get micro-hydro. There's not enough sun to make solar workable (we're in a valley). We all have wood stoves to heat and cook, big gardens, forage for food and medicine, and hunt and fish for meat as well as raise chickens and sheep. Our main needs from the outside world are salt, grains, cooking fats, sweeteners, tobacco, and tea/coffee. There is a large vegetable farm our friend owns up the road, and most of us work there during the summer and we get lots of free produce. We have neighbors we visit to harvest from their orchards and wild berries. Being totally self-sufficient all on your own is honestly almost impossible unless you are willing to really, really rough it. The things you need depend on your climate, but outside of a few outlier 'lives in the woods by himself in a cave' folks, this is not easy to achieve.So you need a house. Insulated from heat and cold. This means building a good shelter with air flow and heating. Wood burning stoves are a good solution. If you're in a 4 season climate, you will need between 2 and 4 cords of wood, (60 hours or so of chopping if you know what you're doing) which have to cure for a year before you can use them, even from dead standing. So chainsaw, axes, wedges, and probably a truck. Which means gas. This means money on an ongoing basis.You need water. A well or a spring, or a creek close enough to the source to not need filtering. This all means pipes or tubing and maybe a pump unless your sources is higher than your house. Also costs money, and needs to be replaced eventually. You need food. Most gardens are geared to fruits and veg, and you'll need a lot of space to grow enough to live on without supplementing from stores. Depending on where you are, you might be able to harvest some berries and fruit if you have producing bushes/trees on your land. Or you can plant them and wait until they are mature enough to produce. You will need to freeze, dry or can what you pick or it's gonna go bad before you can eat it all. So you need canning stuff (big pot, grabber tongs, hella mason jars, and those lids have to be replaced every couple years). A root cellar (lots of digging! So much!) will keep your root veggies and apples fresh through the winter if it's deep enough. Wash your cabbages and carrots in bleach water every now and then. You'll add a month to their viability. You'll want a dehydrator for sure. you can build a passive solar one, but we use an electric one as fall fruit in an outdoor space is a bear fun time pantry. You need garden tools. They cost money and need to be replaced periodically.You still need protein. Say you live in a place where you can fish and hunt (in season). You need to pay for licenses for these things. You can trap smaller game, but that's much more challenging. If you are hunting larger game you will need a deep freezer to store (electricity!) or be content with a massive salting / smoking process that will allow you to store meat long term.You also need carbs. Grains need a lot of land space, and the right climate. Getting them to an edible state means you'll need to thresh, winnow, and grind your wheat/oats/spelt etc. Grinding means you need a stone mill. A hand crank meat grinder isnt going to cut it (literally) but you'll want one anyway for other stuff. Potatoes are a good source, and are easy to grow in the right climate. These need to be stored in a cool dry place away from rodents and insects to last all year.You need fats. Wild crafted diets are low in fat, which is not always a good thing. Game meat is low in fat, and you can't make cooking oil from it. Deer tallow will make soap and icky candles. You need bees for good candle wax (and honey!) Raising chickens can get you both fat and eggs. But they need a place to roost that keeps them safe from predators. You'll need fencing to protect your garden from deer and bears. Without an electric fence, your garden and chickens are going to get eaten or trampled. Dogs help with this, as do shotguns.So you need micro hydro (only if you have an accessible, appropriate water source that has enough flow rate) or solar (if you live in a place that gets enough sun all year round.You need medicine. Our mainstays are tinctures and teas. A very small sampling: nettle, mint, mullein, poppy, willow bark, chamomile, chaga, lions mane, spruce tips, elecampane, milky oat, pearly everlasting, ghost pipe, pine pollen, raspberry leaf, and red clover. If you really want to go all out, you need clothing and cleaning cloth, so you'll need to tan leather or weave flax or cotton. We have alpacas we shear for fiber. They are cute and less trouble than llamas, but won't haul anything, so sometimes we have to borrow a donkey if we're pulling things up a steep path. You'll need soap, so save your tallow. I could go on. But really, this is a massive, MASSIVE effort for a single person. Without access to money or the outside world it is going to be a slog. But wow, if you're into it, go try it! I don't recommend you buy some remote property and cut yourself off from the world to see if you can hack it. One bad winter where you run through your firewood? One bad frost or dry summer that kills your crops? There's a reason people tend to settle together.So yeah, you need good land, good water, good equipment, many years to get established, some friendly neighbors, and some way to get money when you need it. Or a bunch of people already doing this that like you and want your help.Go look up a victorian household guide on Project Gutenberg. So many good ideas! They have instructions for making everything from soap to paint.Good luck! Full Article
v By chavenet in "So how's that work from home working out for you at home?" on MeFi By www.metafilter.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:08:16 GMT Hire good people; review their work; correct errors.This is the "eat food, not too much, mostly plants" of modern management. Full Article
v Georgia Playlist: Yacht Rock Revue By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:02:58 +0000 What started as a tribute to the greats, has taken on a life all of its own. Yacht Rock Revue harnesses the nostalgic soft rock vibes of the ‘70s and ‘80s, taking the term “tribute band” to a whole new level. Whether on the road, or at their own venue Venkman’s in Atlanta, Yacht Rock Revue take their audiences on a voyage to sounds of the past. Singer Nick Niespodziani joined On Second Thought to add a couple of songs to the Georgia Playlist , our tribute to songs written and performed by Georgians. Niespodziani chose “Moonlight Feels Right” by Starbuck and Washed Out’s “Eyes Be Closed.” Full Article
v Georgia Playlist: Avery Gipson By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:34:43 +0000 Now we add some more songs to our essential Georgia playlist from Avery Gipson . We ask artists to pick two songs written or performed by another Georgian that best represent the state. At 18 years old, Avery Gipson is already an award-winning singer-songwriter. Her first single , “Look What You’ve Done,” came out earlier this year. Full Article
v Georgia Playlist: Jontavious Willis By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:50:45 +0000 Jontavious Willis got his start singing gospel in his hometown of Greenville, Georgia, but something clicked inside him when he heard the blues. His second album, Spectacular Class, came out earlier this year. Critics and blues artists hailed it and declared him a wunderkind and genius who proves the blues is very much alive. Full Article
v As Seen On TV By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:22:00 +0000 Comedians Ashley Nicole Black ( A Black Lady Sketch Show ) and Chelsea Devantez ( Bless This Mess ) order this audio quiz about infomercials just in time to get free shipping and handling. Heard on D.J. "Shangela" Pierce: Quaran-Queen. Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit JONATHAN COULTON, BYLINE: Hey, everybody. This is Jonathan Coulton. You know me from ASK ME ANOTHER, but I'm also a singer-songwriter. I'd like to take this opportunity to play a song that I wrote. This is called "Theme From Ask Me Another." (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) COULTON: From NPR and WNYC, coming to you from our respective homes in beautiful Brooklyn, New York, it's NPR's hour of puzzles, word games and virtual backgrounds, ASK ME ANOTHER. I'm Jonathan Coulton. Now here's your host, Ophira Eisenberg. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) COULTON: Well, that was perfect, as usual. Why don't I call Ophira, see if she's around? (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: Hello. COULTON: Hi, Ophira. How are you? EISENBERG: Jonathan Full Article
v Stephen Sondheim's Star-Studded 90th Birthday Salute Made For Perfect TV By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:52:00 +0000 Copyright 2020 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm TV critic David Bianculli. I've watched many broadcast and streaming specials since the coronavirus began affecting our lives, but one in particular really got to me. It was the recent 90th birthday salute to Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, featuring performances from an array of musical theater stars. This is Donna Murphy. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) DONNA MURPHY: (Singing) Isn't it rich? Are we a pair? Me here at last on the ground, you in midair - send in the clowns. BIANCULLI: Nothing I've seen on TV since the pandemic hit has impressed me quite like "Take Me To The World," the star-studded 90th birthday salute to Stephen Sondheim. It was shown April 26, is still available for viewing and will be for some time. Aimed to raise funds for a favorite charity of his, Artists Striving To End Poverty, "Take Me To The World" was presented on YouTube and Broadway.com Full Article
v Steve Martin On His Years As A Comic — And Walking Away From Stand-Up By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:52:00 +0000 DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, editor of the website TV Worth Watching, sitting in for Terry Gross. Today on FRESH AIR, one of our favorite interviews from our archive - Terry's conversation with comedian, actor and writer Steve Martin. He's also an accomplished bluegrass musician and has been posting occasional videos on social media playing banjo in the woods. Last month he visited CBS's "The Late Show" with Stephen Colbert in a special socially distanced comedy bit with Colbert sequestered inside his house and Martin with his guitar, strolling in a forest, determined to sing a song that Colbert is just as determined not to hear. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE LATE SHOW") STEPHEN COLBERT: So we go now live to Steve Martin in the middle of the woods. Hi, Steve. STEVE MARTIN: Hey, Stephen. Thanks for having me on. COLBERT: Well, Steve, you're certainly welcome. MARTIN: You know, Stephen, I was thinking that something we as people need to remember right now Full Article
v Judith Warner's New Book On Middle School Suggests It Doesn't Have To Be All Bad By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:01:00 +0000 Middle school spans those tween and early teenage years when, for many, puberty hits. Bullies seem to reign supreme. And we begin to grow into ourselves. Like most, writer and reporter Judith Warner was once a middle schooler. She's also the mother of two former middle schoolers. In her new book, And Then They Stopped Talking To Me , she investigates why the middle-school years can be so awful — and what we can do to help make them a little bit better. Interview Highlights On asking people what words come to their mind when thinking of middle school Soul crushing. Shattering. A rush of nausea. Any variation on the word misery that you can come up with. By and large, the answers were so powerful. And yet then there were a couple of people who had good memories too. And that was something that was important for me to hold on to and listen to in more detail. On deciding to write the book It really grew out of a kind of random thought one day when my daughter was in middle school and I Full Article
v LA Radio DJ Nic Harcourt On 5 Recent Local Music Discoveries By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:13:00 +0000 You might not be able to pack your bag, get on an airplane and jet off to some new exciting place right now, but don't worry, you can still travel and explore here with World Cafe Sense of Place. In this series, we take you deep into one city's music scene, and today, we're kicking off our sessions from Los Angeles, with more to come every Friday in May. We start with a bit of an overview from someone who really knows what he's talking about. Nic Harcourt is a legendary name in LA radio. He hosted Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW for many years, and now he's a host at our affiliate station, 88.5 KCSN/KSBR. We recently connected with Nic via video chat to find out what's going on right now, the new LA bands you need to be listening to: Freedom Fry, The Buttertones, Los Abandoned, Pure Protein and Brad Byrd. Hear songs from each of them at the top of the playlist below, which also features artists and songs you'll be hearing in the coming weeks. Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit Full Article
v Roy Horn Of Siegfried and Roy Dies of COVID-19 At Age 75 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:22:00 +0000 Magician and animal trainer Roy Horn, of the legendary Las Vegas duo Siegfied and Roy, died Friday from complications related to COVID-19. Horn tested positive last week. He was 75. "The world has lost one of the greats of magic, but I have lost my best friend," Siegfried Fischbacher said of his partner in a statement. "Roy was a fighter his whole life including during these final days. I give my heartfelt appreciation to the team of doctors, nurses and staff at Mountain View Hospital who worked heroically against this insidious virus that ultimately took Roy's life." Roy Horn was born in Germany in 1944. He and Siegfried began their act in Las Vegas in 1967. In 1989 they began a 14-year run at the Mirage Resort performing illusions with exotic animals, making tigers, lions, even elephants vanish and reappear. In October of 2003, Roy Horn was performing with a 400-pound white tiger named Mantecore when the great cat grabbed him by the throat before a stunned audience and dragged him Full Article
v Heavy Rotation: 8 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:03:00 +0000 Full Article
v Writer Caitlin Flanagan On Having Stage IV Cancer During The Pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:59:00 +0000 Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Full Article
v Author Amy Jo Burns On Her Debut Novel 'Shiner' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:59:00 +0000 NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Amy Jo Burns about her debut novel, "Shiner," set in the West Virginia mountains. Full Article
v Brüssel will Einreisestopp in die EU bis Mitte Juni verlängern By www.welt.de Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:04:00 GMT Die EU-Kommission hat wegen der Corona-Pandemie eine Verlängerung des Einreisestopps nach Europa um einen weiteren Monat empfohlen. Zuletzt gab es immer mehr Forderungen, Deutschland solle die Kontrollen an den Grenzen zu seinen Nachbarländern aufheben. Full Article Ausland
v EU-Kommission fordert Verlängerung des Einreisestopps By www.welt.de Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:04:33 GMT Die EU-Kommission will eine Verlängerung des Einreisestopps nach Europa bis zum 15. Juni. Die Lage in Europa und weltweit bleibe wegen der Corona-Pandemie instabil. Entscheiden muss aber letztendlich jedes Land für sich. Full Article Ausland
v Coesfeld verschiebt Lockerungen um eine Woche By www.welt.de Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:17:59 GMT Nach dem Ausbruch des Coronavirus in einer Fleischfabrik in Coesfeld werden die Lockerungen teilweise verschoben. Mit mehr als 50 Infizierten pro 100.000 Einwohner gilt der Kreis als Risikogebiet. Full Article Videos
v UN-Sicherheitsrat steht in der Pandemie vor einer „Schande“ By www.welt.de Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:40:57 GMT Der UN-Sicherheitsrat findet angesichts der größten Bedrohung der Gegenwart keine gemeinsame Haltung. Ein ausgehandelter Kompromiss droht am Streit zwischen den USA und China zu scheitern. Die USA stoßen sich im Entwurf der Corona-Resolution an einer Erwähnung. Full Article Ausland
v Kurz nach hochrangigem Treffen – Sprecherin von Mike Pence positiv getestet By www.welt.de Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:35:55 GMT Die Corona-Erkrankungen im Umfeld des Weißen Hauses häufen sich: Die Sprecherin von Vizepräsident Mike Pence hat sich mit dem Coronavirus infiziert, ebenso ein Assistent von Trumps Tochter Ivanka. Der Präsident gibt sich unbeeindruckt. Full Article Ausland
v Noch immer misstrauen viele Deutsche dem Onlinebanking By www.welt.de Published On :: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 23:04:21 GMT In vielen Staaten vor allem Skandinaviens nutzt fast die gesamte Bevölkerung eine digitale Bankverbindung. In Deutschland sind es 86 Prozent. Vor allem Jüngere aber nutzen lieber das Smartphone als den Bankschalter Full Article Verbraucher
v Rasen vertikutieren - So funktioniert es By www.welt.de Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 12:31:00 GMT Ein dichter und widerstandsfähiger Rasen braucht viel Pflege. Daher sollten Sie mindestens ein Mal im Jahr Ihren Rasen vertikutieren. Was Sie dabei beachten sollten, erfahren Sie hier. Full Article garten
v So verhilft Ihnen Ihr Chef zu einem E-Bike oder Rennrad By www.welt.de Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 02:19:16 GMT Wer in Corona-Zeiten lieber zur Arbeit radelt, sollte seinen Arbeitgeber ruhig nach einem Dienstfahrrad fragen. Weil sich das für beide Seiten lohnt, haben Sie gute Argumente, um Ihren Chef zu überzeugen. Diese Regeln sollten Sie kennen. Full Article Verbraucher