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Speed Trap At The Crossroads
Were Robert Johnson’s original recordings mastered at an increased rate of speed? A recent Soundcheck episode on WNYC dredged up Guardian journalist Jon Wilde who recently dredged up an old rumor about…
Starting From Scratched
A few months ago a friend told me she had heard that you could fix a scratched DVD with toothpaste. There weren’t many details beyond that, but she assumed it…
TCB
I’m rather embarrassed to say that over the long holiday weekend I spent one night rubbing mineral oil into the wooden handles of my silverware and into my wooden cooking…
Testing One’s Resolve
Most people I speak to who are beyond their 10 year high school reunion and use Facebook have at least one story about reconnecting with someone from their school years….
Thanks For The Memories
Like the person who always wants to order last at a restaurant because they haven’t made up their mind yet, I always get stuck at the dinner table on Thanksgiving…
The Elitism Of Film Preservation
When I was studying some (and failing at) History as an undergrad (I don’t think the professors fully appreciated my approach of reading and interpreting historical texts as if they…
The Limits Of The Archive
It was with not a great amount of trepidation that I attended the first in the series of Discussing the Archive panels at NYU last night. It wasn’t the usual trepidation associated…
The Need To Change Our Concept Of Format From A Singular To A Complex Entity
“Words give a sentence its luster, and choosing them deserves intense attention.” — Constance Hale, “Desperately Seeking Synonyms” I’ve written before about words I’ve given up on, and though I’m not…
The Present Analog Dark Age
The great thing about predicting doom and gloom is that the end times are always imminent, but never quite here. The natural state of a threat is to loom. If…
The Two Questions To Ask For Any Preservation Related Project
When I started running again after a short (uhhhh, 10 year) hiatus (man, I wish I had some fun reason for what I was doing in my 20s instead of…
