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Mr. T Likes Apples, How 'Bout You?
By Jen Nathan on Friday, November 20, 2009.I pity the fool that doesn't know a Gala from a Golden Delicious. Thanks to Word of Mouth's internet sherpa Brady Carlson for the perfect Friday afternoon diversion.
Mr T and Conan go to the apple orchard
Photographer Kept Alive by Deadly Leopard Seal
By Jen Nathan on Thursday, November 19, 2009.National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen wanted to photograph one of the most dangerous animals on Antarctica, the Leopard Seal.
The seal put his entire camera and head in its mouth, inches from its razor sharp teeth. As soon as it saw that Nicklen wasn't a threat, the seal started bringing him penguins. The seal did this for four days, as if it was trying to prevent Nicklen from starving.
The video is stunning, both for its content and artistry. Watch it in full screen to get the full effect!
Idea Smackdown: Round III
By Jen Nathan on Thursday, November 19, 2009.
Ding! Another round of Championship Ideas Smackdown has begun.
In the right corner: a slew of clever ideas.
In the left corner: overwhelmed producers who can't decide what to schedule first.
YOU are the referee. Let us know what you want to hear on Word of Mouth next week:
- Health Care in the People's Republic
- Death to Receipts
- Muslim Teen Handbook
- How Green is Your Pet?
- Psychology of Terrorism
- Carbon Footprint of Pets
- Consumer Loan Scandals
- The Death of Language
- TV as an Economic Development Tool
- The Science of Temptation
- Health Benefits of Gratitude
- Diversity and Civic Engagement
- Generation Recession
- Neil Gaiman Talks Sci-Fi for Kids
- The Muslim American Teenager's Handbook
- The Economics of Spirituality
- New Technology to Help Older Drivers
- The Epidemic of Cute
- Trends in Somali Piracy
- Build Your Own Biofuel Plant
- Where Have All the Moderates Gone?
- Low-Tech Identity Theft
- West Virginia Hopes to Replace Coal With Honey
- Did Christianity Cause the Economic Downturn?
- Genetics and Childhood Adaptability
- Biobus Brings Science to the Bronx
- What Happened to the War on Drugs?
Whew. There's no way we can choose the champion, so it's up to you to help us out!
(Photo by Julian Robinson via Flickr/Creative Commons)
Bringing the Bronx to New Hampshire
By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, November 19, 2009.
Adrian Nicole LeBlanc broke ground when her award-winning book Random Family: Love, Drugs,Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx was published in 2003. She spent more than a decade closely observing three generations of a Puerto Rican family to create an intimate portrait of street life that was anything but pretty.
Random Family was a New York Times bestseller and was recently named one of The 50 Books for Our Times by Newsweek magazine. Tomorrow afternoon, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc and two of the subjects of Random Family will travel to ConVal High School in Peterborough, NH for a day-long workshop with New Hampshire students. It’s part of the MacDowell Colony’s Community Outreach Program in the schools, and we’re catching up with Adrian Nicole LeBlanc before the workshop. We also spoke with Jill Lawler, an English teacher at ConVal, about what her students are learning from random family.
Adrian Nicole LeBlanc broke ground when her award-winning book Random Family: Love, Drugs,Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx was published in 2003. She spent more than a decade closely observing three generations of a Puerto Rican family to create an intimate portrait of street life that was anything but pretty.
Random Family was a New York Times bestseller and was recently named one of The 50 Books for Our Times by Newsweek magazine. Tomorrow afternoon, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc and two of the subjects of Random Family will travel to ConVal High School in Peterborough, NH for a day-long workshop with New Hampshire students. It’s part of the MacDowell Colony’s Community Outreach Program in the schools, and we’re catching up with Adrian Nicole LeBlanc before the workshop. We also spoke with Jill Lawler, an English teacher at ConVal, about what her students are learning from random family.
Moosewood for the new Millennium
By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, November 19, 2009.
Mollie Katzen is a legend in my kitchen. The Moosewood Cookbook and the Enchanted Broccoli Forest were the first cookbooks I owned. Their hand drawn illustrations and folksy writing guided me through Moussaka and Swedish Cabbage Soup from college and on through adulthood.
My copies are now splattered with sauces and split at the bindings. But like many people, I find myself cooking the stuff I know over and over again, and I don't find myself in the kitchen as often as I used to. So I'm thrilled that Mollie has a new book and a new imperative: to "Get Cooking!"
She'll be visiting with University of New Hampshire students enrolled in the eco-gastronomy program this weekend, and signing copies of Get Cooking at River Run Bookstore in Portsmouth on Saturday.
Gourmet Dinner: Simply Southern with Mollie Katzen
The New York Times: Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch
Photo: Brady Carlson, NHPR
Mollie Katzen is a legend in my kitchen. The Moosewood Cookbook and the Enchanted Broccoli Forest were the first cookbooks I owned. Their hand drawn illustrations and folksy writing guided me through Moussaka and Swedish Cabbage Soup from college and on through adulthood.
My copies are now splattered with sauces and split at the bindings. But like many people, I find myself cooking the stuff I know over and over again, and I don't find myself in the kitchen as often as I used to. So I'm thrilled that Mollie has a new book and a new imperative: to "Get Cooking!"
She'll be visiting with University of New Hampshire students enrolled in the eco-gastronomy program this weekend, and signing copies of Get Cooking at River Run Bookstore in Portsmouth on Saturday.
Gourmet Dinner: Simply Southern with Mollie Katzen
The New York Times: Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch
Photo: Brady Carlson, NHPR
Not Your Grandpa's Lute
By John Diliberto on Thursday, November 19, 2009.The lute brings to mind images of Medieval royalty, slowly promenading across a decadent ballroom floor. For lutenist Ronn McFarlane, this couldn’t be further from reality.
Yes, Mcfarlane plays impeccable early music with the Baltimore Consort, but when he isn’t rehearsing the Renaissance masters, he’s writing his own music. It combines contemporary techniques with a melodic sensibility that’s more cinematic than baroque. Ronn McFarlane talks about his new music for lute with John Diliberto in this Echo Location.
(Photo courtesy Kaptain Kobold via Flickr/CreativeCommons)
For The Love of Movies
By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, November 19, 2009.
Film critics are in trouble. The century-old profession grew up alongside cinema, and the thoughtful reviews and theoretical writings from high-profile critics shaped how we understand the movies. But as journalism struggles financially and more reviewers are getting laid off or fired, critics wonder what’s to come of their profession.
That’s where film critic Gerald Peary stepped in. He’s been writing about film for over 25 years, and has been a weekly columnist and reviewer for The Boston Phoenix since 1996. He’s now stepped behind the camera for the first time to direct a film about his colleagues.
It’s called For The Love of Movies, and it looks at the past, present, and future of film criticism. It screens tonight at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. We're joined by the film’s producer, Amy Geller, and writer and director Gerald Peary.
Boston Phoenix: Gerald Peary: No Respect?
Los Angeles Times: Roger Ebert: Back to the future of film criticism
Huffington Post: David Sterritt: Do Film Critics Have a Future? Who Cares?
Life In Hell: How To Be a Clever Film Critic
Film critics are in trouble. The century-old profession grew up alongside cinema, and the thoughtful reviews and theoretical writings from high-profile critics shaped how we understand the movies. But as journalism struggles financially and more reviewers are getting laid off or fired, critics wonder what’s to come of their profession.
That’s where film critic Gerald Peary stepped in. He’s been writing about film for over 25 years, and has been a weekly columnist and reviewer for The Boston Phoenix since 1996. He’s now stepped behind the camera for the first time to direct a film about his colleagues.
It’s called For The Love of Movies, and it looks at the past, present, and future of film criticism. It screens tonight at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. We're joined by the film’s producer, Amy Geller, and writer and director Gerald Peary.
Boston Phoenix: Gerald Peary: No Respect?
Los Angeles Times: Roger Ebert: Back to the future of film criticism
Huffington Post: David Sterritt: Do Film Critics Have a Future? Who Cares?
Life In Hell: How To Be a Clever Film Critic
Unruly Kids Make Better Leaders
By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, November 19, 2009.
Kids are notorious for getting into trouble. Whether it’s skipping class, picking fights, or slipping away in the family wagon for a midnight joy ride, mischievous behavior is a headache for most parents. What if breaking some of the rules was actually a sign of a child’s future success?
A new study suggests that children who push boundaries on occasion - like hosting parties while the ‘rents are out of town - are actually more likely to become leaders as adults. That finding flies in the face of the belief that those who follow the rules will make it to the top of the corporate heap someday.
With us to talk about why a little mischief might be a good predictor of a child’s future is Maria Rotundo. She’s an associate professor of human resource management and organizational behavior at the University of Toronto and one of the study’s authors.
Leadership Quarterly: Early Life Experiences as Determinantes of Leadership Role Occupancy (PDF)
Miller-McCune: Destined For Greatness, You Little Scamp
(Photo courtesy foamcow via Flickr/CreativeCommons)
Kids are notorious for getting into trouble. Whether it’s skipping class, picking fights, or slipping away in the family wagon for a midnight joy ride, mischievous behavior is a headache for most parents. What if breaking some of the rules was actually a sign of a child’s future success?
A new study suggests that children who push boundaries on occasion - like hosting parties while the ‘rents are out of town - are actually more likely to become leaders as adults. That finding flies in the face of the belief that those who follow the rules will make it to the top of the corporate heap someday.
With us to talk about why a little mischief might be a good predictor of a child’s future is Maria Rotundo. She’s an associate professor of human resource management and organizational behavior at the University of Toronto and one of the study’s authors.
Leadership Quarterly: Early Life Experiences as Determinantes of Leadership Role Occupancy (PDF)
Miller-McCune: Destined For Greatness, You Little Scamp
(Photo courtesy foamcow via Flickr/CreativeCommons)
The Celebrity Media Bubble
By Avishay Artsy on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.President Obama posed for the cameras today atop the Great Wall of China, a major sightseeing stop during his diplomatic tour of Asia. Photographers captured the president walking down the last ramp by himself, a shot carefully planned by White House aides.
Not all celebrity shots are so well-choreographed. That’s what makes the job of the much-reviled paparazzi so difficult. And now, The Daily Beast writes that the celebrity media bubble has burst. In the post-Britney era, a typical celebrity shot sells for 31 percent less than it did in 2007, and higher-end shots are worth about half their previous value.
It’s hard to believe that just over a year ago, People magazine paid fourteen million dollars for exclusive photos of Brad and Angelina’s newborn twins. Now the American version of Ok! magazine is reportedly losing half a million dollars a week.
But paparazzi take note: hope is a thing with vampire fangs. A good shot of Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart kissing in public could fetch well over a hundred grand.
(Photo courtesy daveiam via Flickr/CreativeCommons)
Webby Events of the New Millenium
By Virginia Prescott on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
As the end of 2009 draws near, the year-end lists will be doubled by the decade-end lists, gracing magazine covers, blog posts, newspaper columns, and text messages. It has been a heck of a decade for the internet.
That hasn’t slipped the notice of the folks at the Webby Awards, which honors excellence in websites, interactive advertising, and online film and video. This morning, the webby awards released its picks for the internet moments of the decade, and David Michael Davies, Executive Director of the Webby Awards is here to run through them.
The Webby Awards: Ten Most Influential Internet Moments of the Decade
Word of Mouth's internet shirpa Brady Carlson offers More Ways the Web Changed Us
(Photo courtesy Hobvias Sudoneighm via Flickr/CreativeCommons)
As the end of 2009 draws near, the year-end lists will be doubled by the decade-end lists, gracing magazine covers, blog posts, newspaper columns, and text messages. It has been a heck of a decade for the internet.
That hasn’t slipped the notice of the folks at the Webby Awards, which honors excellence in websites, interactive advertising, and online film and video. This morning, the webby awards released its picks for the internet moments of the decade, and David Michael Davies, Executive Director of the Webby Awards is here to run through them.
The Webby Awards: Ten Most Influential Internet Moments of the Decade
Word of Mouth's internet shirpa Brady Carlson offers More Ways the Web Changed Us
(Photo courtesy Hobvias Sudoneighm via Flickr/CreativeCommons)
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