Posts Tagged: unusual

Quirkiest radio ever: WFMU

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New York’s WFMU wakes me up. Literally. I’ve programmed my computer so that, among other things, it functions as a clock radio. At 6:45 a.m. on weekdays, it powers up and tunes in, considerately fading in gradually. The WFMU DJs follow their own muses. I would apply the following adjectives from the thesaurus, if not… Read more »

Moscow Cats Theater

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This makes me think of a young girl of my acquaintance. This story would certainly fuel her cat-training passion. Article with more photos Update! Moscow Cats Theater videos below the fold!

I love you already, Jonathan

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One of my favorite novelists, Jonathan Lethem, has made several song lyrics available for adaptation by musicians – free of charge. He’s also offering stories for film or stage adaptation for the price of one dollar. As he explains on his Web site: I like art that comes from other art, and I like seeing… Read more »

Computer song recognition

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Try out Midomi and let me know if you’re impressed with its song recognition abilities. Sing or hum a couple of bars of a popular song and see if Midomi can guess it. I’ve found their database pretty spotty so far but that will probably improve over time. 3 out of 5 correct identifications for… Read more »