January 2012
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“I just want Yo-Yo Ma to play in a sea of babies in front of the aurora borealis.”
– Becky, when asked what she wants for her birthday. Wish Becky a happy birthday!
Capturing Awesome Auroras
All you have to do is live somewhere awesome and have a camera ready.
Learn AND SEE more on The Picture Show!
(Jorma Hevonkoski, Rune Bjørkli and David Cartier via Flickr)
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Love in Three Photos
Our friends at Slate want you to submit your photo haiku:
#lovein3photos
“The challenge: Slate wants you to submit a love story in three photos. The photos must tell a story, as in beginning, middle, end or beginning, what you thought was the end before another beginning. We want stories of love, lust, heartbreak, makeups, breakups, and surprises. The three photos can span decades or...
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nikileaks asked: I hope you're coping with the water cooler disaster by rocking to old Dave Matthews Band's 'Don't Drink the Water' in the NPR offices.
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Watchnprmusic:
Mantra: Post-Minimalist Percussion In Aisle 12
There’s something primeval about guys banging on wood. But the New York percussion group Mantra takes such primitive pounding to a surprisingly refined level. For composer Michael Gordon’s mesmerizing new work — Timber, written for six two-by-fours — Mantra set up a public performance of the piece in the lumber department of a big-box...
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WatchWe shot some video of David Murray Cuban Ensemble and Vijay Iyer Trio for NPR Music’s coverage of NYC Winter Jazzfest, using our new live video setup at (Le) Poisson Rouge.
(Mito Habe-Evans/NPR via Instagram)
Lots of knobs and buttons on this thing, but it allows us to direct a live show and switch between cameras as it’s happening. We’re still working on getting the cameras to...
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Friday Thought Shower: What Should WE Be Watching?
Since brainstorming is illegal, our team is getting together tonight for a thought shower!!! About what we could and should be doing better.
But before that, we wanna hear from you. What would you like to see from us? What are videos, projects, short films, interactives, etc., that have made you laugh, think, cry, and just generally knocked your socks off recently?
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Watchvimeo:
THE FLOOD by Juicy Studios After flooding the ice in Rossland for 40 years, a beloved 1972 Ford 3000 tractor is being retired. This is his story.
A really fun video with beautiful cinematography.
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Lens: A View From Russia, on Rails →
For “Russia by Rail,” the NPR photographer David Gilkey traveled nearly 6,000 miles aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway, catching glimpses of passing towns and people; smoke trailing high above factories and fields quilted with snow.
Here is David talking to Lens about Russia By Rail.
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WatchDavid Wax Museum: Folk Among The Ruins: The band climbed through broken window frames to perform amid dilapidated ruins in Newport, R.I.
Mito was there and made this awesome video with help from our buddies at NPR Music. It’s all part of a new video series called “Field Recordings.”
- Becky
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