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2017-03-17T14:58:40-06:00

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Crossing Over with Béla Fleck

Last updated on: March 17, 2017 at 2:58 pm By Joseph Susanka

Here’s what I’m listening to right now. Also known as “what you’re listening to right now.” You’re welcome. That’s Paganini’s Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo. But it’s not your grandfather’s Paganini. For that, I give you Gil Shaham, “The Traditionalist.” Here’s a slightly less traditional (but really fun) version from Wynton Marsalis. But wait. There’s more. That version (and the first track, as well) are from Béla Fleck’s“Perpetual Motion” album, which is a real blast. It won the 44th Annual... Read more

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2015-01-06T11:25:50-07:00

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SVS: “The Blue Planet”

Last updated on: January 6, 2015 at 11:25 am By Joseph Susanka

Sometimes, I get all fired up and excited about something I’m going to recommend, only to discover that it’s not available on any of the mainstream streaming platforms. When that happens, I’m always crushed. Have to start all over again. (Yes, if I was organized/thinking clearly, I’d check first, before getting my hopes up. No, that almost never happens.) So, today’s a good day, because I can recommend one of my very favorite things in the whole world. The Blue... Read more

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2017-03-17T14:58:43-06:00

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The Ural Owls of Sven Začek

Last updated on: March 17, 2017 at 2:58 pm By Joseph Susanka

These images are stunning. Breathtaking, no? They’re the work of Estonian wildlife photographer Sven Začek, whose spectacular images are growing rapidly obligatory/ubiquitary on my computer desktop. That last shot of the Ural Owl staring straight into the camera as it zooms past is my personal favorite, both as an amateur photographer (whose mind is boggled by how hard it must have been to get that shot) and as an office worker (whose attention sometimes wanders and can use a bit of... Read more

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2017-03-17T14:58:47-06:00

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The Moment I Knew I Would Always Love Movies

Last updated on: March 17, 2017 at 2:58 pm By Joseph Susanka

I’m not quite sure why it popped into my head, but I was recently reflecting on the question of whether or not there was a single point in my life from which my love for film originated — a particular movie or even a particular scene before which I was a fairly mild film viewer and after which I was a full-blown cinematic fanatic. Was there a watershed moment for me? And if so, what was it? Quickly, I realized... Read more

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2017-03-17T14:58:49-06:00

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“No More Sorrow” with Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Last updated on: March 17, 2017 at 2:58 pm By Joseph Susanka

This is exactly what I needed today. Exactly. That’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African choral group most recognized for their work on Paul Simon’s “Graceland.” And the sound of their singing is astonishingly joyful. Which means it’s hard for me to think of a group more fitted to sing a song about the passing away of sorrow and suffering and death. Inspiring. Perhaps even more inspirational, though, is the fact that their joy is coming from a place of very... Read more

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2017-03-17T14:58:51-06:00

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Short and Sweet. A Sweet Short. Oh, And Grasshoppers.

Last updated on: March 17, 2017 at 2:58 pm By Joseph Susanka

This is fantastic. (Or, as my kids would say, “This is AWESOME!!!”) My first inclination is to want more. But then I realize how much of its charm is connected to its length. So I’ll just settle for “More marvelous animation from Wayne Unten.” Out. Read more

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2015-01-06T09:47:04-07:00

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SVS: “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”

Last updated on: January 6, 2015 at 9:47 am By Joseph Susanka

Sergio Leone’s legendary “Spaghetti Western,” The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, is currently streaming on NETFLIX INSTANT. Yes, today’s Valentine’s Day. No, this isn’t a good Valentine’s Day film, though I did spent a couple of minutes (or hours, maybe) trying to figure out how to sell it that way. It was a tough sell. …so this can be for tomorrow, then. While the Civil War rages between the Union and the Confederacy, a quiet loner, a ruthless hit man and... Read more

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2017-03-17T14:58:59-06:00

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Frozen’s “Let It Go” …Gets Away

Last updated on: March 17, 2017 at 2:58 pm By Joseph Susanka

Google Translate, you’re doing it wrong. (Or is that “doing it very, VERY right?“) I can’t belt like Idina Menzel, but I can mess around with Google translate. That software can really destroy a song…and yet make it way too funny not to share. By way of comparison: The snow glows white on the mountain tonight Not a footprint to be seen A kingdom of isolation And it looks like I’m the queen The wind is howling like this swirling... Read more

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2017-03-17T14:59:11-06:00

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More Beautiful Prosthetics

Last updated on: March 17, 2017 at 2:59 pm By Joseph Susanka

Tom McDonald’s post on the poignantly beautiful prosthetic limbs of yesteryear reminded me of the slightly more contemporary story of Bespoke Innovations: Bespoke Innovations™, Inc. was founded in 2009 by an Industrial Designer and an Orthopedic Surgeon whose mission was to bring more humanity to people who have congenital or traumatic limb loss. … Each of our bodies is unique, as are our tastes and styles. Humans are anything but one-size-fits-all, and we want to recognize that fact. We achieve this... Read more

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2017-03-17T14:59:14-06:00

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“Something That God Has Allowed To Happen:” NPR Interviews The Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles

Last updated on: March 17, 2017 at 2:59 pm By Joseph Susanka

This “Morning Edition” piece on Missouri’s singing nuns is almost impossibly charming. Almost. When the sisters of Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the Apostles aren’t hard at work on the monastery grounds, they’re topping the charts with albums of sacred music. The group’s Angels and Saints at Epheseus topped the Billboard classical charts, and now it’s releasing its latest, Lent at Epheseus. … “The CDs are something that God has allowed to happen,” Mother Cecilia says. “It’s a wonderful thing insofar as it brings souls closer to... Read more

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