#the opus

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The World Is Amazing, Actually Pt5

I know there are a lot of protests and political movements around the world that desperately need coverage/support/understanding/real change on a national level. And it’s important to pay attention to those, and be involved where you can. But it seems like so many people (myself sometimes included) get online, rage post “fuck this whole world and everything in it” and then we are just too tired and burnt out to do anything else.

I am certainly not judging anyone for these feelings. But I do know that repeating a thing over and over again makes it true in our head, and it’s a dangerous and painful road to lead yourself down. So don’t let your anger die, if you need it to push on. But maybe take a pause and consider that not everything and everyone on this planet is awful and should die. For example:

Today’s Wild Place (the Earth is an alien planet):

The Underwater Waterfall (Mauritius). [Source: theculturetrip.com]  It’s not a real waterfall, but rather an enormous optical illusion where the shelf plunges down and the sand floating in the currents makes it appear like the water is “falling” into a fathomless depth.

Today’s Incredible Architecture (look! at what! we made!):

The Opus (Dubai) [Source: the architect’s website]

[Source: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/zaha-hadid-hotel-dubai]

Today’s Living Creature (the rare, the weird, the ridiculous):

Strawberry Squid [Source: NOAA.gov], the ocean’s fruitiest bedazzled drama queen.

[Source: http://wwww.tolweb.org/Histioteuthis_heteropsis/19809]

[Source: https://www.whoi.edu/multimedia/a-pop-of-red-in-the-twilight-zone/]

(Note, they are a species of “cock-eyed squid,” meaning they always have one big yellow eye and one small blue eye. It’s a squid with an outfit that screams personality)

Today’s Amazing People (humans can be so cool):

[Video Source: youtube.com]

The China Disabled People’s Performing Arts Troupe and the highly precise Dance of A Thousand Hands. [Source: Rueters]. The dancers are all completely deaf and cannot hear the music. The band members playing the music are completely or significantly visually impaired, and cannot see the dancers. They nail it every time.

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The Science Behind Whitney Houston's Voice

The Opus learns about the training and athleticism behind the icon's vocals.

before i go and leave u w my queue of ~stuff i’ve read~ this is an amazing podcast especially bc of how it’s so great at explaining the weirdness of having your instrument deep in your body (you literally have to sing thru and with your whole body and the micro decisions that you have to make to control your phrasing and how that requires this weird internal microscopic awareness of your own flesh) and how that makes singing not that much different from athleticism ? + the sheer amount of devotional practice and restriction from ~normal stuff~ that makes a singer’s life not unlike that of a monk’s ? anyway it’s good to listen to if you’re a fan of whitney or singing

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Nonfiction Podcast Recs

I've generally found tumblr to be not a great place for informative nonfiction podcast recs (......that ARENT about murders, ghosts and cryptids), which are a much bigger part of my podcast listening diet than audio dramas. I wanted to make a quick post of some shows i've been into lately!

Our Opinions are Correct - First lets take a moment to consider how this is possibly the best podcast title for a scifi podcast by 2 people who arent cis men to have. Each episode is a nice mix between a chat show and a researched delve into a particular aspect of sf/f, like dystopias, time travel or, uh, scientific racism, along with episodes that dig into one particular fictional canon or subgenre. There are also plenty of interviews from diverse experts to fill in gaps on weighter subjects than the hosts can research in their biweekly episodes. A great resource for interesting critical takes, food for thought for writers, and tons of book recs for people who arent sure where to start with certain subgenres

Dolly Parton's America - You probably have vaguely positive to intensely devoted feelings toward Dolly Parton. There are probably people in your life with whom you agree on this topic despite disagreeing on many others. This is a podcast about that, and about Dolly Parton's history, career and future, in a rich lush wonderland of a soundscape.

The Opus - As all my friends can tell you, I have very dadly taste in music and this podcast has my back so far. Short seasons dissect a seminal album by highly influential music acts like The Clash, Ozzy and Willie Nelson, deliving into process, influence, and legacy, handily filling in context for the uninitiated, and occasionally lingering in a burst of fannishness or a personal antecdote by the host. If youre looking for a way to ease into a new appriciation for older bands, or just want to understand why people cared about them and what they meant at the time, it's a big ol gap in the fence without a gate or keeper thereof in sight

Decoder Ring - The short obscure pitch: Do you remember Mystery Show? This is like the Jake Gyllenhaal height ep extrapolated to a whole series. Side note: listen to Mystery Show if you havent

The pitch that isnt about a miniseries from like 6 years ago is a delve into a cultural mystery, like why were there 2 competing bad-pizza-and-animatronics chains in the late 80s/early 90s? Why did i personally know the baby shark song from girl scout summer camp? Hotel art?? Paper dolls????

It Never Gets Old - This show has one of the snappiest taglines possible: A firsthand account of the second hand market. It's filled with great tips about buying secondhand clothes (and more) both online and in consignment and thrift stores. A good resource for shopping and selling secondhand, and ethical consumption in clothing, as well as history overviews and charming host chatting. One warning, it's about 60-70% designer fashion and high-end luxury focused, and as the show readily admits, those companies exclude FAR more bodies than they include (def including mine) so ymmv

Hmu/add on to this with more if you'd like!

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The Opus in Dubai by Zaha Hadid Architects 

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I wrote and hosted season 3 of Consequence of Sound’s The Opus podcast. All three episodes — focused on Jeff Buckley’s Grace upon its 25th anniversary — are live now.

episode 1 | Grace: Post-Gender, Post-Genre: The Voice of Jeff Buckley episode 2 | Grace: Buckley and Grace After Death episode 3 | Grace: Keeping Jeff Buckley’s Legacy Alive

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