I believe that Congress passed a bill in 1992 stating that every article / news story / blog / etc that discusses audiovisual formats (and ‘format wars’ related therein) must, under penalty of law, mention how VHS won out over Betamax. I recently found this video for the song “Betamax” by the Filipino band Sandwich. [...]
This dichotomous education either makes me very well-rounded or extremely useless.
Because I care about you, dear reader, and because I care about the development of a more refined culture through the dissemination of audiovisual materials, I was perusing YouTube last night. I happened upon a video simply referred to as “Final Countdown — Acoustic Version”. I will not share that with you here. I feel that Arrested Development has completed the cultural work of that song and it needn’t be further addressed (see — I am looking out for you).
He even says “videos” instead of “movies”! [swoon]
And I thought audiovisual archivists were the only ones who got that heated up about choosing formats!
One person can be an inspiration and symbolize much that is beyond his or her original reach, but history is built by the millions. Hopefully that singular inspiration will also create a desire to dig deeper and discover more that history has to offer. Happy researching, and Happy MLK Day!
It’s an old one, but the upcoming holiday made me think of it. Many people are incredulous at how tightly the King estate controls use of MLK’s works and image. This commercial makes me feel like maybe that’s not such a bad thing: I mean, Abe Lincoln and George Washington selling sheets and towels, that [...]
History and memory, however, take a slower, more constant rate that looks at the bigger picture. History may or may not be concerned with the trends in communication and information sharing in the early 21st century, but it certainly will not care about who was the fastest to Tweet the news about Michael Jackson’s death.
But then again, it had a good beat and I could dance to it… — Joshua Ranger
How can I say “Happy Holidays” with this song around? Orrin Hatch, what have you wrought? Tablet Magazine has Orrin Hatch write Hanukkah song… — Joshua Ranger
