1/12/2003
Interesting: Theater and film metaphors applied to "war". The military often references a battle zone as a "theater", and now with the impending war with Iraq, the US has constructed " movie sets" where they can practice mock warfare. ("Stage", "arena" are other metaphors, as well "performance" and "surgical strike"--a medical, metaphor. (Interesting that the "war" metaphor is used in medicine). 1/12/2008 If indeed China is going through its own industrial revolution, it follows that the paradigm shift reshapes the culture to produce its own roaring 20s, liberal-conservative pendulum shifts, "the 60s" etc. (It's a natural by-product of growth and opportunity) The main difference is that in the West, the government has tried to stay out of the way. The 2000s: The age of glut, too much of little variety. 1/12/2010 Magnitude 7 earthquake hits Haiti. Strongest in 200 years. Diane Sawyer reporting directly from Afghanistan. This seems like the Vietnam War all over again, with the media (new media) letting people watch the war from their sofa. The drone attacks are easily done remotely, from bunkers in Nevada. Prediction: remote surveillance will be the "Tang" technology that is spun off from the current war, such that it will make it the eye in the sky that everyone knows is always on. 1/12/2011 Obama gives a cathartic speech (a national 'Sabbath') in Tucson to honor those involved in the shooting. I was watching a program prior to the event where historians were giving a summary of how former presidents had consoled the nation after horrific events. Apparently, it had started with Reagan after the Challenger disaster (media was more mature at that point—in the 50s not many people knew how to use TV as a communications medium—it was just another version of a radio). Reagan's speech was from the Oval Office, but Obama's speech seemed more like a political rally. 1/12/2016 We all know great artists who passed with little fanfare, but they didn't have the Midas Touch of David Bowie. Paul McCartney, even though a giant of music history might not have that same magic. 1/12/2022 Are individual instrumental parts tantamount to "writing"? Personally, Yes if it can be demonstrated that it has an effect on the success of the song. But at the same time, if someone gets an idea on a walk, writes down the chords and melody, it is their song. If someone else comes up with a counter-melody, you could technically call it a derivative work, and list the other writer on the new registration. Once the song is recorded and released, both would appear as writers, and you can set the percentage of ownership accordingly. #riff
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