Thursday, September 20, 2012
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Corrections
ISSUE 48•30 |
07.28.12 | Corrections
Last week, The Onion reported that all our troubles are over, when in fact all is lost. We regret the error.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Krumpty
KRUMPTY
We might look away slightly, not giving away our intent (distract). Then without warning, we deliver a crushing blow (attack). It is a most satisfying activity.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Creature Comforts - The Beach
This is relatively long (9-minutes) but worth watching indeed. The Brit characters are excellent but the details in the scenes are hilarious. Characters are interviewed about their experience and thoughts on "the beach". Going on 'oliday etc.
Check out the pig lying down in the shed behind the pig being interviewed - ha. So many little detail gems. Watching closely is fun. Enjoy.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Negative Nancies
ABC
1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Nancy Grace, Nancy Kerrigan, and Nancy Pelosi talk about how bad the environment's getting and how sad it is nobody knows their neighbors anymore.
From - The Onion
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
TV Log lines
Some TV log lines created by The Onion.
Show: The Parents
After a week of cuddling, homework help, and bedtime stories, which child will go back to the orphanage without a rose?
Show: The Real Housewives Of Mogadishu
Aasha is enraged when she finds out she's not on the guest list for Ugah's female circumcision.
Show: Follow That Dollar Bill
A dollar bill on a string must be followed for 30 minutes or else the contestant will not win it.
Show: The Parents
After a week of cuddling, homework help, and bedtime stories, which child will go back to the orphanage without a rose?
Show: The Real Housewives Of Mogadishu
Aasha is enraged when she finds out she's not on the guest list for Ugah's female circumcision.
Show: Follow That Dollar Bill
A dollar bill on a string must be followed for 30 minutes or else the contestant will not win it.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Anatomy of a Tear-Jerker - WSJ
See the full article here.
Twenty years ago, the British psychologist John Sloboda conducted a simple experiment. He asked music lovers to identify passages of songs that reliably set off a physical reaction, such as tears or goose bumps. Participants identified 20 tear-triggering passages, and when Dr. Sloboda analyzed their properties, a trend emerged: 18 contained a musical device called an "appoggiatura."
Twenty years ago, the British psychologist John Sloboda conducted a simple experiment. He asked music lovers to identify passages of songs that reliably set off a physical reaction, such as tears or goose bumps. Participants identified 20 tear-triggering passages, and when Dr. Sloboda analyzed their properties, a trend emerged: 18 contained a musical device called an "appoggiatura."
The Wall Street Journal (illustration) Associated Press (photo); Universal Music Publishing (score)
Adele slightly modulates her pitch at the end of some long notes, adding to the tension.
An appoggiatura is a type of ornamental
note that clashes with the melody just enough to create a dissonant
sound. "This generates tension in the listener," said Martin Guhn, a
psychologist at the University of British Columbia who co-wrote a 2007
study on the subject. "When the notes return to the anticipated melody,
the tension resolves, and it feels good."
Chills often descend on listeners at these moments of resolution.
When several appoggiaturas occur next to each other in a melody, it
generates a cycle of tension and release. This provokes an even stronger
reaction, and that is when the tears start to flow.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
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