Odds & Ends for 2006-05-22
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One Man’s Musical Tastes as Fodder for a Flame War, or, Is Merritt Rcst?
In 2004 Mr. Merritt, writing in The New York Times, chose seven records for a feature called Playlist. None of the records he chose were by black artists, prompting Sasha Frere-Jones, a music critic at The New Yorker, to conclude at the time on his personal blog that Mr. Merritt had a bias against black music, calling him " ‘Southern Strategy’ Merritt."
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NPR : Berlin’s Street Musicians Unite to Share the Wealth
In classic German style, there’s actually a municipal office dedicated to making sure street musicians are licensed and that everyone gets equal access to the best spots. Every morning at 6am the musicians meet at the city office and get their ‘beat assignments’ for the day.
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Children’s Books You Wish Celebrities Would Write
Dutch is pretty much brilliant, and a pictoral depiction of "Come Sail Away" (Styx) is exactly what I needed this morning.
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