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Entries for July 2012

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El PisMake no mistake . . . I am not a fan of rap music.  Not because of who sings it or what it’s about – simply because I don’t understand it.  My ears can make neither rhyme nor reason of the words.  The melodies are too dissonant for my audible range and my hearing capabilities.  But, this is not a critique of rap music.  I am simply using it as an example.  

The Pop Music article in The New Yorker, June 18, 2012, (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine) discusses the resurgence of political hip-hop.  The caption under the illustration reads “The rapper and producer El P is an elder statesman in a new wave of politically engaged groups.”  The photo is by Zach Gross.

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The Black Manuscript

Until recently, I still vigorously exercised my red pen on hard copy manuscripts for editing purposes.  I had to be hauled, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century.  I still love my red pen; I had wielded it mightily and felt disloyal abandoning the little guy.  Although, I rationalized that my concern was being driven by environmental consciousness and saving trees, let me confess something here:  My biggest fear was that I was, and always will be, a misfit in the I-Pod era.

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