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Whole Lotta Love and Beethoven’s Fifth

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[VIDEO] Big fan of 2 Cellos, but this might be my favorite yet. If you are new to their work, check out their take on AC/DC’s Thunderstruck. Great production values, great musicianship.

Twitter/Medium founder: “We put junk food in front of them and they eat it”

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Very interesting writing here. Ev Williams, founder of both Twitter and Medium, talks about feedback loops, the mechanisms that reward journalists for writing certain kinds of stories. If journalists are rewarded (with page views, which translates to dollars) for propagating junk food, junk food it shall be.

Deafening applause in the control room as SpaceX hits their mark

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If you have a few minutes, watch the video embedded below (watch in full screen mode), the webcast of SpaceX’s CRS-8 Dragon launch and the subsequent landing of the reusable first stage on the floating drone raft.

This is a beautiful video, full of beautiful moments.

The pending collapse of iHeartMedia

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Wow. I had no idea. iHeartMedia is a massive company. Internet radio platform iHeartRadio is just one piece of the puzzle. It’d be sad to see this fall apart.

David Gilmour on Jimmy Kimmel performing Wish You Were Here

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[VIDEO] Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here stands as one of my all time favorite albums, and David Gilmour one of my favorite guitarists. This performance of the album’s title track, his first on live TV in ten years, does not disappoint.

Now anyone can publish to Apple News

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Jonny Evans, writing for Computerworld, lays out everything you need to know to publish your own content on Apple News. Terrific post.

Fantastic, entertaining, video interview with Apple’s Zane Lowe

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VIDEO: From the description:

One of the most important figures working in music today is a man named Zane Lowe. The award-winning journalist and DJ is originally from New Zealand, but made his name working at MTV and BBC Radio 1 until he joined Apple last year to help launch Apple Music’s Beats 1. Noisey met Zane in Los Angeles where he told us his story and what it’s like to continually be recognized as “the old guy who interviewed Kanye.”

I wish all Apple interviews were done like this.

Which would you choose?

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[VIDEO]: This is a really well written ad, touching on a fan’s love for soccer as well as the importance of friendship, all played out on a grand scale, live at a UEFA Champions League match. Video embedded in main post.

The cost savings and inconvenience of cutting the cable TV cord

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If you’ve ever seriously considered cutting the cord on cable TV, this is a good read. David Gewirtz writes about his experience cutting the cord. He saved money but, ultimately, he called and had his cable reinstalled. Very interesting, with all the numbers so you can truly follow his logic.

Top 100 movie quotes

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A solid list from the Hollywood Reporter. Don’t miss the video at the very bottom featuring a variety of stars delivering their favorite lines. Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston does a surprisingly excellent Brando.

Leo

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Fascinating creation, homage to Leo winning his Oscar. Absolutely worth a quick look.

The Tim Cook interview

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The video embedded in the post is now the full interview, with a transcription of a few of Tim’s comments.

What it takes to fool Penn and Teller

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If you are a fan of magic, and/or a fan of Penn and Teller, follow the link for a series of links to YouTube videos, showing magicians whose tricks have fooled Penn and Teller. No easy task.