Category: Editor’s Pick
“So for now, don’t give up your VCR”
Back in 1992, Buffalo’s WGRZ aired a piece on the return of the laserdisc which had won a small war against rival disc format CED, but lost out to VHS and Betamax because of the latter’s recording capabilities. With material sourced from Consumers Reports, the news piece goes through laserdisc’s pros & cons, but suggests it may not be the new big thing. History proved them right – it didn’t exceed tape because of an inability to record and […]
Editor’s Pick: Robert J. Sawyer on Paying the Price
Interesting chat between author Robert J. Sawyer and TVO’s Steve Paiken regarding the lack / virtual reduction of remuneration for authors, and the peculiar expectation of media streams where artists should be pleased to perform gratis. (Thanks to Herr Kelp for the alert.) – MRH
The Cosmos… by Shanks FX
Proof that the Cosmos wasn’t created by a religious force or a cataclysmic kaboom. We’re indebted to milk, as explained in this brilliant vignette on lo-fi techniques to create 2001 beauties.
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