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CLEAR COMMUNICATIONS FOR NEEDY TIMES, LIKE NOW

August 27, 2021 by

Clear communications sound like this: “For best results follow the instructions included.” For the past year and half the covid instructions include wearing a mask, washing hands, and social distancing. Add getting a vaccine and we’re all up to date and safe? It turns out everyone is not as adept at following instructions as they […]

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HISTORY SPEAKS IN A LOUD VOICE FROM A ROOF TOP

April 4, 2020 by

History speaks in a loud voice, sometimes too loud. And if it tells something uncomfortable, the only thing louder is denial. A boompdx reader checked in to ask about the Fox Theater posts. Why all the Broadway posts. “All two of them?” I said.

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MINDHUNTER + TALKING TO STRANGERS = YIKES

March 17, 2020 by

I started watching Mindhunter halfway through reading Malcolm Gladwell’s recent book, Talking To Strangers. It’s a strange combination ranging from creepy to creepier. Mindhunter tells about the FBI effort to understand what motivates serial killers. If that’s not creepy enough, the killers they interview had attacked women.

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SOCIAL DISTANCE: AN EXERCISE IN LISTENING

March 16, 2020 by

Social distance is different in an apartment house. Shared walls and floors work the same, but the sound travels. Keeping out of circulation is the rule of the day, but the sound in apartments is constant. Sometimes I miss my old apartment, but then remember how it was.

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