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Elements of Style, the Opera
By Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing
'Be obscure clearly,' instructs Strunk and White's classic writers guide. Nico Muhly considered this principle and many others when he composed an avant-garde nine-song cycle based on the tome in which grammar, opera, and performance art meet. When the piece premiered October 19th at the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue to celebrate the publication of illustrator Maira Kalman's The Elements of Style: Illustrated, the audience was prepared to become grammatically correct, awash in soprano Abby Fischer's trills about hyphens and the music of the Omit Needless Words Orchestra. -- Rose Miller
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/10/29/elements_of_style_th.html
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/pep/pepdesc.cfm?id=1417

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Creative Commons Explained
By Staff, Adbusters
If that 'double C' symbol that's popping up online confounds you, or you aren't quite clear about the purpose of Creative Commons licensing, these two in-depth, informational flash movies provide an ample introduction. Whether or not they bring you to your senses as a supporter of remix culture, the animations will certainly let you know why Creative Commons advocates believe the movement has the potential to 'bring creativity back to its senses.' -- Rose Miller
http://adbusters.org/blogs/Creative_Commons_Explained.html
http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/

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