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  1. Seth_S

    The New Matrix Phone

    Agreed. I'm sure it will be quite overpriced also.
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    Is Music Being Crowded Out By Movies?

    Tickets sales generate little revenue for orchestras. Orchestral recordings can cost in the hundreds of thousands to make, so you have to sell quite a few CDs to turn a profit. Another advantage of video opera recordings is that many opera performances are recorded for TV, so labels can...
  3. Seth_S

    So - What Music Did You Buy This Week?

    CD: Decca Original Masters: Clifford Curzon (LIMITED EDITION)
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    Anyone know what's going with Larry Sanders S2?

    I'm regretting not taping the series off HBO Comedy when they ran it in order last summer.
  5. Seth_S

    Selling something on Ebay, is it easy to do?

    Personal checks can be trusted, but just never send an item before the check clears, and be sure to state in your auction that you do this.
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    Selling something on Ebay, is it easy to do?

    So you don't scare off bidders, and hope that people will over guess your reserve. I think it only works with expensive items.
  7. Seth_S

    Is Music Being Crowded Out By Movies?

    While movies may be grossing more, production costs are also increasing, so is Hollywood really making more than ever? Since I only listen to classical, I'll comment just on that. Classical CDs remain the most expensive. New releases average 15.99. An opera spanning 3 CDs will easily...
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    Anyone know what's going with Larry Sanders S2?

    Sony screwed up by pricing the set at $40 MSRP. They also should have waited to see how the later, funnier seasons sold before pulling the plug. I think they would have had better luck releasing 2 seasons at a time together, and setting the price no more than $50 MRSP. I can't imagine...
  9. Seth_S

    Presidental encounters

    I've worked for (and will probably work for again) PA Governor Ed Rendell. If Bush wins again in '04, it's pretty much a sure thing that Rendell will be on the Democratic ticket in '08. Anyway, you can't come much closer to him than having him grab your arm at a fund-raiser, and tell you that...
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    Selling something on Ebay, is it easy to do?

    How so, did you not wait for the check to clear?
  11. Seth_S

    Please tell me who in the universe would pay to see this movie...

    I would never put 'art' and 'singing' in the same sentence when talking about "American Idol" contestants. Like pop "singers", they are entertainers - meaning that there is more of an emphasis on the physicality of their performance. That's why none of them sing while standing statically against...
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    Selling something on Ebay, is it easy to do?

    Greg Kettell, Eh, there are a lot of willing buyers who for some reason refuse to use payment options like paypal
  13. Seth_S

    Bowling for Columbine (2002)

    On the false order of events in Roger and Me: This was the first article that brought to light that Moore changed the order of events in Roger and Me, and is credited with costing him the Oscar: Jacobson, Harlan. “Michael and Me.” Film Comment Nov.-Dec. 1989: 16-26 (Since this is being...
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    Is Music Being Crowded Out By Movies?

    This is misleading. The movie industry is the only entertainment industry that judges success by gross, not number of sales. If you look at actually ticket sales, I believe that there has been very little growth in the last few years. As others have noted, the problem with CDs is that they...
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    Selling something on Ebay, is it easy to do?

    Some advice: Make it clear you won't ship the items until you've received payment. I used to think that this was obvious until someone got really pissy with me and threatened to give me negative feedback because I wouldn't ship until their check had cleared, and I didn't say this in my auction.
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    Bergman's Persona on DVD?

    Great news. Thanks for the info Brian.
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    Chemistry Project Ideas?

    An old favorite of chem teachers is the flaming (glowing) gummy bear. Here's what you'll need: 1 test tube (about 150mm in length and 25mm wide) ring stand and clamp about 10 grams of sodium chlorate (potassium chlorate also works) bunsen burner 1 gummy bear Directions: Setup...
  18. Seth_S

    Who did you regret not seeing Live?

    George Szell
  19. Seth_S

    To what extent are commodity futures used by airlines?

    I remember reading that airlines have to sell something like 80% of the seats on a flight just to break even, and that's why they are always over booking flights.
  20. Seth_S

    Police on horses ?

    I make it a point not to go down there on Fat Tuesday or during the Greek Picnic (there really isn't that much on South Street anymore except some bars, sex shops and a mix of crap and overpriced restaurants).
  21. Seth_S

    Do David Cronenberg's movies ever make a profit?

    unless a film cost $100 million and bombs at the box office, all films make money over the long haul when you take into account rentals, home video and TV.
  22. Seth_S

    Police on horses ?

    Hmm. In downtown Philadelphia it seems like horseback cops can only be found around parks. I'm guessing this is done because it's obviously a lot easier to ride a horse into a park instead of a police car if they're needed.
  23. Seth_S

    Ahhh College Spring Break

    I spent my college spring break watching the war on CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, ABC, CBS, NBC and BBC. Probaly one of the few times that I'll be able to see a war playout live on TV.
  24. Seth_S

    Classical Music

    thanks ;)
  25. Seth_S

    Stanley Kubrick: filmmaking genius, or overrated control freak?

    Yes, but you get so used to it, that by the end of the film it loses its effect.
  26. Seth_S

    Stanley Kubrick: filmmaking genius, or overrated control freak?

    Not to be too nitpicky, but music theory 101 is essentially Bach's thoughts on music theory :D
  27. Seth_S

    Stanley Kubrick: filmmaking genius, or overrated control freak?

    This is clearly Kubrick's fault. By titling the movie "Lolita", he's setting up expectations for everyone who has read the book - people can't help but make comparisons. Because of some of the large changes he had make, and some of the willing changes made from the novel, I think the film would...
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    Stanley Kubrick: filmmaking genius, or overrated control freak?

    I think his only genuinely bad films came in the late 90s. During the 70s and 80s, his only really terrible film was "September". "Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy" and a few others from this period are among his least memorable, but not that bad. Normally a lot of good ideas which never come...
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    Stanley Kubrick: filmmaking genius, or overrated control freak?

    Could you please explain its three part structure. I think it's a failure of the filmmaker if it is supposed to be in three parts, but almost everyone reads it as being in two.
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