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Reeder’s Movie Reviews: Barbie
You might not have imagined a connection between the new Barbie and the acclaimed 2001: A Space Odyssey. True enough, Barbie the toy character does have pilot and astronaut on her résumé. In this case, however, she makes her big screen appearance to the accompaniment of Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss, enhanced by the droll narration of Dame Helen Mirren. 2001’s director, Stanley Kubrick, would not have seen that coming. Continue Reading Reeder’s Movie Reviews: Barbie

Variations on a Theme: Moon Music
Music to commemorate the lunar landing of Apollo 11, July 20th, 1969. Music about the moon and moon related things. Continue Reading Variations on a Theme: Moon Music

Terry Buffington Foundation to celebrate anniversary of digital collection at Pullman events
Terry and Kwasi Buffington at NWPB. (Credit: Connor Henricksen / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 1:53) Read A cultural anthropologist who campaigned during the Civil Rights Movement now calls the Palouse home.… Continue Reading Terry Buffington Foundation to celebrate anniversary of digital collection at Pullman events

Reeder’s Movie Reviews: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
When Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) laments to Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) that “you’re playing four-sided chess with an algorithm,” his character couldn’t possibly have appreciated the irony of his words. The seventh and latest installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise has burst onto theatrical screens just as the actor-members of SAG-AFTRA have gone on strike. The existential threat to their craft–and their jobs–posed by AI has emerged as one of the major issues in the negotiations between the union and the major film production and streaming companies. Continue Reading Reeder’s Movie Reviews: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Variations on a Theme: Party Like It’s 1799
This Variations on a Theme excavates music from composers active in 1799, featuring a Napoleon favorite, Haydn, Beethoven, and a celebration of the discovery of the Rosetta stone! Continue Reading Variations on a Theme: Party Like It’s 1799

Variations on a Theme: Spark!
Music that sparkles! A musical pick-me-up to dazzle you. Continue Reading Variations on a Theme: Spark!