scop (noun): Old English – bard, minstrel, storyteller
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Like a Preternatural Flash:
New Music from Craig SpectorBack in the early days of the pandemic, when the world was hunkering down for a year of cautious isolation, I posted a piece titled “Music to Span the Social Distance.” In it, I recommended finding respite from the bleak news of the day by seeking out tracks by some of my favorite musicians –…
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New From Borderlands Press:
Past Masters of Horror and Dark FantasyScholars, critics, and even psychologists have long touted the therapeutic benefits of vicarious horror. See, for example Why Do We Like Watching Scary Films? (from Psychology Today) or my previous post Horror Films are Good for You. And of course, there were the ancient Greeks, who some 7,000 years ago recognized the importance of purging…
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This Week on Mystery Theatre:
Going Up in “The Play’s the Thing”It’s opening night. You make your entrance, hit your mark, and then – silence. Your mind goes blank. You can’t remember your first line. It’s called “going up” on stage – a reference to the reflexive way people have of looking up and to the side when they can’t remember something. According to actor John…
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Who’s listening?
Advantages and Pitfalls of Wireless Audio“I do community theater, and all muting and unmuting is done from the tech booth. Well, every once in a while, if the tech person can’t mute an actor’s mic right away when they leave the stage, the audience catches them saying something like, ‘Well, I really f****d THAT up!’” The above account, courtesy of…