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Soundtrack to the Roaring 20s

CambridgeBlog — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:35:16 +0000

Fitzgerald Fever is in full swing at the Cambridge office, and every good party needs a playlist! We present our Gatsby-inspired playlist in honor of the Roaring Twenties. (To subscribe to our Spotify playlist, click here.)

“Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin

“La Conga Blicoti” by Joséphine Baker

“An American in Paris” by George Gershwin

“Ain’t She Sweet” by Enoch Light & The Charleston City All Stars

“The Charleston” by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

“Si Tu Vois Ma Mère” by Sidney Bechet

“J’Ai Deux Amours” by Joséphine Baker

“Blue Horizon” by Sydney Bechet

“Yes Sir, That’s My Baby” – Coon-Sanders Nighthawk Orchestra

“Happy Days are Here Again” by Johnny Marvin

“Sweet Georgia Brown” by Ben Bernie

“It Had to Be You” by Broadway Broadcasters

You’re the Cream in My Coffee by Colonial Club Orchestra

Can-Can from ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’ performed by the Czech National Orchestra

The 9/11 Effect podcast on Lawfare

CambridgeBlog — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:05:10 +0000

Kent Roach, author of The 9/11 Effect: Comparative Counter-Terrorism, has a conversation with the blog Lawfare in this new podcast.

David Tranah on Alan M. Turing

CambridgeBlog — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:30:41 +0000

For your lunchtime listening: Cambridge editorial director David Tranah on republishing Sara Turing’s 1959 biography of her brilliant son.

Bjørn on The Takeaway

CambridgeBlog — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:10:41 +0000

Listen to Bjørn Lomborg talk climate change on The Takeaway.

Beatles-Mania in Pennsylvania

CambridgeBlog — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:22:22 +0000

In the half-century since their founding, the lives and lyrics of The Beatles have won the hearts of an international fandom spanning generations… and captured the interest of two Penn State professors. Catch a clip of The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles Editor Ken Womack and Contributor Jerry Zolten being interviewed on WPSU, reflecting on the group’s fascinating legacy and giving fresh insight into the causes, consequences, and enduring cultural power of the Beatles.

Not only are the Beatles still good, they’re still relevant. Find out the inspiration for the project and check out an excerpt of the book all on WPSU. Listen here > > >

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And if you haven’t seen it yet, check out the book review by Beatlefan Magazine Contributing Editor, Kit O’Toole on blogcritics.org.

If you are a Beatles fan looking to study their music and impact, The Cambridge Companion to The Beatles provides an excellent starting point. Chapters will make you rethink what you already know, and perhaps change your interpretations of their music. At the very least, the text spurs spirited discussion about various topics.

Read more at Blog Critics > > >

Michelangelo Podcast Series #10

CambridgeBlog — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:56:00 +0000

In this weekly podcast series, Michelangelo expert William Wallace fills us in on great works of the master. Wallace is author of Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man, and His Times, available now!

To subscribe, point your RSS feeder here or look for Wallace in iTunes.

Part X: The Tomb of Julius II

Click here to listen to Wallace describe the tomb of Julius II.

Happy 150th Bday, Origin!

CambridgeBlog — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:14:22 +0000

Happy birthday, Origin! 150 years ago today, Darwin’s On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection was published.

We’ve released an anniversary edition, with an introduction by Jim Endersby. Endersby was interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition this morning, listen here >>

Michelangelo Podcast Series #9

CambridgeBlog — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:52:57 +0000

In this weekly podcast series, Michelangelo expert William Wallace discusses major works of the master. Wallace is author of Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man, and His Times.

This week, I’m posting a little early. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, everyone!

To subscribe to automatic updates, find William Wallace in iTunes, or point your feed-reader here.

Part IX: The Florentine Pieta

Click HERE to hear Wallace discuss Michelangelo’s Florentine Pieta.

Michelangelo Podcast Series #8

CambridgeBlog — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:20:39 +0000

In this weekly podcast series, Michelangelo expert William Wallace discusses major works of the master. Wallace’s Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man, and His Times will be available very soon!

To subscribe to automatic updates, find Wallace in iTunes, or point your feed-reader here.

Part VIII: The Roman Campidoglio Plaza

Click HERE to hear Wallace discuss the Campidoglio plaza.

Michelangelo Podcast Series #7

CambridgeBlog — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:44:17 +0000

To subscribe to automatic updates, find Wallace in iTunes, or point your feed-reader here.

Part VII: The Laurentian Library Staircase

CLICK HERE to hear Wallace speak about Michelangelo the architect, and his work on the Laurentian Library stairs.