tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6840526734721101378..comments2024-03-29T10:10:40.315-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: "Pornography for the blind" — the audio book adventureNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84639050745167532582017-03-18T10:21:43.031-05:002017-03-18T10:21:43.031-05:00Books are books. All good no matter how consumed, ...Books are books. All good no matter how consumed, but some works are well adapted to the audio treatment. I particularly enjoyed The Iliad, well read by Dan Stevens, a surprisingly literate actor. Not surprising as it sprang from and oral tradition.<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51368712562299727602017-03-17T22:33:52.526-05:002017-03-17T22:33:52.526-05:00It's a common confusion, which is why the Ligh...It's a common confusion, which is why the Lighthouse for the Blind became the Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired, or words to that effect, and lately, just The Lighthouse. But blind people themselves use it, and for good reason. If your sight went all blurry tomorrow, you'd think, "I'm going blind" not "I still have a quarter of my sight left."<br /> Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11399780793184854792017-03-17T22:08:32.692-05:002017-03-17T22:08:32.692-05:00Got it - I don't think I would use the word &q...Got it - I don't think I would use the word "blind" to describe a person that had some sight, but maybe I need to update my terminology.Daisy Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816495741009754025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18020603811156987682017-03-17T22:05:49.804-05:002017-03-17T22:05:49.804-05:00No, of courser not. It's a poignant detail. On...No, of courser not. It's a poignant detail. Only about 15 percent of blind people are totally blind. The rest can perceive some degree of light. Hence a photo could have value. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-26628112414106580202017-03-17T14:16:39.786-05:002017-03-17T14:16:39.786-05:00Blind listeners requested photographs? Is that a j...Blind listeners requested photographs? Is that a joke - on either your part or the author's? Either way, I'm adding this book to my list. Thanks.Daisy Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816495741009754025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-38016409738808628722017-03-17T13:46:05.393-05:002017-03-17T13:46:05.393-05:00Yes. A visit to Shure microphone. It seemed apt.Yes. A visit to Shure microphone. It seemed apt.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-30507646077019786462017-03-17T10:23:01.930-05:002017-03-17T10:23:01.930-05:00*Was*WasCoeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80823697708568132672017-03-17T10:22:38.605-05:002017-03-17T10:22:38.605-05:00Wad that top photo of microphones from a previous ...Wad that top photo of microphones from a previous column/post?Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11748757947960236492017-03-17T10:19:36.718-05:002017-03-17T10:19:36.718-05:00They'll never replace actual reading for me (f...They'll never replace actual reading for me (for one thing, reading is much faster), but audio books can be a great experience. I'll never forget the first one I heard, The Memory of Running, by Ron McLarty. Only after reading/hearing it did I discovery that the author was also the narrator of many other books written by others. The narrator can make a huge difference. I couldn't care less whether or not it's a celebrity. But a gifted reader somehow makes a clear distinction between characters without extreme alterations to his or her voice. I used to record textbooks for the blind and dyslexic as a volunteer, but I did not have that gift. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45647556091340061782017-03-17T10:12:35.348-05:002017-03-17T10:12:35.348-05:00"The tell-them-what-you’re-going-to-tell-them... "The tell-them-what-you’re-going-to-tell-them, tell-them, tell-them-what-you-just-told-them cadence of academic writing can grate." That is why I no longer watch Rachel Maddow. Sergiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17135057765636711548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-82892026667161762542017-03-17T09:08:26.126-05:002017-03-17T09:08:26.126-05:00I'll check.I'll check.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-53859287163746516372017-03-17T09:04:28.576-05:002017-03-17T09:04:28.576-05:00You've legitimized talking books for me -- I g...You've legitimized talking books for me -- I guess I was sort of a snob heretofore, considering them of lesser quality than printed books.<br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-76179469637792190112017-03-17T08:20:47.917-05:002017-03-17T08:20:47.917-05:00Is that a David Malki illustration?Is that a David Malki illustration?Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999742344943920153noreply@blogger.com