The family fare during the day is open to wizards and muggles alike, and will also include performances by Merdwin the Mediocre, a Rotterdam-based magician whose magic shows don’t always turn out exactly the way he planned.
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An artifact at the Museum of Innovation and Science in Schenectady, New York has been selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry.
The Library of Congress recently tapped 25 pieces it considers “audio treasures,” including:
Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, Louie Armstrong’s “When the Saints Go Marching In,” Kermit the Frog’s “The Rainbow Connection,” and even public radio’s
This American Life. It’s a solid list of household names – but predating them all is a single piece of tinfoil, the contents of which were rediscovered only within the past decade. Sound recording is kind of cool, in that it s probably the closest we can get to time travel.Hearing puts you back in the room.