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Since childhood, we’ve been strongly advised against, if not completely forbidden from, talking to strangers. They’re scary, have candy, and are invariably a threat to you for reasons beyond your ability to comprehend. So we stay away, or are locked in the minivan away. But as we get older, there’s rebellion. The itch for [...]
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Communication Breakdown #3: The Unsung in Your Favorite Song
In my first week of college, I had begun using music as a refuge from stress. The songs felt familiar, personal, capable of communicating things about myself I could not yet express, and had the power to equalize everything for me, but why, I didn’t really know. [...]
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By Ben Brundage
Once a month Communication Breakdown explores new ways to communicate. From now and noteworthy, to bigger and better, beautiful and bold, and just plain bad, we profile just what’s really making people talk and why.
This month it’s the MiLi Pro, an LED driven, portable micro-projector for the iPhone.
Public performance has long been a [...]
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