Friday, May 1, 2015
Should all the fun of experiencing live concerts and music festivals such as Stagecoach and Coachella be reserved only for fans who can hear?
Tracy Halmgean says no, and that’s when she goes to work. For the last seven years she's been coordinating sign language interpreters for both festivals under contract with festival promoter Goldenvoice.
"The music is just one part of all that goes on at a festival or a concert," said Halmgean on Sunday during a lull before a couple of the interpreters she lined up for the weekend — Sara Groves and Jimmy Granger — were going to get busy signing at the Mane stage for three of the biggest shows of the day: Sara Evans, the Band Perry and headliner Blake Shelton.
People who are deaf or hard of hearing, she noted, also enjoy traveling, mingling with others in the desert, availing themselves of food and merchandise booths and the social networking aspects of the live music experience. The only element they can't access as easily as anyone else is what's being played and sung from the various stages.
It takes a sign language interpreter with a special set of skills to put music across to those who can't hear it. Unlike interpreting for students in a classroom, for patients in their doctor’s office or clients in a business meeting, working at a music performance becomes equal parts the technical job of getting words and phrases across and physical performance.
Halmgean said interpreters who are passionate about music — as she is — bring that passion to bear in their unusual line of work.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
After making headlines for becoming the first pay-TV provider to offer HBO’s new standalone service, HBO Now, to broadband customers, Cablevision has again made headlines in the streaming world by bringing streaming site Hulu to its cable boxes.
While the addition of Hulu — which streams original programming, as well as series from a host of channels like FX, Fox, TNT, and Adult Swim — seems like a strange move for a cable provider, Cablevision is fighting aggressively to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving entertainment landscape.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the terms allow Hulu programming to be accessed on demand from Cablevision set-top boxes. There will also be an option to access the Hulu app from Cablevision boxes, according to the report. However, further details and pricing for the service have not been disclosed at this time. Hulu Plus, which carries the majority of the service’s content, currently costs subscribers $8/month.
Alongside deals with Hulu and HBO Now, last week the company unveiled two separate “cord-cutter” bundles. The first bundle, at $44.90 per month, gives customers high-speed internet (50 Mbps) and a Mohu Leaf digital antenna that can be used to watch OTA channels without a cable package. The second bundle, at $34.90 per month, offers the same package, but comes with a slower internet connection speed that tops out at 5 Mbps.
“The partnership with Hulu reflects Cablevision’s desire to meet customers where they are,” said Kristin Dolan, chief operating officer of Cablevision in a press release. “There is a new generation of consumers who access video through the Internet, and whatever their preference, Cablevision will facilitate a great content experience.”
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Streaming goliath Netflix is having a pretty great ride these days. After taking a nosedive over fears that the rise of HBO Now would steal its thunder, Netflix stock has skyrocketed on news that CEO Reed Hastings’ plan to conquer the world (and expand into 200 countries) is going swimmingly. Wide critical acclaim for the service’s new hit series from Marvel, Daredevil, which recently got renewed for a second season, didn’t hurt either.
While May’s headlining coming attractions are a bit sparse, there are, of course, a few intriguing new titles we’re looking forward to next month. Those include the new Netflix original starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as sunset wives whose husbands leave them for each other, Grace and Frankie, as well as the Oscar-nominated stop-motion animation film about a boy “abducted” by strange underground creatures, The Boxtrolls.
May also brings an unabashed new story that digs deep into the amateur porn industry through the eyes of several young women, Hot Girls Wanted, as well as a new series that will break the Netflix binge-friendly mold called Between, which focuses on a town “under siege from a mysterious disease” that only affects those over the age of 21. Unlike most Netflix fare, the Canadian-made 6-part series will be introduced one week at a time starting May 21.
Other additions worthy of mention include the brilliant WWII satire from Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds, season 3 of the acclaimed crime thriller Longmire, as well as a film with perhaps the most ridiculous premise we’ve ever encountered in the zombie genre, Zombeavers, which is about (you guessed it) zombie beavers.
Perhaps just as noteworthy are all the titles that you’ll want to catch before they take flight next month, as it were. Included in the long list are titles like Airplane!, Airplane II: The Sequel, and Flight (there seems to be a theme here) as well as RoboCop, Skyfall, and Valkyrie, just to name a few.
Follow us below for the full list of what’s on the way in for Netflix, and what’s checking out.
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Monday, April 27, 2015
1.) Logitech Harmony Ultimate Home Remote Control and Hub | $350
Sure, Logitech's latest universal remote is compatible with nearly every modern home theater device in existence. But the real allure is that its wireless hub works with other connected gadgets, like smart LED bulbs and Nest thermostats, letting you direct things like your room's color temperature as well as the actual temperature. Buy it here.
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