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The way directors and stars talk about their work on commentary tracks is pretty similar to the way they do as guests on these and other podcasts. As such, film buffs who listen to movie podcasts have already primed their brains to follow commentary tracks without the visual resource of the movie itself. Sure, some of those tracks in isolation would be loaded with information that lacks context or with useless tidbits like “This is actually the first scene we shot,” but that routinely happens on podcasts. … [Read more...] about Why all DVD commentary tracks should be available as podcasts

Economies of matching refer to the cost and time savings in searching for goods, services and jobs in a large city compared with a less populous area. Workers such as piano tuners and patent attorneys, for example, possess a narrow set of skills that are of great value to particular employers that regularly need these unique services. So workers with these specialized skills will prefer to locate in larger cities, where they are more likely to be matched to a job–and quickly find another if they lose it. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 won’t kill cities