Again, excellent content from PBS. Looking forward to watching the rest,

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New PBS Off Book episode explores the evolution of music online and the rising importance of curation and collaboration. Previous episodes have covered typography, generative art, product design, papercraft, artist fashion, steampunk,  and visual culture online.

How the internet enables intimacy

Everyone loves to tell each other how the internet keeps us indoors and cuts us off from “real” human interactions, but this speaker argues just the opposite. Technology is allowing us to connect with the people we care about in contexts where we were previously isolated.