“so you let time forgive the past / and go and make some other plans”

[larryhammer]

Traditions and moderns, mixed:

Ndlovu Youth Choir covers Bohemian Rhapsody in isiZulu (ETA: link fixed). Stays acapella for a lot longer than you might expect, but eventually leans into full Afropop for the climax. (via)

Mixing classic art with contemporary UI.

Wikipedia’s collection of pointers for identifying AI writing. (via)

---L.

Subject quote from Not Alone, Patty Griffin.

Comments

[mount_oregano]

Thank you for the AI link. It will be helpful to spot the scams that land in my email inbox every day.

[larryhammer]

I suspect you will recognize most of the common markers already.

[graydon]

Ndlouvu link is going to someone name Lucy. It doesn't look like "youtube has the vapours".

[larryhammer]

Whoops! Copypasta issue obvs. Thanks, and fixed.

[graydon]

Figured!

(Ms. Lucy fails all the things for "Youtube is determined to make me watch".)

Definitely doesn't weaken the "Freddie Mercury was actually a siren" argument. (Well, either that, or "this song IS a cultural context".)

[larryhammer]

lol

[thistleingrey]

The "Bohemian Rhapsody" cover reinterpretation is great--thanks.

[larryhammer]

heh edit - indeed