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Sign Language Translation at Lollapalooza

by Alison Kroulek March 8, 2013 Interpreting
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By their very nature, live concerts might seem to exclude the deaf and hard of hearing. However, it doesn’t have to be that way, as this year’s Lollapalooza concert in Chicago proved. The concert featured Barbie Parker, a sign language interpreter from Austin, Texas. Merely signing the lyrics of the songs helps include the deaf [...]

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The Fresh Prince, Lost in Translation

by Alison Kroulek January 17, 2013 Entertainment
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Children of the 80s: you remember “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” right? For all of you young whippersnappers out there, this was the TV series that launched the acting career of Hollywood actor Will Smith. In the series, Smith stars as a teenager from one of the rougher parts of West Philadelphia. To keep [...]

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A Lost Language, Set to Music

by Alison Kroulek June 27, 2012 Languages
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New Orleans has always been a melting pot for different cultures. A prime example is this interesting musical collaboration, featured on The Raw Story, between French jazz ensemble Mezcal Jazz Unit and the Native American blues/jazz-influenced Grayhawk Band. Grayhawk Band is headlined by Grayhawk Perkins, a historian for the Muskogee Nation, and the Mezcal Jazz [...]

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“My Valentine” Video Sign Language Bloopers

by Alison Kroulek April 18, 2012 music
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For the video to his latest single, “My Valentine,” Paul McCartney wanted to reach out to the deaf community.  So, instead of starring in the video himself,  he decide to leave the visuals to two talented (and attractive) Hollywood stars you might have heard of: Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman. The two sit in a [...]

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British or American Rock Music?

by Tanguy June 30, 2011 music

Rock Music was born in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It is a combination of Blues, Gospel, Jazz and Country music. Historically, the first rock success came basically from American singers such as Muddy Watters, Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Buddy Holly. According [...]

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Lady Gaga Wants To Learn Sign Language

by Tanguy June 8, 2011 Languages

Lady Gaga has been branded as the new “Queen of Pop Music” and a music phenomenon of her generation with a string of hits: “just dance” , “bad romance”, “poker face “and more recently “Judas”. Since 2005 she has sold more than 6 million albums worldwide. However, underneath the surface gloss, glamour and eccentricity, there [...]

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