Michael's Curious Compendium

A collection of articles, videos, and heart-warming stories for friends, clients, and photographers alike.


Broadway Carpool Karaoke
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Broadway Carpool Karaoke

With James Corden hosting the Tony Awards, he calls on Lin-Manuel Miranda, Audra McDonald, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jane Krakowski to get him through New York traffic while they sing tunes from Hamilton, Les Misérables and other Broadway classics.

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London Orchestra from Isolation
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London Orchestra from Isolation

The Orchestra at The Phantom Of The Opera in London saw a Tweet from Andrew Lloyd Webber playing “All I Ask Of You” from isolation. As a response to this, every member of the orchestra individually contributed a video, audio or photo from isolation to show their support and respect for …

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VF: A First Look at Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story

Steven Spielberg has been making West Side Story in his head for a very long time. As a boy in Phoenix in the late 1950s, he had only the soundtrack, and he tried to picture the action and dancing that might accompany it.

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NPR: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
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NPR: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams

MT: Pretty short podcast. A great, great personality so dedicated to the QUALITY of her product. Unflinching quality. Good for us to listen to.

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NPR: M.M. LaFleur
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NPR: M.M. LaFleur

MT: In the lead up to this podcast, Guy Raz talks about the paralysis consumers have in making decisions when there are too many choices. Sarah LaFleur came to a seminal point in the survival of her business when she also realized this fact.

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PetaPixel: The 6 Photographer Types
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PetaPixel: The 6 Photographer Types

Sitting with a group of picture-takers last night, it dawned on me that even though all of us call ourselves “photographers,” so much of what we care about, the way we shoot, the very core of what we like about taking pictures, is distinct — almost to the point of us having little useful to share.

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NPR’s Favorite Books of 2019
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NPR’s Favorite Books of 2019

For anyone looking for lists of “best of” books I forgot all about what NPR provides. You can thumb your way back a fews years also.

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Google: Year in Search 2019
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Google: Year in Search 2019

Throughout history, when times are challenging, the world goes looking for heroes. And this year, searches for heroes — both superheroes and everyday heroes — soared around the world.

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Mercedes: My Father’s Dream
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Mercedes: My Father’s Dream

We teamed up with a caring son who wanted to fulfill his father’s lifelong dream. Starring: a blind mechanic, pure love - and a green Mercedes-AMG GT R.

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