Kathleen Fitzpatrick

Director of Digital Humanities, Michigan State University

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Rory, having recently rediscovered the instruction manual from a 1970s-era cassette player, has used the surreal illustrations contained therein to create The Recording Industry Guide to Home Taping.

Is it any coincidence that this ghost-written voice of the RIAA reminds me so much of the similarly channeled voice of Homeland Security?

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