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                                             February 14, 2010
                                             September 5, 2013



   When you walk away from the stereo
   in the middle of the song, the song
   gets wedged in your head far more
   permanently than if you'd let it            Those little snatches
   play out to the end.                        of pop songs you hear
                                               as a car radio drives
        The conclusion of the song             by can be particularly
        resolves the tension of it.            invasive.



            This effect, I think, shoots down
            Poe's defense of the short story form:
            He argued that it was important to be
            able to read a story in a single
            sitting, without the mundane world
            intruding on the experience.

            Actually, that characteristic makes
            the story more forgettable than it
            might be otherwise.  A perfect little
            jewel it might be, but it's easily
            lost in the crack in the sofa if you
            don't make a conscious effort to keep
            track of it.


               Really, the novel gains it's
               strength from becoming an
               alternate existance where
               you live in parallel with
               the real world.


                                     On the other hand, with the
                                     now standard two hour Movie
    Sometimes (thankfully,           Blockbuster, I find making
    not always), being               it through that last half-hour
    "catchy" is taken as             can be tough.
    the measure of a song.
                                     If they ended earlier,
    *Staying power*                  they might have more punch.
    would be something
    else, no?                                    WORLD_ENOUGH_ALREADY

                                           I have a similar problem
                                           with restaurant portions:
                                           their main expenses are
                                           actually rent and
                                           salaries, so they're
                                           inclined to give you far
                                           too much food... so I get
                                           stuck lugging leftovers
                                           around with me.


                                                 (Civilizations start
                                                 getting dull after a few
                                                 millenia... maybe it's time
                                                 to wrap this one up.)



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