Diplomacy is a tricky thing, a statement that remains true whether one means the current Russo-Iranian nuke discussion or the classic Avalon Hill board game. Flaring tempers, miscommunications, promises broken: it’s a mess.
And running The Aural Times isn’t any easier. Sure, we don’t have to worry about nuclear proliferation per se, but there are times when I regret not pursuing a career in military journalism in order to avoid so much fighting.
Apropos of which, the Times‘s editorial staff has found a compromise on an issue of considerable contention in our offices—the issue of muddy, ambient vocals. For, while it is ever my goal as Editor of this publication to assure that my musical staff have the freedom to express themselves unfettered by any prejudicial bias, it is also the goal of The Aural Times to provide not just sounds but news.
