Library
Here in the WhatNotToSing.com library, you'll find articles, essays, and tutorials on Idol subjects near and far. We'll be adding content to this section regularly, so check back often.
In This Section
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...A crash course for new visitors on how to navigate the website, and how to read and understand the performance ratings.
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...A list of the most recent feature articles and database summaries on the site.
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...An archive of past home page editorials.
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...The story of how WhatNotToSing.com readers helped us complete the ratings for Season One – the final piece of the puzzle for our database. Also check out the results of the Season One Trivia Challenge that we held on the day the ratings were announced.
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...A PDF summarizing the research of Angela K. Antony, a Harvard psychology student who's studied how the order in which American Idol contestants sing affects viewers' perception of the performance. An excellent supplement to the original USA Today article, "Idol Singers Who Sing First May Not Last" and our own followup essay, Location, Location, Location. (Angela has generously allowed us to offer the PDF for download here at WNTS.com, so if you choose to use it elsewhere, please give her and Harvard proper attribution.)
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...What if America really did vote solely on performance rather than popularity?
- The Staff of WNTS.com