Disney the Muse
Mark Grief compares Walt Disney to Brian Wilson. It's not as big a stretch as you're thinking.
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The Paris Hilton Prison Diaries
"My room is insane! TINY! How is it even possible that I got a room without any view? A tiny stainless steel toilet. There is an incredibly thin mattress. If I didn't know I was in prison I'd think I was in an Ian Schrager hotel."
If You Know Three Chords, Play Folk
If you only know one chord, play rock.
Dancing On The Inside
"I don't understand it," I said to John. "With all of these people out there listening to their iPods, how is it that the entire city isn't dancing like mad?"
What the Mainstream Media Can Learn From Jon Stewart
For starters, it could adopt <I>House</I>'s dictum: Everybody lies.
The Journey of Mankind
Stephen Oppenheimer has traced the routes used by the few bands of protohomonids as they populated the world. This is a stunning piece of animation.
New Yorkonomics
<I>New York</I> magazine asked Edward Glaeser to examine how profitable a variety of New York businesses might be. My favorite line: "Best ways to make money: Underpay writers."
Crumble and Pick Me Up
To tell the truth, I didn't want to come into the office today. Amazing, I know. And it didn't have all to do with the rain and the wind and the unusually cool June air, though those were factors. Mostly, it had to do with <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/010207everything/">a hummingbird</a>. I wanted to stay home and strum the guitar in tune with all those sounds that were happening outside. But I did the next best thing.
Psychology of Disgust
Studying the universal concept of "touch transference." That's professor talk for cooties.
World's Most Expensive Whiskies
Much to my surprise, I've actually tasted a few that made the list—a few of the cheapest, of course. And I'm not at all sure that <I>Forbes</I> is correct that Sazerac 18-year-old is the most expensive rye at $55. I believe that Old Potrero at $90/bottle has that honor.