I was reading Alex Ross's spot-on <A HREF="http://www.therestisnoise.com/2007/03/burying_the_led.html">"Burying the Lede"</A> this morning, when I followed a link to an essay he'd published in <I>The New Yorker</I> back in February that you simply <I>must</I> read.
Rats—like people—experience metacognition. To paraphrase Clint Eastwood, a rat's smart enough to know its own limitations.
Stealing jokes is serious.
Try to wrap your mind around the stats involving <I>Toxoplasma gondii</I>. The parasite makes rats seek cats, but is it also altering the cultures of entire nations? Skewing the sex ratios of affected populations? Doubling the chances of traffic accidents?
Tom Watson picks the greatest cover versions of rock'n'roll and comes up with Patti Smith's "Gloria." Interesting choice. I might have gone with "Respect," myself.
And now the important question: What percentage of music in your collection is both great music <I>and</I> sounds great?
<B>Wireworld:</B> Wireworld has "completely redesigned" its Series 5<SUP>2</SUP> (pronounced "five squared") audio cables. Chief engineer David Salz says they deliver the "highest fidelity the company has ever offered."
<I>(This article has been edited to reflect factual changes and comments from our learned colleague, Dr. Kalman Rubinson, Associate Professor at NYU's Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, who is careful to point out that he is commenting, not on the research, which he has not read, but only Heimburg's and Jackson's criticisms of current understanding and terminology—areas with which he has more than a passing acquaintance.)</I>
<A HREF="http://www.marquisclassics.com">Marquis Classics</A>, a Toronto-based CD label specializing in classical, jazz, world, and crossover recordings, recently issued its second batch of "<A HREF="http://www.marquisclassics.com/orion.html">Orion Master Recordings</A>." Drawn from the large classical catalog of the defunct Orion LP label, the CDs include prized rare recordings by Robert Silverman, Steven Staryk, Joel Krosnick, Leonid Kogan, and other fine artists.
