How to Draw Innards
Kevin Hulsey offers a fascinating tutorial on how to do cut-away illustrations. I have so much respect for folks who can clearly conceptualize complex devices, much less portray them for the rest of us.
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Imposter
Today I received an e-mail from one of my favorite hi-fi sales managers. These are the guys who help me collect pricing and dealer data, images to accompany our reviews, and other behind-the-scenes stuff.
More Bad Cover Art
A resource we'll never run out of.
Third Annual Nigerian Email Conference
There's still time to register for the Lady Mariam Abacha and Mr. Godwin Oyathelem seminar on "The effectiveness of using all UPPERCASE characters."
More Beatles-Spotting
The torture, er, analysis never stops!
Alex Ross on Bostridge and Britten
Great writing in <I>The New Yorker</I> on a great musician singing some real "adult" music. I offer Britten as the refutation to those who say that there can be no great vocal music in English—I can't think of any of his operas or art songs that aren't immensely musical and moving. And did I mention dramatic?
Asthma Breakthrough
Researchers at Harvard Medical School may have cracked the mechanism that causes asthma. Is a cure the next step?
How to Right the Copyright Wrongs
Bill Thompson makes some sense. Why is this so rare, when it comes to this particular subject?
Coolest Camouflage Ever
The Glasswing butterfly has transparent wings (mostly). "It is quite common in its zone, but it not easy to find. . ." I bet.
A New Song
I've been paying more attention to my trembling hands. I wonder if they shake while I'm playing guitar. Does it contribute to my style? Has it determined the way I fret and strum?