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Ablutions
Huckleberry is a meticulous groomer—as long as he doesn't have to strain himself reaching any of his nether bits.
You Can't See Me!
Bagheera practices her <I>Cat Fu</I> out in the open. "It's black, <I>I'm</I> black—you can't see me! <I>Bwahh, hah, hah, haaah!</I>
Time Squared?
Have we missed a dimension of time?
The Worst Radio Interview Ever?
Luke Burbank attempted to interview Sigur Ros on NPR. Watch the video to realize how difficult it is to conduct an interview when the interviewee isn't a self-winding talking points machine.
Monk Day
I forgot to note Thelonious Monk’s 90th birthday on Oct. 10. Some advice for a lifetime: If you come across people who doubt his mastery as not only a composer but also a pianist, don’t trust their judgment on anything. Linked below, from the early-to-mid ‘60s, is an especially Monkish clip.
Martial Solal at the Vanguard (Part 2)
Martial Solal’s early set at the Village Vanguard tonight was as exuberant as expected. The ghost of Tatum was riding high, as the French pianist, celebrating his 80th birthday with only his third appearance in New York City in the past 44 years, mad-dashed through a dozen or so standards—including “Caravan,” “I Can’t Get Started,” “My Heart Belongs to Daddy,” even “Body & Soul”—in ways that no one has ever heard them, carving up the scores like a Cubist (more Braque than Picasso, with shards of Duchamp tossed in for wit), stretching and squeezing bars, yet somehow sustaining the tempo and the melody with tenuous but seamless aplomb. His music might be a mere virtuosic lark, were it not for his harmonies—brooding, bristling, caramel-rich chords, clusters of them, alternately embellishing, paring down, or playing against the conventional changes.
Fixin' To Die?
<I>New Scientist</I> explains what it will feel like—from drowning to decapitation.
Rosen/Mozart
In my opinion, Charles Rosen's <I>The Classical Style</I> contained some of the most cogent thinking on Mozart ever written, so when he calls Hermann Abert's <I>W. A. Mozart</I> "the best book on Mozart ever written," I listen.
The Days and Knights of Tom Murphy
Murphy is the Dean of the Chess University of Dupont Circle.