Justin Davidson on What's Ailing Orchestras
Why the man's a radical preservationist! But I agree with him more than not.
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Jonathan Ames Defends The Dain Curse
Part of NPR's <I>You Must Read This</I> series, which mostly seems like a better idea than it is. Anyway, this one intrigued me because <I>The Dain Curse</I> always struck me as nigh unto incoherent—perhaps it's time for a reconsideration.
15 Book-to-Film Adaptations That Live Up to the Source Material
What, no <I>Angels and Insects</I>? No <I>Blade Runner</I>? No <I>Giant</I>? Okay, I'm wrong about <I>Giant</I>—I've always over-rated it because it was almost exclusively made up of boring parts, so I got to make out with my girlfriend in the movie theater for nearly three hours. Now <i>that</I> was a visceral cinematic experience.
Why Do People Become English Majors?
Money quote: "Not one student said, I am studying English "because I want to make a lot of money" or 'because my parents made me.'"
YouTube and the Law
Site hero Fred von Lohmann weighs in. Read it all for the long of it; the short of it: "YouTube's 10-minute clip limit and tiny video window cater to clip culture, not pirates."
Mucho Agua
I should have just slept here. It certainly would have been easier. And, of course, it would have saved me the commute. However, the thought of enormous roaches warming up against my thighs throughout the air conditioned evening kept me from crashing on JA's couch.
The High Cost of Free Parking
Guess there's free and then there's <I>free</I>.
The Geometry of Music
A new way of looking at chords and music. Well, new-ish. Or maybe, not so much.
It Must Be Art
It's a paper turntable. I'm sure that Mikey Fremer will be contacting the artist for one to go next to his Nixie clock.