The Last Antiwar Poem?
Rolf Potts argues that Ginsberg's "Wichita Vortex Sutra" is more timeless than <I>Howl</I>.
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Scientist Attempts to Send Message Back in Time
Note to self: Don't go to work tomorrow.
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He hates being this close to so many people. "I hate being this close to so many people." He prefers loudspeakers. "I prefer loudspeakers." He thinks to himself as he suffers the hot and crowded PATH train morning, clinging to a large box marked "Arro." Arro. He reads over the short man's shoulder:
Silly Symphonies Study Guide
<I>Cartoon Brew</I> has come to the aide of those of us looking for the perfect Kwanzanukmas gift for animaniacs with its review of <A HREF="http://www.cinetecadelfriuli.org/pubblicazioni/Libri/publications_06.ht… Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series</I></A>.
Will Apple Be Sirius?
Is Apple interested in getting into the satellite radio business? Why not?Nobody's made money at it yet—that makes it a natural for Cupertino.
Just Say No to UMG
Doug Morris and David Geffen think we portable digital device owners are thieves. <I>GigaOm</I> sez just say no to UMG.
We Know What You Are, We're Just Negotiating Price
The RIAA's Cary Sherman tells us we're all wet about fair use.
Get Up, Stand Up
Imagine that—Microsoft is touchy about negative reviews. The interesting thing is that it thinks it can prevent negative reviews by preventing the use of its logo.
I've Suspected This For Years
What? The writers who post blurbs on book covers haven't actually read the books? I'm shocked, shocked.
Years Ago in Germany
"In [Daniel Kehlmann's] first novel translated into English, the 31-year-old literary wunderkind's breezy, sometimes charming and ultimately inconsequential work follows the actual lives, careers and eventual intersection of two of Germany's brightest scientists: explorer, geographer and naturalist Alexander Von Humboldt and the astronomer and aptly crowned 'prince of mathematicians' Carl Friedrich Gauss."