Lost In Translation
English comedy doesn't work in German—and that's no joke. Blame it on a "geographical accident."
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A Heinous Hairdo Is Creeping Back Into the Limelight
The real horror of <I>The Da Vinci Code</I>? It's Tom Hanks' hair.
Jazz Wars Go Calypso
<I>Moistworks</I> has a great post on the "lost to history" NYC bebop wars, which have left a historical record by spilling over to the Caribbean and migrating to London, where—wait for it—"they were fought by proxy, in the streets of Notting Hill, by a host of Trinidadian stick-fighters and calypsonians."
Carl Zimmer Has a Blog
Just what I need—another daily stop on my Internet rounds. Zimmer, an alarmingly prolific, vastly entertaining science writer, has a knack for explaining complex ideas simply enough for <I>me</I> to grasp. Check out his coverage of the <I>Homo floresiensis </I> (Hobbit Man) brouhaha.
VQR on Little Nemo
I remember when <I>The Virginia Quarterly Review</I> was the perfect panacea for insomnia, but something has happened to that august publication: It woke up! These days, it has become a must-read, from Art Spiegelman's latest multi-chapter opus to well-written articles such as this one on Winsor McCay's <I>Little Nemo in Slumberland</I>.
Listening to the Music
Music was playing,<br>
so I sat there, quietly.
The Top 25 X-Men?
Over at <I>IGN.com</I>, Hilary Goldstein and Richard George have compiled a list of the top 25 X-Men characters. Granted, it's a shamelessly blatant tie-in to Friday's release of <I>X-Men III: The Last Stand</I>, but it also points to what I suspect will be that movie's biggest weakness, judging from the trailers I've seen.
WaPo Reviews WMP11
Rob Pegoraro, <I>The Washington Post</I>'s personal technology editor, reviews Microsoft's Windows Media Player 11, which MS claims, possesses an ease of use and simplicity to match iTunes." As if MS would <I>recognize</I> ease of use if it bit them in their text assembler.
HE 2006 Next Week
<A HREF="http://www.he2006.com">Home Entertainment 2006</A> is only days away, taking place June 1–4 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. Attendees will find a wide variety of special events, product demonstrations, and entertainment options throughout the show.
Was Steely Dan Really Named After a Dildo?
A website devoted to deciphering the lyrics (and name) of Steely Dan. Not quite as comprehensive as <A HREF="http://arts.ucsc.edu/Gdead/AGDL/"><I>The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics</I></A>, but these collaborative efforts improve with time—and participation.