What's Real?
I couldn't believe it. Something was off.
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Recording of June 2006: Mercernary
<B>DR. JOHN: <I>Mercernary</I></B><BR>
Blue Note 3 54541 2 (CD). 2006. Dr. John, prod.; Mark Bingham, eng. AAD? TT: 49:45<BR>
Performance <B>****½</B><BR>
Sonics <B>****½</B>
What's a Cello Sound Like?
Kandinsky said it's "the deepest blue of all the instruments." More on synaesthesia.
On the Other Hand
You could just rear back and box the crap out of him. That works for Bagheera.
Huckleberry Imitates the Tiger
"Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
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Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
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Now set the teeth, and stretch the nostril wide,
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Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spirit
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To his full height!”
America's Greatest Female Spy
Virginia Hall was considered so dangerous by the Gestapo that they crafted a Wanted poster with her likeness. The UK made her an MBE and the US awarded her the DSC—the only woman ever to receive that honor. She parachuted behind enemy lines with her "wooden leg in her backpack." So why haven't I ever heard of this remarkable woman?
Achin' To Be
It's always bugged me. And now I have just the blog to spew about it in.
Rather Revised
Alright, dammit, I give in: The new Sonic Youth album is pure beauty.
Complexity Visualized
"<I>VisualComplexity.com</I> intends to be a unified resource space for anyone interested in the visualization of complex networks." Mission accomplished, I'd say—but then, I'm already a huge fan of Edward R. Tufte's <I>The Visual Display of Quantitative Information</I>.
Top 30 Travel Books
I think we've established that I like lists by now. It's not that I'm convinced they're always right, but rather that they make starting places for discovery and discussion. In other words, they're a jumping-off point rather than a destination.