Tim Arnold's Pinball Hall of Fame
Yup. Of course, it's in Las Vegas—but where else <I>could</I> it be? If we're lucky, <I>Stereophilia</I> regular Buddha will give us a personal report.
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Zen and the Art of Record Licking
There are LP collectors and then there are those <I>freakin' record lickers.</I>
Now That's a Fan
Craig Robins couldn't understand why his favorite show wasn't available on DVD, but instead of carping about it, he bought the rights and released it himself. I'd consider buying a copy for that alone, but now that I know that the show in question was written by Steven Moffat, who created <I>Coupling</I>, it's a no-brainer.
LPs More Popular Than CDs?
Well, that's what <I>The Business</I> says. Reading the article, I suspect the answer is one we audiophiles have known all along: LPs are <I>cooler</I> than CDs and all the hip kids dig 'em. Still, it's nice to read an upbeat article on the music industry for a change.
Your Mother is a Vampire
I'm listening to Margot & the Nuclear So and So's now. They sing songs about vampires and kittens, mice and clowns. You might like them. Their story is one of poverty and despair and desolation thwarted by sudden friendship, a burst of creativity, and life on the road. It sounds familiar, but then not. They make music with trumpets and cellos and keys.
Lost In Translation
English comedy doesn't work in German—and that's no joke. Blame it on a "geographical accident."
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>.