Ivor Cutler, R.I. P.
An appreciation of a most singular man.
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A Few Random Musical Notes
1. My system, with the Moscode in it, seems to achieve greater soundstage width. In Ryan Adams' "Mockingbird," a tambourine rattles away far in the righthand corner of my room. It startles and impresses me every time.
Does PowerPoint Make You Stupid?
When I worked as a corporate speechwriter, my hardest job was weaning people off of their PP dependency and getting them to tell me what they did in conversational rhythms rather than bullet points. The people who downloaded the most data in pre-speechwriting interviews <I>and</I> delivered the best speeches at the events were the ones who'd never used that "gateway" program.
Stardust Coming to the Screen
Neil Gaiman's lovely little fairy tale is going to be a movie. This could be good news, since <I>Stardust</I> has a deliberately simple storyline, unlike most of Gaiman's oeuvre and offers the best chance of a straight movie adaptation.
Fur = Cute
Even with lobsters—or is it the blonde thing?
Is More Information Better than Less?
Heuristics—and Dan Goldstein—say not necessarily. A more pop-culturish explanation is presented on <A HREF="http://www.dangoldstein.com/dsn/archives/2006/03/malcolm_gladwel_1.html… blog</A>, where he shouts out to an excellent Malcolm Gladwell interview on ESPN.
The Basement Tour
Entertaining a nightly audience of 60,000 in your rumpus room.
The Lovesong of J. Alfred Fratboy
"At the rager the chicks come and go<BR>Talking about art or something, I don’t know."
It's New to Me
David Bragin sent these alternate meanings to existing words. I Googled them and found they're two years old—although they still seem fresh'n'tasty to me.
And Dragonflies and Bumblebees
On the streets today, people seem so smart and full of Spring. Though the temperature has dropped ten degrees from its high, the sun is still shining. It's 32 degrees and sunny in New York City.