Why Doesn't Batman Party With SpongeBob Squarepants?
I think it's because he's a dangerous psychotic who probably has about a zillion injunctions forbidding him anywhere close to children. . . . Wait, was that a trick question?
Wes Phillips
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Requiem For Tower
Tomorrow night, I'm going to attend a wake for Tower, an event held by ex-Tower classical employees where we will commiserate, dissect, and reminisce about the good old days.
Review Integrity
This is a great response to a bone-headed manufacturing ploy. Yes, it happens—a reviewer contacts a manufacturer for a review sample and the manufacturer responds, "Sure, as long as you guarantee good press."
The Seven Stages of Owning an iPod
Drivl gets it about right.
I'm Thinkin' Think Denk
I've just discovered Think Denk (thanks to a link from Alex Ross' The Rest Is Noise). Billed as "the glamorous life and thoughts of a concert pianist," it's a good read—and Jeremy Denk is good company. Now I have to hear him play.
Guitar Face
It is a well-known fact that a rock guitarist's ability to squeeze those really hard-to-reach notes out of a guitar is directly tied to the facial muscles. Over at WFMU's fabulous Beware of the Blog, Scott Williams has posted a tribute to the "guitar face."
How To Be Funny
Stop me if you've heard this one. . . .
Somebody Had to Write It
When Harvard Business School Press wouldn't let Robert Sutton title his book The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't, he walked. Sounds like it was HBSP's loss.
Shoot the Videographer!
Excellent performance of "Crossroads" by a Cream that came to play. But kids, this video is evidence that you shouldn't take acid and operate a camera.
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Maybe We Should Call It "Ice 9"?
You'd think we knew pretty much all there was to know about water, wouldn't you? Well, zap it with high-energy X-rays, subject it to extremely high pressure, and make sure the proportions of H2 and 02 are just right and you get "a highly energetic material."