Wes Phillips

A shockwave interactive analysis of Bach's dissertation on harmony—with an emphasis on the fugues.

The real Victorians who inspired Sherlock Holmes.

Economist Richard Florida's 2002 article, called "The Rise of the Creative Class: Why cities without gays and rock bands are losing the economic development race." Basically, Florida argues that "lifestyle amenities" like a cultural scene and diversity makes some cities more attractive to creative people who build economically successful enterprises than other cities that lack these features. Fine, I accept this, especially since Florida bolsters his arguments with impressive charts and metrics. I should also add that the "lifestyle amenities" argument is taken very seriously by cities like Sioux Falls, where JA & I were told that the addition of an arts center helped the local industries and hospitals attract quality personnel away from major metropoli.

Huckleberry insists that he has no idea how those paper towels met such an unfortunate end. Oh who, oh who would do such a thing?

Of course, I don't care how good the lock is, I ain't parking My Trek 5900 on the street.

Savan wrote Slam Dunks and No Brainers: Language in Your Life, the Media, Business, Politics, and, Like, Whatever. Looks like a book I'll have to read.Via Blog of a Book Slut.

Now this is cognitive research that is interesting! When we concentrate on tasks, we switch off our awareness of self—one of those tricky areas that defines us as human in the first place.Maybe the real Turing test is what computers do when we're not working 'em so hard.