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Of Matter into Energy

If you saunter on by the beautiful black and gold Bryant Park Hotel at, say, 7:03pm, on your way from the office after a long day of reading, writing, and foruming, you'll see gathered outside all sorts of lovelies; dazzling fashionistas, slick muscle-bounds, and heavily made-up glamour types, doing what I suppose they do best: gathering. You might wonder what goes on inside.

I can't tell you.

I can tell you that the Bryant Park Hotel, 40 West 40th Street, combines the design elements of the 1st and 2nd place entries from Chicago's Tribune Tower competition:…

Entrepreneurs

Forget Adam Smith's invisible hand, says William Baumol, look for the invisible man.

What Ho, Wodehouse!

The Guardian presents Wodehouse 101. If you aren't already a fan, this is a good place to find out what Pelham Grenville (aka Plum) is all about.

Las Onomatopeyas

Oddly arresting page dedicated to the aieees, bloops, and biffs of the Batman TV series.

Via Cartoon Brew.

Dirty Power

It may be be making more than your hi-fi sick.

No Fear

Now in convenient geltab form.

Professor Plum in the Billiards Room with a Candlestick

The Sonos Digital Music System seems so meticulously thought out, with such great emphasis placed upon the needs and desires of both the casual and the maniacally obsessed music lover — convenience, simplicity, functionality, fine integration into everyday life, and pure fun — I'd have to tell you lies to come up with a strong criticism. And I'm not a liar, honey. Of course, you kinda need a house to really appreciate what Sonos has to offer, and I don't. But, if I did... Oh, if I did.

As Sonos co-founder Tom Cullen explained to us, "You pick a zone, you pick a song,…

How Songbirds Change Their Tune

Apparently, their vocal tract changes shape just like ours. Just as long as they don't take up that whole over-melisma-ed –type singing style, I think we're okay.

Smart Kids Are Different

And now we can watch how their brains change while they grow.

I Knew There Was Something Compelling About That Article

I read "Up With Grups" in New York and considered linking to it. Its argument that we aging baby boomers, walking around in "youngish" fashions and hanging on to our youthful enthusiasms, represent a new demographic (termed "grups" after the Star Trek episode) ultimately failed to convince me that it was anything more than what Alan From Victoria deemed "hard-hitting fluff."

The article manages to string together a lot of brand names, prices, band names, and behaviors, but at its center, it seems to be saying that people are more like they are now than they have ever been before (with…