Things are quiet now. Kristina's iPod has gone to sleep. Aside from some street noise — a passing siren or a honking horn — the only music in our office comes from the printer. Soon these coarse black and whites will be colorful glossies. These proofs will grow to be the pages you turn.
While subscribers wait for their September issues to arrive, we celebrate the completion of October. We're very happy with the way it's grown. Its life seems to predict the weather; it's an unusually cool summer day.
Holding the young pages in my hands, I begin to ask, "When was the last…
Researchers in Italy are transforming the seismic rumblings of volcanoes into musical scores in an attempt to predict eruptions.
When calculation was done factory style.
Han van Meegeren faced a quandary: To prove his innocence and escape the death penalty, he'd have to confess to crimes that had netted him $60 million.
Professional photographer Teenie Harris photographed Pittsburgh comprehensively—particularly focusing on African-American life for his employer The Pittsburgh Courier. This archive is 1400 pictures strong and more will be added every week until all 3600 are up.
Harris was good—he belongs up there with James VanDerZee, Weegee, and Friedlander. This is a deep, deep well.
Dear Christian,
Thanks again for taking the time to put together the mix CD, Canadian Music for the Arros. While I knew that it would be arriving soon, I had no idea that you'd include such wonderful liner notes. It was a big surprise, and it put a smile on my face. No small task on a Monday morning.
Indeed, I am relieved to find that there are no Celine Dion or Anne Murray tracks. Thanks for that! Thanks, also, for allowing me to use your notes in upcoming blog entries. I think this little project will turn out to be fun and interesting.
I'm happy to hear that…
God help me, I knew all four of the factoids that open the article.
Dragonflies migrate. Who knew?
Who says bikes aren't the perfect urban vehicle? Not this suspect!
I tend not to link to the NYT because I think their paid-portal policy on their name pundits is dumb—essentially removing them from the public discourse. Then again, considering what many of those "names" write, they may have done the public a favor there.
But I digress. One thing I do enjoy is Eric Asimov's weekly exploration of different wines, beers, and liquors. It's frequently the high point of Wednesday's Dining section (pace Frank Bruni). I just read Asimov's blog entry for today and it's the best thing I've ever read by him. Add The Pour to my bookmarks column.
