Michael Chabon And The Clock of the Long Now
Need I say more? I think not.
Mickey Spillane Dies
Jeff Wong passed along this obit, which I find interesting for all kinds of reasons. Mickey Spillane, the creator of Mike Hammer, was a Jehovah's Witness?
Microphone Placement Tip
Hint to recording engineers: Anna Netrebko gives it to you in the second sentence of graf 8.
Mighty Achilles Is Dead
Some unnamed genius has been blogging the Trojan War, and Achilles is now dead. Of course, he's been dead for centuries, but mother of Zeus, it seems so immediate this way.
Milky Way Arms Pinned Down
Physics Web has a fascinating story on astronomers' newest theories on how far the Milky Way's arms extend. The illustrations are way cool, but I have to confess that it was the title that hooked me.
Mirror, Mirror
In the new study of brain activity, volunteers silently read phrases describing movements involving one of three body parts. All of the phrases activated movement-related regions in the left frontal cortex—presumably the ones responsible for moving the body part in question.
Missing Black Holes Located
They're always in the last place you look.
Missing Pages
Missing Pages: Black Journalists of Modern America—An Oral History sounds like one heck of a good read. And while we're on the subject, I also recommend the Library of America's Reporting">http://www.reportingcivilrights.org/loa/">Reporting Civil Rights.
Mistress Bagheera Regrets
Although she's smirking at Huckleberry's antics, you just know Bagheera wishes she'd discovered the CD case first.
Mix Your Own . . .
Belt buckle? Jimminy Christmas, Sweet Couture is selling cassette tape belt buckles. It's $10 for a "We pick," $15 for your favorite brand. They don't offer my fave, the TDK-MAXG, however—which is a shame, because $15 wouldn't be an unreasonable price for one of those bad boys.