On the Other Hand
You could just rear back and box the crap out of him. That works for Bagheera.
On the Road with On the Road
Book collector Jeff Wong thinks the coolest collector's edition of OTR would be a limited reproduction of the scroll. Me too, although I'm sure I couldn't afford one.
On the Third Hand
At The Telegraph, Gillian Reynolds isn't convinced Barenboim made either of those arguments at all.
On the TV/Autism Link
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On Tone-Deafness and Genetic Predisposition
Should we be thankful that CD liner notes don't contain sentences such as, "Thanks go to the 'physiological studies in monkeys [that] suggest that roughness may be represented in the primary auditory cortex by oscillatory neuronal ensemble responses phase-locked to the amplitude-modulated temporal envelope of complex sounds.'"
Once More With Feeling—Or Else!
Rupert Christiansen sings the praises of hymns.
One Hundred Years of Solitary Dread
Richard Ouzounian wishes Samuel Beckett a happy centeniary. Well, if it's Beckett we're talking about, "happy" isn't precisely the word we want—and Beckett was all about le mot juste.
One Last Michael Brecker Post
Guitarist Barry Finnerty remembers his bandmate, friend, and rehab mentor.
One Man's Bionic Quest for Music
Chris Sommovigo from Signals Super-Fi passed this one my way. A great read.
One More Katrina Story
The best journalism keeps things in perspective. This is a story you won't see reported in the national papers—it could have only been written by someone who lives in the place where it happened.