2007 In Review
Why live through it? Steven Winn saves you the trouble by looking back at our future.
21st Century Airships
I'm a sucker for blimps, so I dream of a day when our skies are filled by them. Air & Space looks at the technological challenges and possibilities of that eventuality.
22 Comics Panels That Always Work
My buddy Jeff Wong studied with Wally Wood. He said he learned more in one WW class than he did in entire courses by other comics experts. This one-page master class makes me a believer.
25 Greatest Science Books of All Time
Discover magazine lists its top 25, plus 8 honorable mentions. At first, I was proud of how many I'd read, but as the list went on, I was horrified at how many I own and have been meaning to read. Is it too early to make a 2007 New Year's resolution?
25 Signs That, Sadly, You've Grown Up
Sad, but oh so true.
30 Great Westerns
The thing I like about lists like this—and the enthusiasts like me who devour them—is the way they serve as starting points for debate. Fer instance, I think Unforgiven is overrated, although I have a soft spot for Pale Rider, which most critics seem to feel was second-rate Eastwood.
32 Bars of Nothing
Moises Kaufman has written 33 Variations, a play that explores Beethoven's obsession with Diabelli's inane little waltz. Sounds worth seeing—or you could buy thishttp://www.stereophile.com/musicrecordings/506dia/">this;.
40 Years On
I don't know about you, but I got a little bit bored with the wall-to-wall coverage of the 40th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper's last week. So why am I linking to Jody Rosen's article on the subject? Because it actually has something to say and says it well.
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Ever wonder what the heck that meant? Wonder no more.
50 Albums That Changed Music
Okay, no list of 50 could be perfect, but this one's pretty good. I could probably come up with a list of 50 that also changed music without any overlap, but that's one of the pleasures of the list game.