Wes Phillips

You'd think we knew pretty much all there was to know about water, wouldn't you? Well, zap it with high-energy X-rays, subject it to extremely high pressure, and make sure the proportions of H₂ and 0₂ are just right and you get "a highly energetic material."

Excellent performance of "Crossroads" by a Cream that came to play. But kids, this video is evidence that you shouldn't take acid and operate a camera.

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Bagheera practices her Halloween face.

The Library of Congress has posted scads of Aaron Copland's music. Forget doing anything else this weekend.

After the 2006 TDF, even the most innocent of us must realize how pervasive doping is at the highest competitive levels. How much would us athletic duffers benefit from chemical augmentation?

Add this to the ever growing list of stuff I didn't know.

Steve Reich's 70^th birthday celebration is currently keeping NYC concert-goers pretty busy, but you can participate at home, thanks to the Whitney Museum's web-casting of its October 15 performance event.