Oh Roy!
Eddie Campbell ruminates on Roy Lichtenstein's "appropriation" of comics art.
Wes Phillips
Jamaican Label Art
Really cool site with labels from Jamaican singles. Get your analog nerd on.
Faces of War
The Smithsonian has a fascinating article about the Masks for Facial Disfigurement Department, which fitted disfigured veterans of the Great War with prosthetic faces. One benefit of reading it online is that there's an accompanying video.
Music Wants to be Free
The Economist opines that Steve Jobs' anti-DRM argument is "in short, . . . transparently self-serving. It also happens to be right."
James Bond Evil Villain Lairs
Because evil has a blueprint.
Steve Jobs' Anti-DRM Essay
You've undoubtedly read Steve Jobs' "Thoughts">http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/">"Thoughts on Music" by now, but what does it mean? I've been sorting through interpretations and responses (such as the Macnn.comhttp://www.macnn.com/articles/07/02/06/norway.responds.to.jobs/">Mac…; interview with Torgeir Waterhouse of the Norwegian Consumer Council), but I think Thomas Hawk at Seeking Alpha comes closest to deciphering it correctly.
Bachianas
Paul Griffiths reviews two new books about Bach. I'll probably read both, but it's his writing I find delightful.
How Saxophones Are Made
Turning 6lbs of brass and 600 parts into a tenor saxophone at the Yamaha factory.
Before Sheena Was a Punk Rocker
She was queen of the jungle.
Another Portent of the Apocalypse?
The end times must be nigh: Sony, the company that wouldn't even admit MP3 existed, now makes an iPod docking station.