The A/V War
<I>Ars Technica</I> has a fascinating piece on personal electronics in the war zone. There's an image of a gunner with his iPod fastened to his Fritz helmet that's worthy of iconic status.
Wes Phillips
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Auntie Remembers Lorca
The BBC on the 70th anniversary of Lorca's death.
Paradise Underground
Baldasare Forestiere created an underground dwelling that included a network of 100 niches, courts, patios, and passageways, including plantings of trees such as Strawberry, Carob, Jujube, citrus (sometimes multiple graftings on single trunks), Pomegranate, Mulberry, Date Palm, Avocado, Quince, and Persimmon.
Robert, Clara, and Johannes
A classical love triangle.
Before the Beginning
What if the Big Bang wasn't the first second?
Warner Bros. "Gives Up" on Classical
This is old news, but you may not have read it anywhere: Warner Classics no longer exists as an "active" label. <I>Gramophone</I> published a news item breaking the story on June 2 and Norman Lebrecht apparently analyzed and excoriated the move in his <I>La Scena Musicale</I> web log shortly thereafter. We say "apparently," since Lebrecht's site now reads www.scena.org is now expired.
Klipsch Group Acquires API
On August 15, Klipsch Group, Inc. announced the acquisition of Canadian firm Audio Products International Corp. (API), one of the largest speaker manufacturers in the world. API, which makes loudspeakers under the Mirage, Energy, Spherez, Sound Dynamics, and Athena Technologies brands, was founded in 1973 and is sold in over 50 countries worldwide. Klipsch, which makes speakers under the Klipsch marque as well as Jamo, was founded in 1946 by legendary speaker designer Paul W. Klipsch and has become "the largest stand-alone speaker manufacturer in the US."
AKG Acoustics K 701 headphones
<I>Oh mama</I>, was I ever excited when I heard rumors of the existence of AKG's K 701! If you're among the audiophiles who sneer at those of us who <I>like</I> headphones, you're probably rolling your eyes and thinking I must lack a rich inner life.
The Science of Motion Sickness
I'm interested in this subject because my wife is unbelievably sensitive to motion—planes, boats, the middle seat of an automobile, they all make her ill.
Seeing a Different Rembrandt
Everything you know about Rembrandt may be wrong—except his greatness. Although, now that you mention it, that wasn't always a universally held opinion.