Oh Roy!
Eddie Campbell ruminates on Roy Lichtenstein's "appropriation" of comics art.
Wes Phillips
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How Saxophones Are Made
Turning 6lbs of brass and 600 parts into a tenor saxophone at the Yamaha factory.
Bachianas
Paul Griffiths reviews two new books about Bach. I'll probably read both, but it's <I>his</I> writing I find delightful.
Steve Jobs' Anti-DRM Essay
You've undoubtedly read Steve Jobs' <A HREF="http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/">"Thoughts on Music"</A> by now, but what does it mean? I've been sorting through interpretations and responses (such as the <A HREF="http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/02/06/norway.responds.to.jobs/"><I>Mac…; interview</A> with Torgeir Waterhouse of the Norwegian Consumer Council), but I think Thomas Hawk at <I>Seeking Alpha</I> comes closest to deciphering it correctly.
James Bond Evil Villain Lairs
Because evil has a blueprint.
Do Proteins and Nucleic Acids Sing to One Another?
If molecular interactions are electrical, doesn't it follow that dynamic electromagnetic field interactions are caused by electromagnetic resonance rather than through random collisions?
Jessica Duchen Finally Gets Il Trovatore
Any explanation that includes YouTube clips of the Marx Brothers <I>and</I> Maria Callas is jake by me.
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.
Before Sheena Was a Punk Rocker
She was queen of the jungle.
Gods of New York
Ada Calhoun writes about the summer she swanned around New York under the influence of Neil Gaiman's <I>Sandman</I>.