Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink
Pascal Wyse sure loves musical innuendo.
Wes Phillips
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Mo' Meh
<I>The Guardian</I> has some further thoughts on "meh." All of which simply points out that <A HREF="http://heideas.blogspot.com/2005/03/beyond-embiggens-and-cromulent.html…; was right when she said that the Simpsons are all about linguistics.
David Remnick: Editor
There's a nice interview with <I>New Yorker</I> editor Remnick in <I>The Independent</I>. As a writer, I suppose I should mention how much I identify with all kinds of questions of craft revealed here, but, really, what I most identified with was his anecdote about listening to Bob Dylan records and discovering T. S. Eliot and Rimbaud.
Take the A Train/Forty Days
The Dave Brubeck Quartet hits one out of the park in this 1966 performance. The fabulous Eugene Wright looks completely out of place as the only band member without eye-wear.
M&K: End of Story
John Atkinson forwarded a message to me on February 26 from reader Peter Clissold: "The Miller and Kreisel website is indicating that operations there are closed."
Coral and Survival
Steve Jones on the "paradox of enrichment."
Last Words on Hattogate
For now, at least. First, a nice summation from <A HREF="http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article2316883.ece"><… Independent</I></A>. Then, follow the external link to Denis Dutton's conclusion that Barrington-Coupe's "I did it for love" defense just doesn't wash. His conclusion: "Based of a reading of her letters to critics and her radio interviews, it is my considered opinion that Joyce Hatto, in addition of being a lively, chirpy, witty, bright and positive person, was also a pathological liar."
Cat With Guitar
Bagheera calculates a trajectory.
Hnuh, Hnuh, Hnuh
Huckleberry just looks calculating.
Simple Song With Coda
"if arm falls off, reattach and play much slower."