Neuromarketing
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Wes Phillips
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Earth 2?
We might have neighbors—and they could be closer than we thought.
For Sephora
John Marks sent along this Stochelo Rosenberg video, commenting, "Holy Schemoley."
Awkward Buggers
Sean O'Hagan asks, "where are the heirs to awkward buggers like Robert Wyatt?"
Flying First Class
By blimp, of course.
Adult Fairytales
On the eve of the film's UK release, Neil Gaiman muses on how he came to write <I>Stardust</I>.
Twelve-Tone Music Isn't Dead
It's just outside, looking in.
Frank Sinatra Has a Cold
This Gay Talese <I>Esquire</I> profile of the chairman of the board is frequently cited as the best celebrity portrait ever published. I don't know about that—I'd rate both Wolcott Gibbs' <I>New Yorker</I> deconstruction of Henry Robinson Luce and Lillian Ross' Hemingway profile just as highly.
Muse Polyhymnia universal player
"I have something I think might interest you," said Elite AudioVideo Distribution's Scot Markwell. "Kevin Halverson has some, shall we say, <I>different</I> ideas about universal players."
MartinLogan's Custom Shop; Hansen's Elixir.
<B>MartinLogan:</B> <A HREF="http://www.martinlogan.com">MartinLogan</A> has launched its <A HREF="http://configurator.martinlogan.com">Custom Shop application</A>, which will enable consumers to utilize a 3D model and a palette of finishes to configure custom loudspeakers. ML claims that its flagship Summit loudspeaker ($10,995/pair) can be ordered in 400,000 custom combinations. The consumer can chose everything from cabinet finish to the color of the screws on the rear panel, the company claims.