William Carlos Williams
Sound recordings of W. Carlos Williams reading his poetry.
Wes Phillips
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Royale with Cheese
<I>Pulp Fiction</I> with robots.
Muti, Opera Detective
Muti talks about exploring the archives at the <A HREF="http://www.sanpietroamajella.it/">Conservatorio San Pietro a Maiella</A> to "kiss a few [manuscripts] and bring them back to life."
Meet the Zimmers
You've seen the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqfFrCUrEbY">video</A>, now meet the band.
KT Tunstall
It's mid-afternoon and your energy is low. You need KT, stat!
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Random Plot Generator
Since most seven-year-olds can think better than the average evil overlord, maybe evil overlords should hire more seven-year-olds to design their diabolical contraptions. Or they could use this random generator. Hit refresh for a new set of talking points.
I Would Never Eat Juiced Frog
But would whale be all right?
Dog Gone
Winston Churchill referred to his depression as "the black dog." Matthew Johnstone taught his black dog to roll over by incorporating it in his art.
Back to the Fillmore
Andrew Coil VI gets a chance for a real rock'n'roll revival. From <I>The Boy Who Cried Freebird</I>.
The Boy Who Cried Freebird
Mitch Myers' book, <I>The Boy Who Cried Freebird:
Rock and Roll Fables and Sonic Storytelling</I>, is a lovely thing. He mixes essays, short stories, tall tales, and interviews about rock to get to the core of what it is to be a music geek. "Don't compare me to that guy in <I>High Fidelity</I>," he says. "That dude wasted all his time organizing his collection in some kind of chronological order—everybody knows that you should file your albums by genre."