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Every now and then, work infiltrates my dream-life. Deadlines, forum issues, an e-mail I forgot to respond to — these and other things have, at times, disturbed my gentle sleep.

The "frequently shirtless, frenetic bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers," has funded a music program in LA to help fill the void in music education left by state and federal budget cuts to music education programs. It is, unfortunately, an increasingly common gesture—Macy Gray and the Black Eyed Peas have also stepped up to the plate.

Sound recordings of W. Carlos Williams reading his poetry.

<I>Pulp Fiction</I> with robots.

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."

You've seen the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqfFrCUrEbY">video</A&gt;, now meet the band.

You know how it is when you hear a strange new word for the first time, and then, all of a sudden, you start hearing that strange new word everywhere? Where had that word been for the previous twenty-eight years of your life and why is it surrounding you now?

It's mid-afternoon and your energy is low. You need KT, stat!
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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.

But would whale be all right?