Heinlein In Hollywood
<I>The Space Review</I> caps out its R. A. Heinlein centenary coverage.
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The "Real" Michael Jackson
Come again?
A Question of Balance
Scott McCredie explains our incredible sense of balance.
Robert Hook Hath a Blog
The Royal Society has posted Robert Hooke's notes online. And yes, he apparently was just as cranky as Stephenson portrayed him in <I>The Baroque Cycle</I>.
89.9 On the Dial
Though it was a sort of sanctuary for me as a kid, these days, I almost never listen to the radio. This day, however, has been spent listening to lots of WKCR's Dizzy Gillespie 90th Birthday broadcast.
Something In the Air
Joe Queenan gives good rant.
You Will, Oscar, You Will
Oscar Wilde's chief talent was appropriation, says Dr. Michèle Mendelssohn.
Are the numbers of audiophiles increasing or decreasing? Why?
Some folks proclaim that the iPod will be the death of high-end audio, while others claim that it will bring new generations into the fold. Are the numbers of audiophiles increasing or decreasing? Why?
Roy (bam-biddl'dee-BOOM) Haynes
The first thing that strikes you about <I>A Life in Time: The Roy Haynes Story</I>—a 3-CD (plus a bonus DVD) box-set that spans the career of drummer Roy Haynes—is just how wide and varied a span it is. It opens in 1949, with Haynes as a sideman to Lester Young, proceeds to sessions with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Sarah Vaughan, and Nat Adderley; moves into ‘60s avant-modernism with John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Jackie McLean, Andrew Hill, and Chick Corea; and cruises into the ‘70s and beyond (he is still very active at age 82) with bands under his own leadership.