Notes on my Native Tongue
Speaking Southern is a complex thing—and it's a growing trend.
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OOIOO
I can't stop playing "Umo" by OOIOO. El Jeffie Wong thinks it reminiscent of the Slits. I'm not sure I hear that, but then I was never a fan. Until I saw their album cover, I thought they were named after a cheap beer.
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The Top 86 Travel Books
At least according to <I>Condé Nast Traveler</I>'s 45-judge panel, that is. It's a great list, including some usual suspects (Twain, Newby, Markham, Bowles, and Chatwin), as well as some enticing reads I have yet to assay (Peter Fleming, Rosemary Mahoney, and lija Trojanow, are on the "right now" list). There's altogether too much Theroux for my taste—my idea of hell would be traveling anywhere with that misanthropic hair-shirt of a man.
The Economic Theory of AC/DC
"The question as to who was a better singer, Bon Scott or Brian Johnson, may never truly be resolved. However, our analysis suggests that in terms of affecting efficient decision making among listeners, Brian Johnson was a better singer. Our analysis has direct implications for policy and organizational design: when policy makers or employers are engaging in negotiations (or setting up environments in which other parties will negotiate) and are interested in playing the music of AC/DC, they should
choose from the band’s Brian Johnson era discography."
Secret Handshakes
Not a silly subject—even if chimpanzees do 'em.
Rondo Rocks!
<A HREF="http://www.realtraps.com/">RealTraps</A>'s Ethan Winer has condensed what must have been thousands of hours of work into one six minute video.
Avast!
You haven't farrrrghotten that today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, have you?
Breasts and Bubbly
Is there a link? I dunno, I happen to <I>like</I> the "modern fashion ... for the tall, thin and very un-breast-like champagne flutes."
A Thousand Dollars
Stephen has challenged me to build a system with just $1000.
I need to think fast. My requirements for the system are loudspeakers, preamp/power amp, phono stage, turntable, CD player... Shit. $1000! That's it? I'll use the 2008 Buyer's Guide data and see what I can do...
Sonny's 77
Just to get you in the mood, if you're going to hear Sonny Rollins at Carnegie Hall tonight. Or, if like me, you won't be there, just as a treat, there are some new videos up on Rollins' website.