Here at <I>Stereophile</I> we like to measure things. Part of that is because we <I>can</I>, of course—and that's another reason why we love the Internet. We have no way of knowing how many times our readers re-read certain articles, nor do we know how many different readers look at any given issue, but on the web, we can at least count the page views. Yes, we know that there are some uncertainties about that metric, too, but we <I>can</I> count it, so we do.
Princeton has published its 2006 60 images that best represent accomplishments and concepts of science.
Bagheera gets thoughtful when the days get short.
Huckleberry, ever the frat boy, has just one question.
Jason Victor Serinus, who sent it our way, suggests it might. It will certainly make your morning coffee spurt out your nose.
Phil Ford deserves a Physics prize for his explanation of time as it relates to the beat in the work of James Brown. It's a delightful read.
I saw JB in concert about this time and it was a life altering experience. I probably wasn't the only white boy-child in the audience, but it sure felt like it. I wasn't unwelcome—I was simply out of place. Once the Flames started playing, and we music geeks were pulled towards the stage, I felt right at home. JB was mesmerizing.
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John Potts delivers a Parnassian appreciation of the boy genius.
<I>The New Yorker</I>, right on the money, as usual.
Jeremy Denk opines, "Something that is definitely not chopped liver literally, metaphorically, or in any other way is the slow movement of Schumann's D minor Trio. (Please see: <I>The Art of the Graceful Segue</I>, by Jeremy Denk, Hyperion Books, 2031, p. 5832.)"