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Looking for (and Finding) the Beauty
I had an interesting encounter with Thelonious Monk’s advice (by way of David Amram) this morning. This was that advice I discussed on Sunday about finding the beauty in a performance of music and disregarding “the rest of it.” ...
Keyword Ads: The New Entertainment?
Usually I pick on Google when it comes to calling attention to sponsored links triggered by keywords in unanticipated (and therefore often entertaining) ways. Therefore, it seems only fair that I call out Yahoo! for a couple of links that may strike...The Latest Neglect of the People’s Business
It did not take long for the feeding frenzy to get into full gear over Game Change, the latest move in the gossip-as-journalism game by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. On the Saturday evening news the only victim that had surfaced was Senate Majority...2000-2009 the Decade of the Pulps
According to box office and publishing reports pulp fiction is back as mainstream entertainment. America’s fascination was evidenced with Hollywood’s top-grossing films for the first decade of the 21st century, of which 8 of the top 10 were...A Misleading Superlative
The front page of the Books section of today’s San Francisco Chronicle features a review of Terry Teachout’s new book, Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong, complete with a large prototypical photograph of the man with a trumpet to his lips....60% of Cheerleading Injuries in US Due to Stunts
Whether rallying the crowd at a sporting event or participating in competition, cheerleading can be both fun and physically demanding. Although integral to cheerleading routines, performing stunts can lead to injury. Stunt-related injuries accounted for...
Elizabeth Synge Wins $20,000 Prize for First Place in the Advantage Testing Foundation’s Math Prize for Girls Competition
Elizabeth Synge, of Boston University Academy in Massachusetts, has won the $20,000 prize for first place in the Advantage Testing Foundation’s Math Prize for Girls competition held at NYU. With an additional $23,000 in prize money, the Math Prize...Cucumber Genome Published
The genome of the cucumber has been sequenced by an international consortium led by Chinese and U.S. institutions, including the University of California, Davis. The annotated genome was published online Nov. 1 by the journal Nature Genetics.
