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May 2006
BIG FISH - New York Post Online Edition: Food
A primer on what makes great sushi. Mmm, sushi.
Sirius to Debut Music Show Hosted by Bloggers
Don't be mistaken, these radio shows aren't for you: they're for 30-something Grups with money to burn at Waterloo.
One Man's Musical Tastes as Fodder for a Flame War, or, Is Merritt Rcst?
In 2004 Mr. Merritt, writing in The New York Times, chose seven records for a feature called Playlist. None of the records he chose were by black artists, prompting Sasha Frere-Jones, a music critic at The New Yorker, to conclude at the time on his personal blog that Mr. Merritt had a bias against black music, calling him " 'Southern Strategy' Merritt."
NPR : Berlin's Street Musicians Unite to Share the Wealth
In classic German style, there's actually a municipal office dedicated to making sure street musicians are licensed and that everyone gets equal access to the best spots. Every morning at 6am the musicians meet at the city office and get their 'beat assignments' for the day.
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April 2006
Guardian Unlimited: In praise of boredom
This week an academic claimed that boredom was good for kids. That may be true, says Zoe Williams but it takes an adult to really appreciate it
'First time I met Jack, I hated him'
... but that didn't stop Brendan Benson from getting together with his pal Jack White in the Raconteurs. They tell Laura Barton how they've left the White Stripes far behind.
Music fingerprinting system is fastest yet
A digital music identification system that can search through 17 million songs in under 1 second has been launched in the US.
Theater pulls '93' trailer
A New York City movie theater has pulled the trailer for ''United 93," which chronicles the hijacked United Airlines flight that crashed in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11. The AMC Loews Lincoln Square 12 theater in Manhattan made the decision after viewers complained they found it too upsetting.
Radiohead call music industry 'retards'
Radiohead's Thom Yorke calls the music industry "a bunch of fucking retards" in this week's issue of NME.
Hook Slams Embrace Over World Cup Soccer Song
NEW ORDER bassist PETER HOOK has slammed the English Football Association (FA) for choosing EMBRACE to sing this summer's soccer World Cup anthem over newcomers the ARCTIC MONKEYS.
Rachael Ray: New Show Secrets Revealed! (kill me now)
Food Network dynamo RACHAEL RAY made waves in New York Tuesday night as she attended the inaugural "Night of A Thousand Dinners®" benefit, where she revealed all-new secrets about her highly anticipated Fall show!
Cynical Dad: Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell
The Wall Street Journal did a roundup of daddy blogs in today's edition. They covered Daddy Types, Rebel Dad, and my buddy MetroDad. And they were insane nice enough to include me as well. I'm assuming all the other daddy blogs were down for maintenance the day they were researching the article.
Schilling, Ortiz lead Red Sox in opener
It was almost as if the Red Sox spent the last few weeks of Spring Training orchestrating an ideal blueprint for Opening Day, and, without a hitch, orchestrated it to perfection once the curtain was raised.
End Daylight Saving Time
Why did daylight saving time (DST) start, and why does it still continue? When asking a random sample of people we heard two answers again and again: "To help the farmers" or "Because of World War I ... or was it World War II?"
March 2006
Why Lost is genuinely new media
I've been as impressed with the way that the creators of Lost have enabled interaction around the show as with the show itself. Perhaps 'enabled' could be replaced with 'coordinated' or even 'manipulated', but strategically, the call-and-response relationship between the form of the show and the unfolding interaction across varying platforms would appear to indicate a very sophisticated understanding of contemporary media indeed.
LiveScience.com - Brain Cells Fused with Computer Chip
The line between living organisms and machines has just become a whole lot blurrier. European researchers have developed "neuro-chips" in which living brain cells and silicon circuits are coupled together.
Mapping the E-Mail Deliverability Chain
Years ago, the e-mail delivery chain had just a few links. You loaded your e-mail and hit "send." After a couple handoffs, the message arrived in your recipient's inbox the way you sent it.Today, that chain has many more links. Some block your e-mail, others help it along. Deliverability has become a big issue for many e-mail senders. It even spawned this column.
Woman With Perfect Memory Baffles Scientists
Give her any date, she said, and she could recall the day of the week, usually what the weather was like on that day, personal details of her life at that time, and major news events that occurred on that date.
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Scientists Engineer Pigs with Heart-Healthy Meat
If I could lower my cholesterol by eating pulled pork sandwiches and bacon, I would weep with happiness.
Moussaoui Says He Was Part of Plot to Attack White House
Mr. Moussaoui said there were times when a Muslim can lie without being immoral: to reconcile Muslims, to answer "yes" when a wife asks, "Am I beautiful?" and to carry out jihad.
Laptop Virtuosos
The Princeton Laptop Orchestra, founded last fall, can, with "15 first-year students on Macs connected to custom omnidirectional speakers" emulate a full-fledged orchestra. "Or an electronica band. Or a jazz combo. It's easy when the conductor keeps time via network clocks precise to 20 milliseconds."
Aircraft carrier entirely made of Lego
by 1 otherMade by Malle Hawking (Weebleleezer). It is about 5m long, 1,40m wide and the height is about 1,20m. It contains over 200,000 Bricks and weighs over 160 Kilos and a five digit amount of costs. Building time was over one year and it will finish end of March 06. It has electrical lights on deck, hangar and aircrafts. Moveable Elevators and radar dishes and finally a motorized catapult!
SXSW's lure leads to stowaway charge
The 50-passenger Embraer 145 making the two-hour flight from St. Louis to Austin had just three seats per row and one tiny bathroom, which is where Catherine "Cat" Chow hid Saturday as the plane took off, desperate, she later told a federal agent, to get to the South by Southwest Music Festival.
ScienceDaily: Scientists find another key to HIV success
Weill Cornell Medical College scientists say they've determined a protein produced by HIV infected cells prevents immune B cells from producing antibodies.
Sox obtain Pena, send Arroyo to Reds
With seven starting pitchers vying for five spots, the Red Sox had to make some decisions. They did so on Monday, trading right-hander Bronson Arroyo to the Reds for outfielder Wily Mo Pena.
