Yorker. lbw. Allrounder. Gully. Slips. Century. Googly. Confused yet? Me too, and I’m even trying. These fascinating words are all associated with the (to me) mysterious sport of Cricket. I’ve spent a little time trying to figure out the rules, sorry “Laws” of the sport — watching a few matches on TV, following on line, [...]
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Son of and it’s only a dollar
I like records. You knew this already, many of you. Records are making a big comeback, too. In my house, they never went out of style, but now many brand-new releases on vinyl also come with a free digital download of all the songs. You can have the large-format artwork, the analog warmth, *and* the [...]
Multi-fornia
Ever think our society suffers from Multiple Identity Disorder? Me too. Sure, Prop 8 was upheld by the California Supreme Court, but L.A.’s Fairfax High elected a gay prom queen this week.
Speak, memory
Each of us has foundational moments in his or her childhood that were both traumatic and instructional. We return to these moments again and again, both consciously and unconsciously, in our dream lives and while waking. We gnaw on them like an ever-present bolus, trying to glean just one more scrap of meaning, one more [...]
Please Send Me Someone to Love
James Booker is my current obsession. He was so so good, so incredibly cool, and he made it all seem effortless.
Pixel fiction
When I first got an iPhone, I was thrilled to see the e-books and reading applications available and went a little download happy. All of Shakespeare’s plays? Of course! Any bookshelf without them is barren. Joyce’s Ulysses? Well, why not? Perfect in a pinch . . . you know, for reference. Bruce Sterling’s The Hacker [...]
Thursday playlist: When we get together, it’s always hot magic – Mix ’08
It’s that time, it’s that time! Time for a year-end mix. Download is here. Everyone I know has her or his own special way of making one of these. To paraphrase a poet close to Governor Blago’s heart, “They work their work, I mine.” I like to make a mix that sounds good to my [...]
Early Christmas presents for you, or last-minute gift guide? You decide.
Have you noticed that low-cost 1980s-era gifts are back all over the tee-vee set? I know that they re-appear nearly every Christmas season, but this year they seem really ramped up. Is it a sign of the recession, or simply cheesy nostalgia? Who knows? Who cares? But those annoying commercials everyone loves to hate are [...]
