by | Jul 14, 2017 | Culture Music Art, Mirth
from The New Yorker The Toscanini Wars No maestro was more revered—or more reviled. On the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of his birth, it’s time to give him a fair hearing. By David Denby What is the most familiar piece of classical music? The most thoroughly...
by | Jul 12, 2017 | Bright Shiny News, Culture Music Art, Literary News
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from Hakai Magazine Watts in the Water Our oceans contain enough energy to power the planet—if we could just get our hands on it. by Bruce Grierson Another innovative scheme to draw power from the sea is through underwater kites placed in ocean currents. The idea is...
by | Jul 7, 2017 | Culture Music Art, Weirdness
from Reuters Tower of human skulls in Mexico casts new light on Aztecs By Roberto Ramirez | MEXICO CITY Skulls are seen at a site where more than 650 skulls caked in lime and thousands of fragments were found in the cylindrical edifice near Templo Mayor, one of the...
by | Jul 6, 2017 | Culture Music Art, Weirdness
from National Geographic Hints of Skull Cult Found at World’s Oldest Temple Carved human skull fragments from a Stone Age archaeological site hint at a surprisingly complex culture. By Shaena Montanari Göbekli Tepe, site of the possible skull cult, is considerd...