Poor Richard's Anorak

Sean Penn: Mountain of Snakes (Part II)

Sean Penn: Mountain of Snakes (Part II).

Sean Penn: Mountain of Snakes (Part I)

Sean Penn: Mountain of Snakes.

Personal History: The Madness of Spies: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker

Personal History: The Madness of Spies: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker.

Thanks to Laura at War and Piece for the link to this excellent essay. John Le Carré has long been a favorite writer of mine. It is difficult to read the clunking prose of so many espionage writers after you have  become accustomed to the clean, pointed, and intelligent prose of Le Carré.

Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise: Messiaen agenda update

Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise: Messiaen agenda update.

Olivier Messiaen and Elliot Carter will be feted in an amazing cluster of concerts this month.

Councilman urges St. Pete to cut grass and water use | 10connects.com | Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater

Councilman urges St. Pete to cut grass and water use | 10connects.com | Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater.

I thought Nurse would be a good councilman, and he is proving to be. This is good news. I hope his suggestions are adopted completely. The amount of water wasted in Florida is huge--not to mention the amount of poison used on lawns.

aworks: "new" american classical music: aworks five-star track alert :: The T.V. Bernard Herrmann

aworks :: "new" american classical music: aworks five-star track alert :: The T.V. Bernard Herrmann.

The score to North by Northwest is one of my favorite by  Herrmann. 

Greg Sandow: Marginalized

Marginalized - Sandow .

This is really food for thought. 

The Washington Monthly: Brennan Withdraws From Consideration

The Washington Monthly.

This is definitely a step in the right direction.

The Long Tail - Wired Blogs: The miraculous power of scale

The Long Tail - Wired Blogs.

Google's Sergey Brin confesses that he thought Wikipedia couldn't work.

Contempt: THE TOOT

Contempt � THE TOOT.

Watch this fascinating video, in which Pres. Bush seems to either be ignoring the participants at the conference, or they are ignoring him. Either way, he seems "out of it."

The M6: Meredith Monk Music Third Generation

The M6: Meredith Monk Music Third Generation.

Think Progress: Bacevich: "I want to see President Obama explicity abrogate the doctrine of preventive war."

Think Progress � Bacevich: ‘I want to see President Obama explicitly abrogate the doctrine of preventive war.’ .

Think Progress interviewed Andrew Bacevich, the author if the excellent The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism.

TPMCafe | Talking Points Memo | Great News: Obama Consulting With Scowcroft on Israel-Palestine

TPMCafe | Talking Points Memo | Great News: Obama Consulting With Scowcroft on Israel-Palestine.

War and Piece: "Kurdish officials this fall took delivery of three planeloads of small arms and ammunition imported from Bulgaria..."

War and Piece: .

The Washington Monthly: Obama Introduces His Economic Team

The Washington Monthly.

watercrunch: Meet Lake Hartwell, the Drought's Newest Poster Child

watercrunch: Meet Lake Hartwell, the Drought's Newest Poster Child.

WaterWired: Maude Barlow Loves James Bond

WaterWired: Maude Barlow Loves James Bond.

WMNF 88.5 FM Community Radio, Tampa

WMNF 88.5 FM Community Radio, Tampa.

James Fallows on Fresh Air With Terry Gross.

World Politics Review Blog |Obama-Scowcroft Connection Points to Realism

World Politics Review Blog |Obama-Scowcroft Connection Points to Realism.

Worldchanging: Image of the Day: Food Security in Japan

Worldchanging: Image of the Day: Food Security in Japan.

This timely video emphasizes so many important issues which all countries need to be addressing right now--especially the US.

Pitiable Performances at think denk

Pitiable Performances at think denk.

"The glamorous life and thoughts of a concert pianist."

Maude Barlow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maude Barlow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Maud Barlow is an expert on what may be the most important factor in our survival--the World's water, and how it is being wasted, polluted, hoarded, and privatized.

Blue Gold: An Interview with Maude Barlow

Blue Gold: An Interview with Maude Barlow.

FORA.tv - Maude Barlow: The Global Water Crisis

FORA.tv - Maude Barlow: The Global Water Crisis.

Alternative Radio : Maude Barlow : Peak Water

Alternative Radio : Maude Barlow : Peak Water .

Maud Barlow is an inspiring speaker about world water issues. She hails from Canada, and is the co-founder of The Blue Planet Project. Check out this speech on Alternative Radio.

Scientists say Copernicus' remains, grave found - EarthLink - Top News

Scientists say Copernicus' remains, grave found - EarthLink - Top News.

Winsor Music Concert on Saturday November 29

Here is an excellent opportunity to hear outstanding young musicians playing exciting new literature. Winsor Music concert on Saturday, November 29 8:00pm, Follen Community Church, Lexington   Winsor Music will present its “Young Artists Concert,” featuring performances by award-winning cellist Tony Rymer and a premiere by composer Tison Street. The concert will take place at Follen Community Church, 755 Mass. Ave. in Lexington, at 8:00pm on November 29. Mr. Street will give a pre-concert talk at 7:00pm. Mr. Rymer, a graduate of Project STEP, is currently a student at the New England Conservatory, where he plays in the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. When he appeared on the “From the Top” radio show last year, he became one of the first two recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. Composer Tison Street has a long association with Peggy Pearson and Winsor Music; hisAdagio in E flat was Peggy's first commission in 1976. Since then, she and Winsor Music have gone on to commission and premiere over 20 works for oboe. The November 29 concert will include the Adagio and the premiere of its companion work, Overture, Soliloquy and Metamorphosis (chamber version). The concert will also include music of J. S. Bach, the Concerto in A for oboe d’amore (BWV 1055) and the Quintet in C for Strings (D. 956), by Franz Schubert. Performing with Tony Rymer will be Peggy Pearson, oboe; Gabriela Díaz, violin; Randy Hiller, violin; Carol Rodland, viola; Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello; Tristan Sutton, bass; and Michael Beattie, harpsichord. Tickets may be purchased at www.winsormusic.org or by calling 781-863-2861. Regular tickets are $20, senior/student tickets are $15, and ages 9-18 are admitted free. Please join Peggy Pearson and friends for an innovative and exciting evening of new and old music, followed by a reception with the artists.

Greg Sandow: Bono on Bob Dylan

Quotation of the day - Sandow .

Cheat Sheet - The Daily Beast

Cheat Sheet - The Daily Beast.

Thanks to Juan Cole at Informed Comment  for recommending The Great Beast.

BBC NEWS | Americas | Obama 'picks' US attorney-general

BBC NEWS | Americas | Obama 'picks' US attorney-general.

Think Progress: Vice President Cheney and former Attorney General Gonzales indicted in Texas

Think Progress � Vice President Cheney and former Attorney General Gonzales indicted in Texas. .

This is going to take a brave judge, and brave prosecutors.

Greg Sandow: Seeing the future

Seeing the future - Sandow .

Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise: Alsop on C-SPAN

Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise: Alsop on C-SPAN.

Bravo! to Marin Alsop for this new intiiative.

The Washington Monthly

The Washington Monthly.

BBC NEWS | UK | Billy Elliot on Broadway

BBC NEWS | UK | Billy Elliot on Broadway.

Audacity of Hope: Chapter II - The Washington Note

Audacity of Hope: Chapter II - The Washington Note.

BBC NEWS | South Asia | India sends probe on to the Moon

BBC NEWS | South Asia | India sends probe on to the Moon.

Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State? - The Washington Note

Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State? - The Washington Note.

The Road to Surfdom: End of the Road

The Road to Surfdom � Blog Archive � End of the Road.

John Rockwell: Gerard Mortier's New York City Farewell

Gerard Mortier's New York City Farewell - Rockwell Matters .

Seminole Heights: The Death of Cranky Conservatism

Seminole Heights: The Death of Cranky Conservatism.

t r u t h o u t | Sarkozy Backs Russian Calls for Pan-European Security Pact

t r u t h o u t | Sarkozy Backs Russian Calls for Pan-European Security Pact.

t r u t h o u t | Bush Secretly Gave Banks $140 Billion Tax Windfall

t r u t h o u t | Bush Secretly Gave Banks $140 Billion Tax Windfall.

Budget Vino : Drewism: 2008 Harvest Report, At Least One Good Australian Shiraz, and California ‘Shock’

Budget Vino : Drewism: 2008 Harvest Report, At Least One Good Australian Shiraz, and California ‘Shock’.

Hard Times Are Good For The Online Video Industry: Don't Give Into The Scare | The Business Of Online Video

Hard Times Are Good For The Online Video Industry: Don't Give Into The Scare | The Business Of Online Video.

The Buzz: The most influential member of the Fla delegation?

The most influential member of Fla delegation? .

Society of Editors 08: Michael Rosenblum | Online Journalism Blog

Society of Editors 08: Michael Rosenblum | Online Journalism Blog.

Watch this interesting talk by Michael Rosenblum about online video. He is doing some very innovative things with digital video cameras and the internet.

Ionarts: Ionarts at Large: Wozzeck Victory from Kriegenburg & Nagano

Ionarts: Ionarts at Large: Wozzeck Victory from Kriegenburg & Nagano.

Hightower Lowdown | The five most wanted men from Wall Street and Washington

Hightower Lowdown | The five most wanted men from Wall Street and Washington.

Informed Comment: Schneider on Obama and Afghanistan: Bombings in Jalalabad, Qandahar, Kill 27, wound 109; Acid Thrown in Schoolgirls Faces

Informed Comment: Schneider on Obama and Afghanistan: <br> Bombings in Jalalabad, Qandahar, Kill 27, wound 109; <br> Acid Thrown in Schoolgirls Faces.