01. The Harmonic Series
“‘The Harmonic Series’ is a compilation of musical works in Just Intonation created by three generations of contemporary composers who utilize this tuning system. This compilation was curated over the span of two years by Duane Pitre and will be available on Important Records in November 2009. The goal of this compilation and its accompanying liner notes is to educate listeners about the origins and use of Just Intonation, as well as to portray the unique beauty of this tonal “color palette,” which is heard by relatively few in the Western world and explored by even fewer.” (website)
02. Hard Drives Quit Their Day Job To Pursue New Life As A Speaker System
“We know what you’re thinking, why would you ever turn two decent hard disk drives into tinny speakers when it’s much more logical to use them as storage and buying cheap speakers instead… but if you’re the kind of mad scientist who likes to see doohickeys function outside their intended use, or have friends who’d be really impressed or amused, you might want to consider recreating this classy speaker set complete with transparent glass case and the requisite blue lights. All the instructions lie beyond the read link, and if you’re not quite convinced, we think the video after the break is likely to change your opinion for the better.” (engadget)
03. Dan Brown’s ‘Lost Symbol’ Sells 1 Million Copies in the First Day
“In its first day on sale, “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown sold more than 1 million copies in hardcover and e-book versions in the United States, Britain and Canada, according to the publisher, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. The publisher said it had fired up the presses again and printed an additional 600,000 hardcover copies to add to the 5 million already in print.” (nyt)
04. Wall to Wall: Review of the Guggenheim’s Frank Lloyd Wright Exhibition
“Even though he was short in stature, Frank Lloyd Wright cast an intimidating shadow over clients and associates alike. Anyone with a solid sense of self and talent was in and out of Wright’s studio (at either Taliesen East, Wisconsin or Taliesen West, Arizona), just long enough to pick up the best of the master’s moves and get out of town. Think of Richard Neutra, Rudolf Schindler, Antonin Raymond, John Lautner, Paolo Soleri, Mark Mills, Fay Jones–some of the great originals in American architecture–who all managed to absorb the genius part but escape the dark part and prosper on their own initiatives.” (wsj)
