It's raining again. Princes Street, Sandy Bay. October 2011.Yes, we know that that Internet is a wonderful place filled with all the rich and varied treasures that the world holds (as well a videos of fellows and horses in uncomfortable poses). The following are some things that I've had a look at in the last few week. I call this:
a Compendium of Click-throughs for Monday Morning...
The ever-reliable Ben Goldacre explains why so much of what is reported in the mainstream media on "science" is rubbish...
A website full of pictures of women looking dissatisfied in bed...
A listening party from NPR with three members of Wilco to discuss their (magnificent) new album...
A fantastic article on my favourite vegetable from the Smithsonian magazine, How the Potato Changed the World...
Four charts that explain what Wall Street protesters are angry about...
A great interview from The Guardian with Jarvis Cocker about the state of music today. I agree with his comment, "Music's changed in that way. People still listen to it, but it's not as central, it's more like a scented candle. It sets the mood."
"...The largest scientific research study of its kind, analysing the relationship between multiple categories of childhood trauma (ACEs), and health and behavioral outcomes later in life”.
Comments
The line from the Pulp guy is a pretty good one actually. I probably agree too.
Not quite totally related, but anyway: friends have asked me to sing at the wedding on a beach in the New Year. The bride-to-be loves the song "The Blower's Daughter" and I will be singing that as she walks down the "aisle-beach". It's a classic example of how music sets the mood (and the lyrics become not as important)
You might have to amend that last line though...