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One of the perks of my job — finding things like these.

MONDO GROSSO (a.k.a. Shinichi Osawa) ROCKS! His latest album — Next Wave — got me hooked, and I’ve since picked up MG4, Sergio Mendes Songs, and Fearless “The House”. All highly recommended. His newest album — Henshin — has “Everything Needs Love” remixed by Cornelius, who I mentioned a while back. I [...]

Digital still cameras are doing rather well, as I would have expected. It’s reached a point where I am surprised when someone whips out a disposable at some party function. But I have to admit — more than once have I wanted that “disposable feel” over a pricy digital-button keyboard-like touch, especially when [...]

PSX ain’t doin’ so hot.
Restructuring hurts profit.
No comments, as usual.

Salon has an interesting interview with author Helen Fisher on why we act the way we do when we’re in (God forbid) love. As dangerous as it is to generalize the sexes, some personal experiences jive with her comments. A few choice quotes:
What we discovered is that the parts of the brain that [...]

Well, Isao Kubota is optimistic on Japan’s “recovery.” Frankly I think it’s only temporary, if anything. This country is still run by bureaucratic fiat, and as long as nationally recognized liars still “represent” citizens of this country, my pessimism will remain. Still, who doesn’t remember whether they graduated from UCLA? With [...]

For those who missed the news on Howard Dean’s “unbashful nature”, a choice site has outtakes in various forms. The site favorite. A foreshadowing of what may come if Garage Band is what it’s hyped up to be.

Frisco City. A new blog on happenings in the great San Francisco. Bunch of party animals, they are :)

Didn’t get around to sharing this article back in December on the rise of soprano Anna Netrebko. Now she’ll be part of a new home with the opening of LA’s new opera hall. The exciting part:

Good article over at Wired on Philip K Dick. If you’ve been getting to know him mostly through Hollywood detritus (okay, maybe that’s a bit harsh…), read the article to know where the real ideas came from.