Best Engineered Recording of an Album?
I recently watched a podcast by Rick Beatto about the best sounding LPs ever recorded. I knew Steely Dan's Aja had to make the list, and it did, but this one came in at #1.
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To a Wall of Flame in a Steel Mill, Syracuse, New York, 1969
Larry Levis
Except under the cool shadows of pines, / The snow is already thawing / Along this road . . . / Such sun, and wind.
AI (GitHub CoPilot) is now involved on this site
I described in about three paragraphs the capabilities my project needed to feature and how it had to tie in with other software I use, making the latter much more feature-rich…
Chronicles of a NY Locksmith
A touching small feature from The New Yorker about a small locksmith shop in Brooklyn
Growing up in China as a White Man in the 50s
Michael Crook talks about growing up in China in the 1950s.
Royal Game of Ur
An ancient Middle Eastern game that found its way to the west through the Jewish population of Kochi, India, after they migrated to Israel.
Snow-capped mountains
Might just be the Gray Mountains, during the reign of Glóin (King of Durin's Folk). Or in Alaska? The Dolomites in Italy?
Hong Kong's Cha Chaan Teng Culture
A nice Morning Post video showing the evolution of a unique Hong Kong institution.
Bruce Lee 2026 US Postage
Preview of an upcoming US postage stamp. The Bruce Lee commemorative kick stamp.
