I don’t know why so many people write “loose” when they mean “lose,” but the fix is simple: just lose the extra o! Loose vs Lose
Custom radio station
If you like listening to music online, check out Pandora. You tell it what songs and/or bands you like, and it analyzes them according to the Music Genome Project, then suggests new ones. You can give each song a thumb’s up or down to further refine your custom radio station. It’s pretty cool – check it out.
Centre Pompidou in Metz, France
I was fascinated to find out about the Centre Pompidou being built in Metz. I think this “franchizing” of museums in different cities is fantastic. I visited the Bilbao Guggenheim several years ago, and I can’t wait to see the new Metz Centre Pompidou. But I do wonder whether it’s really necessary to attach an existing name to a new museum. If the same amount of money and effort were put into building a museum called Le Centre Degueldre, say, would it be notably less interesting?
Crash
I finally saw the movie Crash this weekend. Wow. What an amazing mix of horrible and heart-warming stories, and unexpected switches between the two extremes. At one point, I was crying so hard that I nearly started hyperventilating. The only other movies that have moved me quite like that were Requiem for a Dream and Sling Blade (both of which left me crying for ages after the movie was over). I thought this was an incredible film.
Which came first?
At long last, the answer to a question that has boggled humankind: Chicken and egg debate unscrambled (CNN)
Can anyone else think of, oh, about ten million better uses for the time (and probably money) spent on this research?
CouchSurfing
Just found this site and I think it’s a brilliant concept. CouchSurfing is a community of tens of thousands of people in 200 countries who like to travel and to meet people. If you’re going to, say, Barcelona, you do a search to find people who live there and are willing to meet or even to offer you a couch for a night or two. It’s all free and there’s a system of verification and vouching to make sure it stays safe. Check it out!