Among the things I learned this week:
* Crane and Co. provides the paper used for USD. (Courtesy: Wired)
* The ream of b.s. technicalities insurance companies send you in the form of their policy isn’t all bad; they’re great for smashing gigantor weirdo bugs. (Courtesy: Personal experience)
* Kunqu opera. (Courtesy: New York Times)
1——->3——->5
Terrible—->Fantastic
5
Callas, Maria – Tosca by Giacomo Puccini [1965]
Callas, Maria – Verdi Arias II [1963]
Callas, Maria – Verdi Arias III [1964 and 1969]
Trio Matamoros – Serie Immortales Todos Sus Exitos
4
Lydia Lunch – Lydia Lunch
DC Love Orchestra – Live at Twins Jazz
Tabor, June – Airs and Graces
Franklin, Aretha – Delta Meets Detroit, the: Aretha’s Blues
3
Cantuaria, Vinicius – Horse and Fish
2
Mon Khmer – Birthplace
1
Adams, Johnny – One Foot in the Blues
Whitley, Chris – Din of Ecstasy
Among the things I learned this week:
* What it’s like to survive the Ring Cycle. (Courtesy: The Met)
* Horse events continue to be fun. (Courtesy: Virginia Gold Cup)
* The history, evolution, and nuances involved in DPRK portraiture. (Courtesy: AsiaTimes)
* DPRK is joining the Paralympics. (Courtesy: Yonhap)
* Sri Lanka has tons of cool historic markers: oldest continuously documented tree, first female ruler in Asia, first dedicated hospital, and the oldest democracy in South Asia. (Courtesy: Wikipedia)