Monthly Archives: April 2014

And only another unknown horseman; there are some things I just will not eat

Posted on Thursday 17 April 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Posting Thursday evening: Saturday evening we are going to a performance by the LA Philharmonic of Philip Glass’ 1984 music for ‘the CIVIL warS’. It’s one of my favorite Glass pieces — along with Symphony #5, the early operas Satyagraha … Continue reading →

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Interesting Links This Weekend

Posted on Sunday 13 April 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

There’s *another* great science show running [in addition to “Cosmos”], “Your Inner Fish”, based on the book by Neil Shubin, which explores the physiological resemblances among animals, from fishies to humans, that are of course one of the many lines … Continue reading →

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Mind/Brain and Mathematical Intelligence

Posted on Saturday 12 April 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Several interesting links today to articles I’ve not yet had a chance to read, but I’ll defer those to note this review in Entertainment Weekly of a book called Struck by Genius by Jason Padgett (and Maureen Seaberg… probably the … Continue reading →

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Today’s Favorite Song: Mr. Little Jeans, Good Mistake

Posted on Friday 11 April 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Have now heard it often enough on KCRW‘s Morning Becomes Eclectic program that it’s embedded itself in my mind.

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Diversity in Science Fiction, Two Examples

Posted on Friday 11 April 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

I’ve noted here and on Facebook that science fiction generally aligns with progressive values; science fiction is typically about speculating how things might be different, celebrating discoveries of what is new and celebrating conceptual breakthroughs of understanding, rather than reflexively … Continue reading →

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A belated favorite song – DJ Koze, Homesick

Posted on Thursday 10 April 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Heard this a lot late last year, on KCRW, and thought about it as the “hee hee” song, for the background accents.

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The Need to Feel Special

Posted on Wednesday 9 April 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

The scientific kerfuffle of the past couple days has been about a documentary supporting geocentrism (as if the creationists are not crazy enough), the idea that the Earth is the center of the universe, immovable, and that the sun and … Continue reading →

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Bring Her Back to Me

Posted on Monday 7 April 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

I thought I had posted about this song before, perhaps on Facebook, but cannot find the link. So let me add it here with a ‘music’ tag for future reference. Which is to say, my past year’s favorite song: Frank … Continue reading →

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The Water’s Clear and Innocent

Posted on Monday 7 April 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Today’s favorite song: Codex, by Radiohead, from their 2011 album The King of Limbs. It’s a beautiful, desolate song, possibly about the temptation of suicide, probably about something more subtle. Ever since I first heard it, I think of Convict … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Favorite New Song – Lykke Li

Posted on Saturday 5 April 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

(Aside from all the tracks on the new Beck album)

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