A few links worth following as I catch up from all this downtime:
- Vince Laforet got his hands on a Canon 5D MkII and went nuts. This will change photojournalism.
- Billy Elliot opened (above) on Broadway to rave reviews. In all the time it's played in London, I never read something as negative as this piece. I love me some Gawker, but I think this is a testament to an American sensibility vs. a British one. Brits may have their favourites (as I did), but leave it to Americans to turn a career-maker into a "sad" event for two talented kids: "What's sad for the fey American boy and the sternly pretty Soviet bloc chap who play Billy in rotation with Alvarez, is that their Cuba-fro'd counterpart has actually already won."
- I made a mix CD of what I deemed "Comfort Music" the other day -- mostly bands or songs I hadn't payed much attention to in recent years -- and couldn't get over how much I continue to love Ugly Casanova, the Isaac Brock side project from some years back. I saw them at Slim's for one epic show before they disbanded and returned to their day jobs bands. But the record remains outstanding. It was something of an indie supergroup, if you really get down to it: Modest Mouse, Califone, Holopaw, Red Red Meat, Black Heart Procession.
OK, that's that. Back to your Google Readers and your Twitter feeds and whatnot.
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