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I only have one Oscar Peterson album: At the Stratford Shakespearean (and I confess that they are MP3s a friend gave me). Now that I've re-listened to it today, I cannot recommend it highly enough! It was recorded live in 1956 so don't expect a modern Brad Mehldau or Keith Jarett sound. Oscar is...

I stumbled upon this http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/11/26/monday-inspiration-user-experience-of-the-future/ while browsing through Slashdot a few weeks ago and thought I'd share. I doubt people want to flail their arms around all day at the office. And what the synths produce qualifies...

I guess it's inevitable; anyone who has shaken his hand will have noticed! Yes they really are that big! (For those of you who haven't had the honour :))

Wasn't aware of this... thanks. I looked it up and it's called, get this, Joyeux Noël! I don't know if you were being sly Korbel or the movie producers tried to be as banal as they can possibly be... Maybe I'll watch it next year.

Thanks guys; all the best to you as well!

I would hope so! Elvin Jones was scheduled to play during the 2004 Jazz Fest, but passed away sometime in May or June of that year. I didn't have tickets for the show, but I was told it was simply cancelled and no mention of his death was made. It didn't look like the Jazz Fest handled it...

Sad news! Another legend leaves us around Christmas. I didn't follow his career that much, so I can't quite comment, but a personal anecdote: I met him after a show once and got to shake his hand. His hands are massive! Doesn't explain why he's a great pianist, but it certainly helps.

[...] The Christmas Truce

I vaguely recall an alternative explanation to the phenomenon of déjà-vu that went along these lines (and I paraphrase very loosely; I have no idea where I read this). Since both eyes receive stimuli separately, it is possible for one of the optical nerves to not transmit the information to the...

Richard Feynman bios I've also always enjoyed reading biographies, though haven't read any in a long time. An autobiography that I would highly recommend is Richard P. Feynman's Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman and the 'sequel': What Do You Care What Other People Think? Feynman is of course...

Highly recommended Calvino - Invisible Cities I'm currently (slowly) reading Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities. All there is to say about the 'plot' is that it is a fictional narrative of Marco Polo describing his voyages (specifically, the cities he's seen) to Kublai Khan... Some of the...

I don't want there to be any misunderstandings... I did not love, nor like, nor even enjoy Brown's The Da Vinci Code. I read it only to see what all the fuss was about... All I got out of the reading experience was concern for literacy! I was recommending Eco's books as something a step above...

No, it is on the island in the East end. It's the second to last metro stop on the green line. It's basically on Sherbrooke street between Langelier and Louis. H. Lafontaine blvds. It's a few steps away from the Plac e Versailles shopping mall and the Royal Versailles hotel.

I'm sure someone, somewhere on the boards has invested the time to read Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline andFall of the Roman Empire--johnhenrygalt perhaps? ;) Was it worth the trouble? [Online version]

I would have to agree, her finances are as inflated as her head.

As great as Animal Farm may have been, I'd say 1984 is better! If you haven't read it yet, you must! Links to free online versions: http://orwell.ru/library/novels/1984/english/ http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100021.txt http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/books/1984.htm While looking...

Haruki Murakami's Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World was also a fun read. This is the only book I've read by him, but many people have highly recommended his other books. The plot is a bit difficult to describe without giving away too much of the pleasure of reading the book, but...

Thanks Ziggy! Indeed Don DeLillo's White Noise was going to be one of my other recommendations. Beautifully written satire of American culture... considering it was written in the mid-eighties one might even say it was ahead of its time...

For those (many) of you who have read The DaVinci Code and enjoyed it, I can't praise Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum enough. Eco's erudition is truly astounding! If it intimidates you then start with The Name of the Rose (also by Eco). More recommendations to follow...

Shelfari http://www.shelfari.com/ is a great resource for discovering new books and 'networking' with fellow bibliophiles. You don't necessarily have to create an account, you can just browse through people's shelves... Ideally, though, you should sign up (it's free) and take advantage of...