Saturday Links
Loads of stuff to get lost in today. Allons-y!
- Beautiful images of Helene Grimaud by her partner Mat Hennek. It has always perplexed Miss Mussel that artist photographs are often so artless, when that’s the very thing everyone is trying sell.
- Why American health care costs so much. Or at least one explanation which is rebuffed on a dizzying myriad of grounds in the comments.
- Canadians are a lot of things but one of them isn’t “straight-jacketed by outdated gender constructs.” Murmurings that the government was considering changing the words in the national anthem to be more gender neutral were quickly and soundly shot down.
- A new must read: Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone as reviewed by William F. Gavin in the Washington Times.
- Looking for a super cool apartment in Berlin? This one’s kitted out in homage to chessboxers. Yes, chessboxing is a real thing. It is also, incidentally, kind of awesome.
- “Audiences want to experience high-quality traditional events in a world that is already dominated by experimentation and celebrity. There is no need to tinker too much with a system that works.” — Jeff Gilhooly, director of Wigmore Hall on what classical music needs to do differently to attract a larger audience. Being in charge of the world’s most prestigious recital hall may have skewed his perspective somewhat.
- Imagine, if you will, the Burger Force.
- If you are on a Mac and spent the last 30 minutes reading these links instead of doing your work, you need Freedom.
- Still not sure if ChatRoulette is for you? Here’s a rather lovely video tour. All participants are fully clothed, if memory serves.
thepilatesbiz on 
Aforpeace on 
Yvonne on 
