On Why Nerds, and Everyone Else, Should Enjoy the Likes of John Cage

"1. We love discovering and understanding how things are put together. Classical music is a perfect genre for this – each piece is written in one of many basically standardized forms, sonata form, trios, rondos, theme and variations, and so on. However, these forms are stretched and contorted and copied and pasted into very different beasts by each composer. Understanding what they’ve done, and why, is a lot of fun."

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"Yes You Am Are You"

Hepburn, and the Professor.

If I Stand all Alone will the Shadow Hide the Colors of My Heart; Blue for The Tears, Black for The Night Fears . . .

Holy VACow

  Chuck (in the English illustration on top)  is equivalent to Brazil's Acém - number 2 in the bottom Portuguese chart.

Gardening, Puns, and Sexual Innuendo

Courtesy of the Handy Goddess.