May 13, 2007 at 12:51 pm · Filed under Blog: Spring 07, New Music, Performances
Still looking for the perfect gift for mom this Mother’s Day? Allow me to suggest an evening of microtonal music presented by NotaRiotus, the house band of the Boston Microtonal Society tonight beginning at 5pm at the First Church in Boston. Non-Zero once again forms like Voltron to offer a reading of Hillary Zipper’s crystalline the time of insects, which will be kind of like the quiet before the storm.
May 9, 2007 at 7:20 pm · Filed under Blog: Spring 07, Cycling
Okay, it’s been a while since we’ve commented on the world of professional cycling here at SLN, but it’s about time to chime in on recent developments. First a quick question: In Lance Armstrong’s last two Tours de France, name the only two riders who were able to stay with him on some of the most demanding stages? Don’t bother looking for statistics, here’s the answer: Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich. So what, you say? Then this little thing called Operación Puerto happened, which has become the biggest doping scandal in cycling since the Festina Affair at the 1998 edition of the TdF. So Jan’s been implicated in the debacle and has since retired from the sport. And Basso finally got that monkey off his back by admitting his guilt. So here’s what I say: Come on, Lance. Who are you kidding? Honestly?