Cory Doctorow gave a long talk at Microsoft's offices about digital rights management, why it is bad, and where Microsoft's business opportunity actually lies. It's also a lucid explanation of exactly what the DRM fight is all about.

I just stumbled across a long essay on the joys of reading Mark Twain's Innocents Abroad. Don't bother with the essay, but the book itself is well worth a visit or revisit.

A New York Times reporter plays a concert with the New York Philharmonic. Interesting for musicians, or anyone else who wonders what performing at that level is like.