Gary Greenberg.

Each Grain of Sand a Tiny Work of Art: A photo gallery at Discover Magazine of beach sand from various parts of the world. Artist/scientist Gary Greenberg examined sand under a microscope. The images are from his book A Grain of Sand.

Gritty ghost story: Beyond Rape: A Survivor's Journey From Cleveland Plain Dealer editor Susan Goldberg's preface:

We'll never know for certain how many women were raped in 1984, but one of them was Plain Dealer reporter Joanna Connors, who was then our theater critic. She was attacked on a deserted stage at Eldred Theater, on the campus of Case Western Reserve University.

Today, Joanna will tell you a story she kept quiet about for more than 20 years: her chance encounter with a dangerous felon on parole; the nightmare of the trial; her subsequent years of coping and denial; and, finally, her search to find the man who raped her so she could try, at last, to move on from an incident that changed and scarred her life.

With comments, sidebars and photos, including the mug shop of her rapist, who was arrested the next day, this one is headed for prize committees.

Late on a late jazzman: Jimmy Giuffre, Jazz Musician, Is Dead at 86, wrote the Times on April 25:

Jimmy Giuffre, the adventurous clarinetist, composer and arranger whose 50-year journey through jazz led him from writing the Woody Herman anthem “Four Brothers” through minimalist, drummerless trios to striking experimental orchestral works, died on Thursday in Pittsfield, Mass. He was 86 and lived in West Stockbridge, Mass.

Blogger Darcy James Argue offers an elegy (Emphasis), links to other bloggers' appreciations and a sweet tune I'm listening to as I type this: "In The Mornings Out There," Jimmy Giuffre (mp3).

Jimmy Giuffre: Cry Freedom at All About Jazz, 2003.
Jimmy Giuffre at Wikipedia.