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« Weekend gig: Ken Lyon & Tombstone unplugged Saturday | Main | These Mother's Day cards are just... wrong » May 8, 2008Beach sand magnified; Raped reporter tells tale; RIP jazzman Jimmy Giuffre
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.
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. 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.
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. Posted by Sheila Lennon |
my passport photo blogging since 2002 garden blogs archived headlines  Sheila Lennon is features & interactive producer of projo.com, the Web site of The Providence (R.I.) Journal Rhode Island |
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