Fox points me to MusicPlasma; it’s a nifty little gizmo which points out relationships between artists and musical styles. For example, if you type in Bonnie Raitt, you get a map showing Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, and the Blind Boys of Alabama in close proximity. Further out you get Ry Cooder and the Allman Brothers. …
Yesterday the 9/11 Commission said not enough was done to prevent the September 11 attacks, despite repeated opportunities to do so. At various points in the hearings this week, commissioners pressed current and former US officials on why they had failed to note warning signs as hijackers navigated the US border security and immigration systems. …