Monking (Thelonious)

NPR profiles my personal favorite jazz pianist Thelonious Monk:

Monk was almost as well-known for his unpredictable behavior as for his unique musical techniques. He would get up from the piano and dance around the bandstand, and was often labeled as aloof, eccentric and weird. Even Monk’s son, drummer T.S. Monk, described his father as an “unusual guy.” Critics dismissed Monk, and even ridiculed him, but he persevered despite the bad press.

I am loving NPR for providing listeners with such wonderful programs like this one.

By the way, If Monks was still alive, he would by 90 today.

Following Nice Web Type

Rocking pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Lake Nova web site is sleek, sophisticated, elegant with great use of typography.

Hand-drawn illustrations combining typography and ornimentation. Beautiful work.

A beautiful, simple personal site of Jon Tan. Love the use of type and the scalability too.

Alex Ross’ The Rest is Noise

Hendrik Hertzberg on Hillery’s laugh: “Complain about her triangulation if you wish, but our unhappy country needs all the laughs it can get.”

Took a stroll through Vassar’s art collection, which includes works from Picasso. Met a very nice guard who I happen to see at the parking lot every morning strumming his guitar in his Honda Odyssey. Asked him how was his day, he replied, “It’s not so bad once you get used to the pace.”