Jazz singer Lena Horne will be 90 in two days. Happy birthday, Love!

Check out Keith Jarrett’s improvisation and conversation with Marian McPartland on Piano Jazz session.

I could see myself using a Washlet, a remarkable toilet seat, in favor of the ass-cutting paper. Like the Washlet 101 instructor said, “You just sit down; do what you came to do; and then reach for the remote.”

NPR‘s Jazz Profiles pays tribute to the Prince of Darkness:

Miles Davis was the personification of restless spirit, always pushing himself and his music into uncharted territory. He was an innovative lightning rod for musicians from all genres — particularly the brightest young players. Davis created some of the 20th century’s most challenging and influential music.

Great stuff!

From the Masters of Painting (via Tim).

With Robert Krampf’s experiment videos. Here’s a demo of heating a balloon without popping.

The opening paragraph of John Heilemann’s tedious “Steve Jobs in a Box” reads:

He saunters out onstage, and the first thing you think is, man, Steve Jobs looks old. The second thing you think is, no, not old: He finally looks his age. Well into his forties, Jobs appeared to have pulled off some kind of unholy Dorian Gray maneuver. But now, at 52, his hair is seriously thinning, his frame frail-seeming, his gait halting and labored. His striking facial features—the aquiline nose, the razor-gash dimples—are speckled with ash-gray stubble. A caricaturist would draw him as a hybrid of Andre Agassi and Salman Rushdie. The senescence on display is jarring, but it’s also fitting. After three decades as Silicon Valley’s regnant enfant terrible, Jobs has suddenly, improbably, morphed into its presiding éminence grise [emphasis is mine].

iGod, say what?

ColdFusion is among the top 10 dead (or dying) computer skills. Five or so years ago, my cousin was making around 60 grants just to program ColdFusion. I am wondering what he is doing now. Just glad that HTML and CSS is not on the list.

The clean, crisp, simple Web site allows Angela Tonali’s elegant works to shine. I know someone would like this site.

From Seattle PI:

Seth Cook, who lived in Darrington and captured hearts all over the world, died Monday at his home with his family around him. He was 13 years old and had recently suffered a heart attack as a consequence of progeria, a rare disorder that causes accelerated aging… Because of his disease, Seth stood barely 3 feet tall and weighed less than an average toddler.

Poor kid! (Via TTBlue)