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...this technologically-driven era, Internet users instinctively turn to the web—whether it is Wikipedia, or even simply Google—for the answers to any fact-based question. And Wikipedia, with its straightforward language and related links, is nothing if not accessible. Fundamentally, “Literary History” attempts to recreate the accessibility of this online reference source, even while it seeks to redefine what an encyclopedic work means to readers...
...commit savagely ritualistic murders, citing the music as an influence. When the smoke finally cleared, Europeans—especially the British press—were more than ready to swap out the electric guitars for acoustic ones; listeners ditched their earplugs and settled in for the lower-key, turn-of-the-millennium after-party. Dubbed the “Bergen Wave” for the explosion of ambient electronica and folk-pop bands in that city, the new musical landscape canvassed a variety of genres and sounds. One quality held it together, though: it was decidedly mellow...
...well as a remix compilation featuring high-profile guest artists like Four Tet and Ladytron, the two friends parted ways for a few years to pursue other priorities. Øye packed his bottle-cap glasses and scruff aesthetic off to Berlin, where he turn-tabled, released a successful solo album, reworked old favorites into catchy dance tunes for Studio !K7’s DJ Kicks series, and recorded ’80s-influenced electro-pop with side project Whitest Boy Alive. Meanwhile, the more introverted Bøe played gigs with his own second band, Kommode, and spent time...
...work building this new testing facility, but the benefits will extend far beyond these jobs. For the first time, researchers in the United States will be able to test the world's newest and largest wind turbine blades -- blades roughly the length of a football field -- and that in turn will make it possible for American businesses to develop more efficient and effective turbines, and to lead a market estimated at more than $2 trillion over the next two decades...
Samuels says he worries that this move towards “evidence-based medicine,” in which physicians adhere to pre-made treatment guidelines, will turn doctors into a sort of “functionary, who just sits by the computer and fills in the blanks”—a prospect he considers discomforting for patients...