"Heaven". Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi are doomed lovers on the lam in this fiercely romantic collaboration between "Run Lola Run" director Tom Tykwer and late art-god Krzysztof Kieslowski. [Salon.com]
Whose Music Is It Anyway? , Norman Lebrecht, 10/10/2002 [La Scena Musicale - News] 'The biz is shaking in its boots. It expects more lawsuits from pop stars resentful of restrictive contracts and more composers intent on reclaiming their scores. The moral foundations of record making and music publishing are cracked beyond repair.'
Reviving Jolt for the Baroque. Cecilia Bartoli's fascination with Baroque and early Classical opera is particularly welcome because she sings this music with such a sense of excitement and joy. By Allan Kozinn. [New York Times: Arts]
~Make the pie higher: a poem from the sayings of George Bush. This poem is composed entirely of actual quotes from George Bush. Circulating on the internet for some time, it was reportedly compiled by Washington Post writer Richard Thompson. Here we reproduce it to mark National Poetry Day. [Guardian Unlimited]
I've linked to this before but it's worth another look.
Sept. 11 and wars of the world. Osama and Saddam pose real threats, but the Bush administration may be too incompetent -- and too arrogant -- to stop them. [Salon.com]