× Expand Photo courtesy of Muzzle Muzzle Muzzle Anger is the dominant emotion pouring out of Muzzle’s new EP, ironically titled Pure Bliss . With growling bass lines and hard-pounding drums setting shifting, agonized tempos, the guitar is spiked with dang... See more
Expand The Future of Bananas, by James Dale Rarely does a science writer write as well, as clearly, as James Dale. His The Future of Bananas is a slender, cogent book on a subject few of us have considered—a fruit we take for granted, bananas. In the wild... See more
Expand Echoes, by Harry Skoler With Echoes , clarinetist Harry Skoler honors by imitation the artists he loves. Most of the 14 selections, composed by Skoler and producer Walter Smith III, are dedicated to specific jazz artists. “Study in Orange” for Bill... See more
Expand Dead Funny: Telling Jokes in Hitler's Germany, by Rudolph Herzog Are Jimmy Kimmell’s political jokes acts of resistance? If asked, Rudolph Herzog would say no. In his book about political humor in Nazi Germany, Dead Funny , Herzog asserts that “pol... See more
