Matthew Gifford

"It was a great moment near the end of the colloquium when it became clear that the three-choir polyphonic complexity scheduled for the last motet was not really viable. All rehearsal time had been used for other Masses and events. We needed a replacement but nothing really jumped out as obvious. I was standing with some others outside the cafeteria and talking about this when Wilko Brouwers snapped his fingers and said: 'I've got it! Ave Maris Stella by Liszt!'" - Matthew Gifford via Bookmarklet

Are these people completely out of their minds? - Matthew Gifford

"Last summer we broke the news that Engadget editor-in-chief Ryan Block would team with former editor-in-chief Peter Rojas to create a new gadget startup. Today that new startup, GDGT, launches. Gadget lovers rejoice - this is a social site where you can obsess over those tiny bundles of tech joy among others just as geeky as you." - Matthew Gifford via Bookmarklet

"So, we set out to make labels more accessible, as well as more powerful. Most of the changes have been in Gmail for a while, but we're adding some new features today. We thought you'd enjoy a peek at the method to our madness." - Matthew Gifford via Bookmarklet

"That much-talked-about Requiem Mass by Joan Brudieu (ca.1520-1591) is now online in full. Listen for the heartbeat underneath the polyphonic structure on top, beautifully crafted by the choir under the direction of Wilko Brouwers. The same Mass has Dies Irae sung in octave alternation. Much more here. In fact, it is an entire evening of thrilling listening." - Matthew Gifford

"'It's sort of a monument to scientific illiteracy, isn't it?' said Jerry Lipps, professor of geology, paleontology and evolution at University of California, Berkeley. 'Like Sunday school with statues... this is a special brand of religion here. I don't think even most mainstream Christians would believe in this interpretation of Earth's history.'" - Matthew Gifford via Bookmarklet

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