sine cure: many jobs in the tech sector are busy work and inducements to stymie the competition—via the New Shelton wet/dry
smooth operator: one-hundred eighty songs and other cultural touchstones turning forty this year
shake your hips, puppet legs: a David Byrne dance tutorial—via Nag on the Lake
crackberry: a physical keyboard attachment for one’s smart phone
the rise and fall of ziggy stardust: the chance encounter with Vince Taylor, the inspiration for the David Bowie persona
long live friendship: the Cantonese version of Auld Lang Syne (see previously) performed at the handover ceremony of Hong Kong in 1997
the (disco) sound of music: a Meco-like dance rendition of the classic tracks (see previously) from Sarah Brightman
pole position: the Vectrex, the 1982 revolutionary but mostly forgotten video game console, gets a second look
mobile aloha: an off-the-shelf, DIY robot that can perform complex tasks and chores—via Waxy
one year ago: US mid-term elections
two years ago: two Star Wars adjacent films set in 2022, Twelfth Night plus building the Golden Gate Bridge
three years ago: Waiting for Godot, Moonstone plus an unusual patent-filing
four years ago: puffy planets, the asteroid Eris, mobile car-chargers plus Nazi name mandates
five years ago: notes on Dante plus animal sounds in other languages
