Gingerbread Biscotti
Adapted from Cook’s Illustrated
Recipe under the cut
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Richard Talens: Why are you all so biased towards the gym?
“Hey guys, great site. I think it has a lot of potential. I’m just wondering why you all are so biased towards gyms? Seems to me like you should be able to get in a great workout from home. Also I did about 3 hours of mowing the lawn yesterday and DEFINITELY think it counts as exercise. Is there…
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A schematic of Mahler symphonies.
Why should the trumpets get all of the glory? On December 1–3 the violas will shine when Daniel Harding and the Philharmonic perform Mahler’s never-completed Symphony No. 10 — after all, Mahler chose the violas to start off the Adagio of his final composition. Once you’ve mastered this handy schematic, go to nyphil.org/mahler to further test your knowledge.
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A pedegological hypothesis for why singing in the shower is so enjoyable:
Water rapidly beating down upon one’s head interferes with both proprioceptive and aural feedback from singing. This in turn may greatly reduce one’s feeling of self-consciousness, and encourage a sense of vocal freedom and abandonment in favor of expressivity, as well as enabling a greater sense of comfort in one’s own natural voice and sound production, rather than favoring a perceived (and manufactured) sound.
For me, there’s a critical symbolic value to libraries as well. Their very existence tells us that books are so vital to our intellectual well-being that we keep them on display in special buildings and pass them between each other, as if they were community treasures.
Librarian’s Words Are Binding, Los Angeles Times (via howtotalktogirlsdialectically)
This weekend, I mentioned more than once that libraries represent some of the highest civic virtues to which a society can aspire.
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Persephone Magazine | Don’t EVEN Get Me Started, Mythical Bootstraps College Student
This stupid little Facebook photo is not only ill-informed, it’s harmful. Nothing on it has anything to do with reality. It has everything to do with a false rhetoric that’s being promoted by people who either don’t know about the realities of higher education in this country, or don’t care.
A fantastic takedown of the ideology of ‘hard work.’
Read this article. Now.
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Andrew Foltz-Morrison: Playlist: The Grand Party
A number of months ago, I received a text message from my brother:
“I just went to the party you dream of going to.”
After he described the intelligent and cosmopolitan guests (a CouchSurfing party) and the excellent selection of electronic music by the DJs, I had the expected fit of…
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Here are some ways for all New York Philharmonic listeners to enjoy A Concert for New York, a FREE performance, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, given in remembrance and renewal on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of 9/11.
In the U.S.
- Sunday, September 11, on PBS’s Great Performances at 9:00 p.m.[check local listings]
Around the World
- Sunday, September 11, on ARTE at 6:15 p.m., CET, in Germany and France
- SRF in Switzerland
- Available in Brazil at a later date
- EESTI RAHVUSRINGHÄÄLING in Estonia
- RUV in Iceland
- Shanghai Media Group (SMG) in China
- Major television channels in Czech Republic, Latvia, and Austria, among other European countries, as well in Asia.
On the Web
- On Sunday, September 11, the concert will be Webcast at 9:00 p.m. EST on nyphil.org
On CD, DVD, and Blu-ray
- A Concert for New York will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in October 2011 by ACCENTUS Music. The recording will be distributed in the U.S. by Naxos of America.
On the Air
- LIVE on Saturday, September 10, in New York City, on Classical 105.9 FM WQXR, and WQXR.org
- Sunday, September 11, on WNYC 93.9 FM at 8:00 p.m., and WNYC.org
- Future broadcast on The New York Philharmonic This Week, the Philharmonic’s national and international radio concert series](http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/danfm/10049341459/1/tumblr_lrbld3pBml1qa028t)
Here are some ways for all New York Philharmonic listeners to enjoy A Concert for New York, a FREE performance, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, given in remembrance and renewal on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of 9/11.
In the U.S.
- Sunday, September 11, on PBS’s Great Performances at 9:00 p.m.[check local listings]
Around the World
- Sunday, September 11, on ARTE at 6:15 p.m., CET, in Germany and France
- SRF in Switzerland
- Available in Brazil at a later date
- EESTI RAHVUSRINGHÄÄLING in Estonia
- RUV in Iceland
- Shanghai Media Group (SMG) in China
- Major television channels in Czech Republic, Latvia, and Austria, among other European countries, as well in Asia.
On the Web
- On Sunday, September 11, the concert will be Webcast at 9:00 p.m. EST on nyphil.org
On CD, DVD, and Blu-ray
- A Concert for New York will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in October 2011 by ACCENTUS Music. The recording will be distributed in the U.S. by Naxos of America.
On the Air
- LIVE on Saturday, September 10, in New York City, on Classical 105.9 FM WQXR, and WQXR.org
- Sunday, September 11, on WNYC 93.9 FM at 8:00 p.m., and WNYC.org
- Future broadcast on The New York Philharmonic This Week, the Philharmonic’s national and international radio concert series
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Compare music to drinks—some is like a strong brandy, some is like a fine wine. Ah, but the music you are playing is like a Diet Coke.
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Improving Your Self-Discipline with Your Training
When I train clients, I usually know very quickly if they will achieve or fail at their physical goals. The most important factor for success isn’t strength, motivation, or hard work—it’s discipline. Self-discipline is crucial to obtain both mental toughness and physical improvement. Without self-discipline, one can train hard but is likely to be inconsistent. Temptations to opt out of a workout or eat bad food will always be a challenge. We aren’t born with great self-discipline skills; it is a conscious effort.
Britten - Turn of the Screw
The Guardian is streaming the Glyndebourne production of Turn of the Screw on-demand through September 12. Check it out!
Fantasia - Deleted Scene: Clair De Lune
