Just finished reading The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, a collection edited by Richard Dawkins. Though I’m not too keen on his militant atheism, for once he manages to rein it in and concentrate on the excellent science writing. The extracts selected are all great choices; some from works I’ve read previously, some I wanted to read, and some I wasn’t aware of. The brief comments by Dawkins introducing each are also insightful, and help give valuable context. Best of all it was only £6, bargain!
Monthly Archive for February, 2010
Now this is a cover I have been trying to track down ever since I heard about it. Cherry Ghost are one of my favourite bands and I can’t wait for their new album. This was part of BBC Radio 1′s Live Lounge, where bands often do interesting covers. There’s even a few official compilation albums of them, but this doesn’t appear on any of them, which is a pity.