music The Decemberists Colin Meloy prompts ChatGPT to write a song, and then records the 'mediocre' result Rusty Blazenhoff
NSFW New 'Hamilton' track about Benjamin F*cking Franklin released, sung by The Decemberists Rusty Blazenhoff
Musical instruments Enjoy the heavenly sounds of the glass armonica, invented by Benjamin Franklin Mark Frauenfelder
music Seattle: Death Cab for Cutie and The Decemberists benefit for ACLU and Planned Parenthood David Pescovitz
Boing Boing Gadgets Apple offers refunds to upset Final Cut Pro X users, but "rage-quitting" exodus grows Xeni Jardin
music To do in SF Thu. Nov 11: The Decemberists' "Here Come the Waves" epic song cycle film, SF Int'l. Animation Festival Xeni Jardin
Book Girls Against Girls: Why We Are Mean to Each Other and How We Can Change, by Bonnie Burton Mark Frauenfelder