From Around

• The Food Dude posted a recap of what it's like to cook a meal at the James Beard House in New York (and also a bit of history about Mr. Beard himself, a Portland native) from the perspective of the fine folks at Andina.
• I love this post at Damn Interesting for the first sentence alone (though the rest is pretty fascinating, too). This post also has a great first sentence, and frankly the whole thing is espousing a fabulous idea.
• James Tata posts a tragic story of one more thing we've lost in New Orleans. Will that list ever end?
• Otturatore always posts beautiful pictures, but this one in particular made me smile today.
• Record Store Geek links to an article about the science of writing a hit song... Though I still hold the jaded belief that it's more about luck, chance and who you know than anything else.