Stan's List

John Dvorak declaring IE the biggest mistake Microsoft has ever made.

All the work that has to go into keeping the browser afloat is time that could have been better spent on making Vista work as first advertised [...] If you were to put together a comprehensive profit-and-loss statement for IE, there would be a zero in the profits column and billions in the losses column–billions. More …

Single of the Week

Is there more to Wolfmother outside of the lead singer’s famous Afro and his rare ability to wear a very small vest and actually look cool? Normally, this would be enough, but in the case of this Australian power trio, it’s just the beginning of their effortless chic. Dimension offers all the blazing riffage of Sabbath and Ozzy-esque vocal phrasing your need—but without the pure evil.

Discovery Download

This track from Willie & Lobo’s tenth release puts a Middle Eastern spin on their full-bodied, tasteful Latin jazz and funk. Heavy on the violins and flamenco-guitar accents, Willie & Lobo imagine a world where gypsies can still celebrate until dawn. Zambra is the “free” Discovery Download.

Audiobook preview

Mayflower, Nathaniel Philbrick—”Free” preview of the preface and chapter 1 of the tome which poignantly asks “How did America begin?” This is the simple question that launches acclaimed author Nathaniel Philbrick on an extraordinary journey to understand the truth behind our most sacred national myth: the voyage of the Mayflower and the settlement of Plymouth Colony.