Archive for May 2007

Black Hairy Tongue

True story: Many years ago, a friend of a friend (who shall go by “Marvin”, to protect the innocent) had gone to his doctor, the local pediatrician, because his tongue had turned black. The doctor, a man of quick wit, briefly examined the young man’s mouth, and proclaimed “My heavens! You’ve got Black Hairy Tongue!” [...]

Music Encoded in Architecture

According to composer Stuart Mitchell, the Rosslyn Chapel’s ceiling contains an encoded piece of music. I’m somewhat skeptical as to the intentions of the original architects and artisans who built the chapel; the geometric patterns that Mr. Mitchell claims are “frozen music” may simply be mathematically predisposed to interpretation as music, like many forms found [...]