links for 2007-10-17

By Paul on October 17, 2007 8:17 AM

A Critic at Large: The Well-tempered Web: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker

Alex Ross on how the interweb is helping classical music.

(tags: music internet newyorker classical)
If You Can Make It Here: Financial Page: The New Yorker

James Surowiecki on the economic impact of being a cultural center.

(tags: newyorker culture economics newyork)
The Pedal-to-the-Metal, Totally Illegal, Cross-Country Sprint for Glory

What it takes to break the coast-to-coast speed record.

(tags: interesting race speed wired cannonball BMW highway)