ne(one)piphany

Burning the midnight oil once again. Add John Adams’ Nixon in China to the list of great things to blast at work at 2 a.m., especially Nixon’s marvelous aria “News has a kind of mystery.” But seriously, has there ever been a president one could less easily imagine breaking out into song than dear old Tricky Dick?

Click on yesterday’s top image to take a closer look. The monochromatic glare of the streetlamps against the background makes for an eerie atmosphere.

In the news:

• Alpine announces the first iPod-integrated head unit — finally! I suppose it’s the new docking connector that makes it all possible, but it’s about time.
• via Jill, Tim Berners-Lee and the perqs of knighthood. Oh, and how ‘bout that New World Order, ne?