L.A. Times - Entertainment — From “The Merchant of Venice” reconsidered from a Jewish perspective, to a solo show culled from the ranks of New York’s homeless, this week’s 99 Seat Beat is an eclectic sampling that also includes a behind-the-scenes look ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — You cannot glimpse, let alone know, what is going on in the head of a paranoid American president without some sense of the voices infecting his imagination. The same is true of terrorists and their victims. It’s true for J. Robert Oppenheimer... more info

Time — The second season of the Manhattan Project TV show returns Tuesday more info

Time — The new season of the WGN America drama about the Manhattan Project returns this fall more info

LargeHeartedBoy — In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Bret Easton Ellis, Kate Christensen, Kevin Brockmeier, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom,... more info

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Guardian Music — In the second of our new series, Tom Service writes about Pauline Oliveros, whose sonic explorations take on life, the universe and everythingNearly sixty years ago, Pauline Oliveros found her mantra. "Listen to everything all the time and remind you... more info

Guardian Music — The secret of Layla's greatness isn't just in the guitar line or the piano coda – it's in Tom Dowd's innovative productionLaunched into the stratosphere with arguably (or, in my opinion, indisputably) the greatest opening riff in the history of roc... more info

Metalsucks — Ever since the dawn of the nuclear age, mankind has been fascinated with The Bomb and its terrifying capabilities. Even before The Manhattan Project bore fruit, countless nuke-themed songs, movies, books, and of course, good ol’ propaganda flooded ... more info