Ken Lyen

First Published: Sep 01, 2004Last Published: Nov 13, 2006
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  • No image found 35 The Story of Chess: The Musical

    This strong musical with an iffy book has been in development for so long that the Cold War world it's set in has changed completely.

    Opinion in Culture — by Ken Lyen — on Nov 13, 2006

  • No image found 34 Pluto the Underdog

    Billions of students who learned there are nine planets will have to be re-educated.

    Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Ken Lyen — on Aug 26, 2006

  • No image found 33 Jukebox Musicals

    The fundamental problem of jukebox musicals is the relative poverty of original musical ideas by the creators of this genre.

    Opinion in Music — by Ken Lyen — on Nov 12, 2005

  • No image found 32 Flop Musicals

    Flops are to theater critics, as diseases are to doctors. Like some doctors, critics may also like to play god.

    Opinion in Music — by Ken Lyen — on Aug 18, 2005

  • No image found 31 Musical Dissonance

    The battle between LaChiusa and Shaiman is the clash between high and low art, between arty farty and philistines.

    Opinion in Music — by Ken Lyen — on Aug 18, 2005

  • No image found 30 Best of the Best

    Are we thrusting too much greatness onto too many blogs? And how do we rank the rankers?

    in Sci/Tech — by Ken Lyen — on Dec 19, 2004

  • No image found 29 Library in Cyberspace

    Google's plan to digitize library books will allow literature to be freely available and it will enrich our lives.

    in Sci/Tech — by Ken Lyen — on Dec 17, 2004

  • No image found 28 Mummy, Why Did They Close My School?

    What an avalanche of closures. To say that British universities are in crisis, is an understatement!

    in Culture — by Ken Lyen — on Dec 09, 2004

  • No image found 27 The Rise of the Creative Class

    When Richard Florida’s book was published, it touched a receptive nerve, and became an instant bestseller. Now we can reassess it more critically.

    in Books — by Ken Lyen — on Dec 08, 2004

  • No image found 26 Loo Loo Skip To My Loo

    The high tech revolution seems to have bypassed toilets. Minor advances are automatic flushing, dry flushing, toilet seat lining.

    in Sci/Tech — by Ken Lyen — on Nov 18, 2004

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