For a couple of years in my early twenties, I was a die-hard believer in the Sapir-Whorf, though I had never encountered the term, or even read a description of it, which begins to hint at what’s wrong with it as a theory.

Samuel R. Delany in a recent interview with the Paris Review. I’m reading his novel Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand — and it’s something else.

Art blog BOOOOOOOM asked readers to submit classic art remakes using only a camera. While the most literal ones are admirable, I like the oblique approach to some others, like the Mondrian above. Click through for many, many more.

• Looking like something out of an adventure book, Ball’s Pyramid is the tallest volcanic stack in the world (about twice the Eiffel Tower). Seeing a satellite view makes the volcano shape more evident.
• Hannes Coetzee, South African guitarist, plays a unique style of slide guitar with a spoon.
• Wikipedia lists hand gestures. Watch out for the Clinton thumb.

I’m looking forward to checking out Andrew Bird and Ian Schneller’s “Sonic Arboretum” at the MCA this month. More info from AV Club.