Monday, December 8, 2008

Beethoven for conspiracy theorists


Just the thing to quicken the pulse – "Angels and Demons" set to music:

BEETHOVEN LINKED TO BAVARIAN ILLUMINATI
Alas, born too soon
to fly in black helicopter
or join Trilateral Commission


Jan Swafford tells the tale of a grubby prodigy in provincial Germany, groomed for success by erstwhile secret overlords of humanity, online at Slate:

http://www.slate.com/id/2206021/