If you are looking for a guitar with a cool look and a sweet, crunchy, ringing sound, then check out this Gretsch Honey Dipper Resonator guitar.

The body of the guitar is nickel-plated brass with a finish called “Weathered Pump House Roof”. It has a biscuit resonator cone made from 99% aluminum, …

By now I’m sure you’ve heard of the 10000-Hour Rule, popularized in Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers: You need about 10000 hours of practice to achieve mastery in a given field. Want to become an expert violinist? Want to be an elite programmer? Want to paint like the Renaissance Masters? Start …

Here are some cool links for Saturday, 17 September 2011:

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  Pick Punch: make guitar picks from old credit cards, plastic gift cards, photo IDs, etc.

• Which Book: service that suggests books for you to read based on your criteria, mood, and other preferences

• If I owned a castle, this is what I’d …