They either don’t think the novel coronavirus threat is real or they think wearing a mask is a sign of weakness. Maybe mask wearing is not sexy or hip, but all the health experts agree that wearing them helps contain the spread of the virus. My small quibble on Swed’s high-quality scribble is that he described the Lydian mode as being all the white keys. Most of the middle section is in the all white key, C to C mode. The Lydian mode has been prominent in Indian ragas since forever, and its use in popular music has always stuck out to me.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 16, 2020 11:02 UTC