On this date in 1897 Paul Dukas' symphonic scherzo "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" premiered. Beautiful music plus an object lesson that some people never learn (see above.) Spocko's Brain's genius idea: Let’s make winning defamation cases a profit center for the left. Left Jabs on Texas, Stalinism, and The Informer Society. First Draft: Another List of Names. Attention space nerds!