1893 Columbian Exposition, Chicago, and Vikings â" basically a convergence of things I take geeky historical pleasure in. Reproduced from Stanley Applebaumâs The Chicago Worldâs Fair of 1893, p. 51. Snagged by Karla Kaulfuss,, via Flickr. Daedelus remains one of my favorite electronic music personalities. A virtuoso of his hand-built Monome (the early prototype) dressed in Victorian garb, he always manages to exude charisma in his music. And sure enough, as opposed to the usually bland, gene