Want a break from politics? Let’s take a look at that 1965 song “Back in My Arms Again,” one of my favorites by the Supremes. Note how subtle and classy the sexuality of their performance is compared to today’s pop … Continue reading →
Ace writes about Common Core math pedagogy: Common Core needlessly complicates the simple. They complicate the simple, supposedly, to impart “number sense” to kids, to get them to understand not just that 9 +3 = 12, but why 9 + … Continue reading →
I was having trouble with my iPod the other day, and while trying to troubleshoot it (it’s fixed now) I came across an entry in my iTunes library that was part of a reel-to-reel tape I had originally made in … Continue reading →
I can’t tell a Stradivarius from a Curtin. But neither, it seems, could a bunch of professional concert violinists: There were 12 instruments, six old and six new, with new ones “antiqued” to appear older. The violinists, 10 professional soloists, … Continue reading →
I noticed that, for whatever reason, a “worry” theme has emerged today in my posts (see also this). Which gave me the idea for a musical interlude from one of my very favorite groups: And as a bonus:
Continue reading →A comment of mine from the churchgoing thread: I have never really understood the interpretation of the Adam and Eve story as having to do with sex primarily, or even really at all. Ever since reaching adulthood, I have seen … Continue reading →
I was listening to this song on my iPod yesterday. The video’s got almost 350 million pageviews on YouTube, which is an astounding number, although I do think it’s an excellent song. One of the curious things (at least to … Continue reading →
…to see that the two original Pointer Sisters here in 2012 (the ones in orange and turquoise) can manage to wear fringed go-go minidresses at their ages. They’re both over sixty, and they seem to have those Tina Turner-esque genes. … Continue reading →
Sana Klaric and husband Adnan poured their hearts out to each other over their marriage troubles. Using the names ”˜Sweetie’ and ”˜Prince of Joy’ in a online chatroom, the pair thought they had found a soulmate with whom to spend … Continue reading →
I don’t watch the Grammys; I just don’t like the way popular music is going these days. And what I just said about the music could go double for the fashions connected with the music. However, sometimes I click on … Continue reading →
Last night I was listening to Leonard Cohen’s “Going Home.” In that song he’s his usual lugubrious, hypnotic, philosophical, mystical self. The lyric could only have been written by a writer who’s no longer young. You may think the song … Continue reading →