“My campaign vigorously pursued every legal avenue to contest the election results. My only goal was to ensure the integrity of the vote. In so doing I was fighting to defend American democracy. I continue to strongly believe that we … Continue reading →
… in the future, it may be that you’re not to be mentioned on the floor of the House. It’ll be “parent” and “sibling” for us all: Proposed changes to the rules of the House of Representatives would “honor all … Continue reading →
The other day I was thinking how very many songs there are about loneliness. So I did a search, and the following video came up. Even though it’s supposedly about loneliness, the video made me smile. The lead singer’s 80s … Continue reading →
When I read this story I thought of the ancient Greeks, who had a fine sense of hubris/nemesis: Bill Gates, among others, is backing the Harvard Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment. The SCoPEx is researching a form of “geoengineering” to prevent … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Yesterday in the comments to the Everly Brothers post, the name of Laura Nyro was brought up by commenter “Brio.” That reminded me that I had posted – at least, I thought I had posted – a piece on … Continue reading →
The incomparable Everly Brothers were probably my favorite group while I was growing up. I love harmony, and harmony doesn’t get much better than the Everly brothers. Like many groups that employ close harmony, they were siblings (duh – “Everly … Continue reading →
She certainly astounded me, anyway. No wonder she has over 17 million views. If you want to learn the technique in your spare time, here’s a lesson from the same woman: And here’s a longer lesson from someone else:
Continue reading →For the last week or so I’ve been periodically entertaining myself by journeying back in time through the popular music of my earlier days (and they’re all earlier days, aren’t they?). It’s a good distraction from the angst of contemplating … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: A whole bunch of readers sent me links to this.] Heather Mac Donald is a writer I admire who knows a lot about the anti-racist movement as it relates to policing. Now she tackles the subject of how … Continue reading →
In this season of holidays that feature light in the darkness of the darkest time of year, we also have the political shadows that have descended on America. I’m going to assume that most of us are doing what we … Continue reading →
On Saturday I wrote a post comparing the attitudes of the singer in several breakup songs. One of those songs was “Red Rubber Ball,” which I’ve just recently discovered, to my great surprise, was written by Paul Simon (and Bruce … Continue reading →
Is he going to just let her walk away? Or is he going to plead with her to come back? Then again, maybe she’s been giving him mixed messages. This song, written by Bruce Springsteen, was popularized in a female … Continue reading →