Beatle heredity
From Maetenloch at Ace’s, sons on left, Beatles on right:
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If this isn’t contempt of Congress, I don’t know what is
“Contempt” in several senses of the word. Please watch to the end [the tape should start around minute 3:00]: Oh, and by the way—here’s the video of the March 26 hearing where Koskinen promised to provide ALL the emails: What … Continue reading →
Sword, sorcery, and The Dykes
Richard Fernandez has written another great great article. Probably one of his best, and that’s saying something. Someone in the comments section there made reference to this 1902 Kipling poem which I’d never even seen before. I was impressed enough … Continue reading →
Read Richard Fernandez on the debacle that is the Obama administration
Read it, but have a good stiff drink by your side. And lock up all sharp objects. Because if you’re not already profoundly depressed, his essay will depress you. I can’t quarrel with what he writes; it’s what I would … Continue reading →
The Bum Won
Brat’s victory last night made me think of this song from the musical “Fiorello.” I saw it as a child and it was one of my favorites, although it’s hardly ever performed today. It has several really clever songs about … Continue reading →
Slow mo ballet
A nice change of pace sent by a reader. Enjoy:
Continue reading →Rudolf Nureyev and the USSR
I’ll start by saying that Nureyev was not my favorite dancer, although I saw him perform in person many times and appreciated his blazing energy and the excitement he brought to the stage whenever he danced. He was Dionysian rather … Continue reading →
Get out…
…a big box of Kleenex if you’re going to watch this one: I like country music because I really like lyrics, and country music songs often have schmaltzy but really fine lyrics, resembling short and accessible old-fashioned poems. A few … Continue reading →
RIP Maya Angelou
The news that Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86 reminds me of how deeply impressed I was when I read her book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings when it first came out in 1969. Those … Continue reading →
A song for Memorial Day
I’ve posted this song before, but I think it bears repeating, especially on Memorial Day weekend. It’s Tim McGraw’s extraordinarily moving song “If You’re Reading This:”
Continue reading →Clogging: then and now
Clogging fifty years ago (hat tip: “cornei”), from some baby boomers: And here’s a much more recent manifestation. There are some interesting stylistic changes—and of course, this is more formal and regimented, perhaps because it’s a competition: What do the … Continue reading →
More child singers channeling older ones
The other day I wrote about a child singer from Norway who invokes the memory of Billie Holiday. Here’s a British kid with a different old-fashioned style: The original: I’d never heard the full song in the original version before … Continue reading →